NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melanie Carol Kraus, APRN

Family Nurse Practitioner · Claremont, NH

Melanie Carol Kraus, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Claremont, New Hampshire, and NPI 1336121367, issued on Nov 16, 2005. Check the license (New Hampshire 084704-23, as entered in NPPES) with the New Hampshire board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1336121367
Name
Melanie Carol Kraus
Credential
APRN
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
084704-23 NH
002345 CT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
243 Elm St, Claremont, NH 03743
Phone
(603) 542-7771
Enumerated
Nov 16, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 1, 2025
Fax
(860) 486-5300
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240627000998); may accept Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 243 Elm St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Katrina Acosta, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1437136306
  2. Suellen Balestra, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1295874493
  3. Felicia Bickford Butler, MPAS, PA-CPhysician Assistant1740769777
  4. Heather Bixby, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1740066638
  5. Tanya Carrington, APRN-CNPAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1265861942
  6. Melissa DryePharmacist1629658612

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Hampshire board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

30 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Melanie Kraus30
  2. Specialty average1,305

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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%78.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Clearchoicemd, PLLCLebanon, NH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melanie Carol Kraus among 1,377 family nurse practitioner records in New Hampshire

Melanie Carol Kraus, APRN is one of 1,377 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New Hampshire. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 98% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2018 among the 901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 41% 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 New Hampshire practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

18 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Claremont

They are 18 of the 319 NPPES records with a practice address in Claremont, and 1,377 family nurse practitioner records in New Hampshire.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nancy Arnold, NPClaremont, NH 037431750487112
  2. Gordon Black, DNP, APRN, FNP-BCClaremont, NH 037431215161526
  3. Mary Gardner, ANP,FNP,CNMClaremont, NH 037431952484933
  4. Carrie Hansen, NPClaremont, NH 037431710024963
  5. Marcella Meier, NPClaremont, NH 037431730299629
  6. Michael Mitchell-Beam, ARNPClaremont, NH 037431568585768
  7. Nicole Morris, FNP-CClaremont, NH 037431871083279
  8. Sierra ParadiseClaremont, NH 037431386279404

Common questions

What is Melanie Carol Kraus, APRN's NPI number?

Melanie Carol Kraus, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336121367, issued on Nov 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melanie Carol Kraus, APRN located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 243 Elm St, Claremont, NH, 03743. Phone: (603) 542-7771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melanie Carol Kraus, APRN's license?

NPPES lists New Hampshire license number 084704-23, as entered by the provider. Search the New Hampshire board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melanie Carol Kraus, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melanie Carol Kraus, APRN had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Melanie Carol Kraus, APRN's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.3 of 100. 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.