NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melanie Vaughn, FNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner · Buffalo, NY

Melanie Vaughn, FNP-BC is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Buffalo, New York, and NPI 1730895095, issued on Jan 30, 2023. Check the license (New York 347522, as entered in NPPES) with the New York 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1730895095
Name
Melanie Vaughn
Credential
FNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
347522 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1091 Main St, Buffalo, NY 14209
Phone
(716) 852-4772
Enumerated
Jan 30, 2023
Record last updated
Feb 8, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230315001447); accepts 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 1091 Main St

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  4. Emily Dunne, PAMedical Physician Assistant1386234664
  5. David Feere, DDSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245917657
  6. Barbara Krull, DDSDentist1528456761

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York 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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4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024

5,016 Medicare Part D claims for 421 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 202 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melanie Vaughn5,016
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium191 claims
  2. Eliquis191 claims
  3. Furosemide153 claims
  4. Gabapentin153 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium143 claims
  6. Metoprolol Succinate142 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. General Physician PCAmherst, NY

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

Melanie Vaughn among 3,097 nurse practitioner records in New York

Melanie Vaughn, FNP-BC is one of 3,097 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in New York. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 86% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2017 among the 1,360 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

221 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Buffalo

They are 221 of the 13,287 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 3,097 nurse practitioner records in New York.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kim Bowen, NPBuffalo, NY 142091033181649
  2. Patricia Gill, NPBuffalo, NY 142091255465068
  3. Rosemarie McHugh, MS, ANP-CBuffalo, NY 142091992839849
  4. Kathryn Mendez, NPBuffalo, NY 142091881345569
  5. Janice Pennington, NPBuffalo, NY 142091407096449
  6. James Raber, N.P.Buffalo, NY 142091265454482
  7. Linda Richardson, N.P.Buffalo, NY 142091487847695
  8. Daryl Barber, ANPBuffalo, NY 142101124368303

Common questions

What is Melanie Vaughn, FNP-BC's NPI number?

Melanie Vaughn, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730895095, issued on Jan 30, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melanie Vaughn, FNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1091 Main St, Buffalo, NY, 14209. Phone: (716) 852-4772. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melanie Vaughn, FNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 347522, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melanie Vaughn, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melanie Vaughn, FNP-BC had 5,016 Medicare Part D claims for 421 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.