Melinda Bauer
Nurse Practitioner · Fort Wayne, IN
Melinda Bauer is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and NPI 1447886924, issued on Mar 17, 2020. Check the license (Indiana 71010000A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Bauer
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 71010000A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11143 Parkview Plaza Dr Ste 207, Fort Wayne, IN 46845
- Phone
- (260) 425-6330
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 11143 Parkview Plaza Dr Ste 207
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melinda Bauer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 71010000ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
4,267 Medicare Part D claims for 409 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,144 among the 50,277 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 1,770 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen638 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen604 claims
- Gabapentin597 claims
- Pregabalin328 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl271 claims
- Tramadol Hcl228 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.
The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 81.2 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $632.23
15 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 36,168 providers of this specialty with any payment received $802.80 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Parkview Health System IncFort Wayne, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
356 nurse practitioner records list a Fort Wayne practice address
They are 356 of the 9,203 NPPES records with a Fort Wayne practice address, and 2,421 nurse practitioner records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Melinda Bauer's NPI number?
Melinda Bauer's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447886924, issued on Mar 17, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Bauer located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11143 Parkview Plaza Dr Ste 207, Fort Wayne, IN, 46845. Phone: (260) 425-6330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Bauer's license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 71010000A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda Bauer prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Bauer had 4,267 Medicare Part D claims for 409 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,144. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melinda Bauer's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.2 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.