Melanie Lynn Behrends, APRN, CNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Mountain Lake, MN
Melanie Lynn Behrends, APRN, CNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Mountain Lake, Minnesota, and NPI 1831810480, issued on Sep 12, 2022. Check the license (Minnesota 9512, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Lynn Behrends
- Credential
- APRN, CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 9512 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 308 8TH St N, Mountain Lake, MN 56159
- Phone
- (507) 427-3332
- Enumerated
- Sep 12, 2022
- Record last updated
- Oct 20, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221010002249); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melanie Lynn Behrends in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 9512Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
2,112 Medicare Part D claims for 431 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium108 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate95 claims
- Omeprazole89 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium74 claims
- Metformin Hcl66 claims
- Lisinopril62 claims
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $84.50
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- County OF MurraySlayton, MN
- Sanford Health NetworkMountain Lake, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Lynn Behrends among 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota
Melanie Lynn Behrends, APRN, CNP 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 2022, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 77% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · 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).
3 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Mountain Lake
They are 3 of the 12 NPPES records with a practice address in Mountain Lake, and 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Susan Goodemote, RNMountain Lake, MN 561591912416124
- Karen Uecker-Bezdicek, F-CNPMountain Lake, MN 561591588661995
- Trisha Goembel, CNPLuverne, MN 561561194472712
- Jonathan Pap, CNPLuverne, MN 561561235360173
- Rachelle Vandegriend, CNPLuverne, MN 561561659849784
- Suzie Walgrave, NPLuverne, MN 561561770169344
- Katy Zogg, CNPLuverne, MN 561561548753684
- Sueky Moeller, DNP, FNP-CPipestone, MN 561641912774597
Common questions
What is Melanie Lynn Behrends, APRN, CNP's NPI number?
Melanie Lynn Behrends, APRN, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831810480, issued on Sep 12, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Lynn Behrends, APRN, CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 308 8TH St N, Mountain Lake, MN, 56159. Phone: (507) 427-3332. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Lynn Behrends, APRN, CNP's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 9512, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Lynn Behrends, APRN, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Lynn Behrends, APRN, CNP had 2,112 Medicare Part D claims for 431 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.