NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melinda Janelle Rhea, APRN, FNP-C, IBCLC

Family Nurse Practitioner · Lincoln, NE

Melinda Janelle Rhea, APRN, FNP-C, IBCLC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Lincoln, Nebraska, and NPI 1487100327, issued on Aug 31, 2016. Check the license (Nebraska 114011, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska 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
1487100327
Name
Melinda Janelle Rhea
Credential
APRN, FNP-C, IBCLC
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
114011 NE
62902 NE
C-APN.0104343-C-NP CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7001 A St Ste 200, Lincoln, NE 68510
Phone
(140) 277-0456
Enumerated
Aug 31, 2016
Record last updated
Dec 30, 2025
Fax
(402) 423-6422
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251217003492); 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 7001 A St Ste 200

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Toni Cordes, APRNWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1588297170
  2. Rebecca Ehrig, APRNNurse Practitioner1760138804
  3. Rochelle Morgan, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1629631338

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska board licenses this profession
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33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

874 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Melinda Rhea874
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium41 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium38 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium35 claims
  4. Meloxicam33 claims
  5. Lisinopril27 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium25 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: $162.78

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.

  1. Melinda Rhea$162.78
  2. Specialty average$650.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Alegent Creighton ClinicLincoln, NE
  2. Catholic Health Initiatives ColoradoColorado Springs, CO

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

Melinda Janelle Rhea among 1,083 family nurse practitioner records in Nebraska

Melinda Janelle Rhea, APRN, FNP-C, IBCLC is one of 1,083 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Nebraska. 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 2016, is newer than 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 35% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 727 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% 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 Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

192 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Lincoln

They are 192 of the 14,829 NPPES records with a practice address in Lincoln, and 1,083 family nurse practitioner records in Nebraska.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Angelia Cardwell, APRNLincoln, NE 685101275614851
  2. Julie Danielson, APRNLincoln, NE 685101861682023
  3. Clara Fynbu Eggert, APRNLincoln, NE 685101851742506
  4. Ladonna Hart, APRNLincoln, NE 685101891808721
  5. Kathy Havlicek, DNP, APRN-NPLincoln, NE 685101144330457
  6. Wauneta Kempf, APRN, NPLincoln, NE 685101801031869
  7. Miranda Kliment, APRN - FNPLincoln, NE 685101558674937
  8. Brook Lichtenberg, APRNLincoln, NE 685101043311228

Common questions

What is Melinda Janelle Rhea, APRN, FNP-C, IBCLC's NPI number?

Melinda Janelle Rhea, APRN, FNP-C, IBCLC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487100327, issued on Aug 31, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melinda Janelle Rhea, APRN, FNP-C, IBCLC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7001 A St Ste 200, Lincoln, NE, 68510. Phone: (140) 277-0456. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melinda Janelle Rhea, APRN, FNP-C, IBCLC's license?

NPPES lists Nebraska license number 114011, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melinda Janelle Rhea, APRN, FNP-C, IBCLC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melinda Janelle Rhea, APRN, FNP-C, IBCLC had 874 Medicare Part D claims for 65 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.