Laura A. Melms, DNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Saint Paul, MN
Laura A. Melms, DNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and NPI 1063065944, issued on Jul 19, 2019. Check the license (Minnesota 9213, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura A. Melms
- Credential
- DNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 9213 MN
201905604NP-PP OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1021 Bandana Blvd E, Saint Paul, MN 55108
- Phone
- (651) 241-9700
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 29, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220613000466); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Laura A. Melms in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 9213Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
33 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Allina Health SystemAnnandale, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura A. Melms among 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota
Laura A. Melms, DNP is one of 3,335 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Minnesota. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 1,909 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
144 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Saint Paul
They are 144 of the 10,084 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Paul, and 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Laura A. Melms, DNP's NPI number?
Laura A. Melms, DNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063065944, issued on Jul 19, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura A. Melms, DNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1021 Bandana Blvd E, Saint Paul, MN, 55108. Phone: (651) 241-9700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura A. Melms, DNP's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 9213, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Laura A. Melms, DNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura A. Melms, DNP had 33 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura A. Melms, DNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.