Melinda Harpster, CNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Ashland, OH
Melinda Harpster, CNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Ashland, Ohio, and NPI 1538436407, issued on Nov 21, 2011. Check the license (Ohio COA.12945-NP, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Harpster
- Credential
- CNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- COA.12945-NP OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2111 Claremont Ave, Ashland, OH 44805
- Phone
- (419) 281-5575
- Enumerated
- Nov 21, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (419) 289-1677
- Medicaid ID
- 0063940 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140306000969); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melinda Harpster in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license COA.12945-NPCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
215 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa48 claims
- Montelukast Sodium20 claims
- Anoro Ellipta18 claims
- Azithromycin16 claims
- Prednisone15 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium13 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Wooster Clinic LLCWooster, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Melinda Harpster among 9,647 family nurse practitioner records in Ohio
Melinda Harpster, CNP is one of 9,647 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Ohio. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 13% of these records are older, 85% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2018 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 40% 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 Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Ashland
They are 34 of the 694 NPPES records with a practice address in Ashland, and 9,647 family nurse practitioner records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Melinda Harpster, CNP's NPI number?
Melinda Harpster, CNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538436407, issued on Nov 21, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Harpster, CNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2111 Claremont Ave, Ashland, OH, 44805. Phone: (419) 281-5575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Harpster, CNP's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number COA.12945-NP, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda Harpster, CNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Harpster, CNP had 215 Medicare Part D claims for 82 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.