Melinda L. Cerra, A.R.N.P.
Family Nurse Practitioner · Shawnee Mission, KS
Melinda L. Cerra, A.R.N.P. is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Shawnee Mission, Kansas, and NPI 1679655013, issued on Oct 19, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 45187, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda L. Cerra
- Credential
- A.R.N.P.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 45187 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7301 E Frontage RD, Shawnee Mission, KS 66204
- Phone
- (913) 384-4040
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (913) 384-4093
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051029000039); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 7301 E Frontage RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melinda L. Cerra in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
Search for license 45187Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
248 Medicare Part D claims for 142 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin32 claims
- Prednisone27 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass24 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro23 claims
- Mupirocin18 claims
- Cefdinir15 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: $28.49
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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 one group practice
- Physician Now, LLCShawnee, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda L. Cerra among 2,311 family nurse practitioner records in Kansas
Melinda L. Cerra, A.R.N.P. is one of 2,311 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Kansas. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2019 among the 1,429 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Shawnee Mission
They are 16 of the 407 NPPES records with a practice address in Shawnee Mission, and 2,311 family nurse practitioner records in Kansas.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Daphne Fry, ARNPShawnee Mission, KS 662041487621264
- Marcy Kot, APRNMerriam, KS 662041427298504
- Sarah Lenkiewicz, ARNPOverland Park, KS 662041609903160
- Darci Mathison, A.R.N.P.Shawnee Mission, KS 662041659456598
- Julie Merchant, ARNPOverland Park, KS 662041891979928
Common questions
What is Melinda L. Cerra, A.R.N.P.'s NPI number?
Melinda L. Cerra, A.R.N.P.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679655013, issued on Oct 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda L. Cerra, A.R.N.P. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7301 E Frontage RD, Shawnee Mission, KS, 66204. Phone: (913) 384-4040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda L. Cerra, A.R.N.P.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 45187, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda L. Cerra, A.R.N.P. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda L. Cerra, A.R.N.P. had 248 Medicare Part D claims for 142 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.