Melinda J. Frost, CNP
Nurse Practitioner · Sioux Falls, SD
Melinda J. Frost, CNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1144296930, issued on Feb 23, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota CP000286, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda J. Frost
- Credential
- CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- CP000286 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1325 S Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
- Phone
- (605) 322-7905
- Enumerated
- Feb 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 20, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (605) 322-8414
- Medicaid IDs
- 46022474347 NE
6827410 SD
6827414 SD
0584508 IA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040922000268); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melinda J. Frost in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license CP000286Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,069 Medicare Part D claims for 215 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 36 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel317 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate75 claims
- Eliquis71 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate60 claims
- Furosemide52 claims
- Carvedilol50 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: $126.90
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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
- Heart Hospital OF South Dakota LLCSioux Falls, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda J. Frost among 465 nurse practitioner records in South Dakota
Melinda J. Frost, CNP is one of 465 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in South Dakota. 85% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2018 among the 331 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 51% 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 South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
239 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Sioux Falls
They are 239 of the 6,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Sioux Falls, and 465 nurse practitioner records in South Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Melinda J. Frost, CNP's NPI number?
Melinda J. Frost, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144296930, issued on Feb 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda J. Frost, CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1325 S Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, 57105. Phone: (605) 322-7905. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda J. Frost, CNP's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number CP000286, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda J. Frost, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda J. Frost, CNP had 1,069 Medicare Part D claims for 215 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.