Melinda Kay Schuering
Family Nurse Practitioner · Checotah, OK
Melinda Kay Schuering is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Checotah, Oklahoma, and NPI 1306455613, issued on Jul 23, 2020. Check the license (Oklahoma 117682, as entered in NPPES) with the Oklahoma board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Kay Schuering
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 117682 OK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 216 SW 4TH St, Checotah, OK 74426
- Phone
- (918) 617-5262
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220215001248); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melinda Kay Schuering in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oklahoma board licenses this profession
Search for license 117682Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
5,479 Medicare Part D claims for 387 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium200 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate189 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium182 claims
- Omeprazole170 claims
- Montelukast Sodium141 claims
- Prednisone135 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: $75.63
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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
- Aspire Health Management LLCChecotah, OK
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda Kay Schuering among 2,711 family nurse practitioner records in Oklahoma
Melinda Kay Schuering is one of 2,711 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Oklahoma. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 63% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2018 among the 1,783 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 42% 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 Oklahoma practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Checotah
They are 6 of the 61 NPPES records with a practice address in Checotah, and 2,711 family nurse practitioner records in Oklahoma.
All 2,711 in Oklahoma → Every provider in Checotah → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shelby Hatridge, FNP-CChecotah, OK 744261215770524
- Kelly Hokit, APRNChecotah, OK 744261043609340
- Annette James, APRN, AFN-C, SANE-AChecotah, OK 744261881733160
- Valerie Kautz, APRNChecotah, OK 744261740735570
- Natalie Bartell, FNPCoweta, OK 744291962869008
- Katlyn Buerker, APRN-CNPCoweta, OK 744291679249080
- Alyssa Hudgins, APRNCoweta, OK 744291609690767
- Leslie Kolmer, APRN, FNPCoweta, OK 744291750990867
Common questions
What is Melinda Kay Schuering's NPI number?
Melinda Kay Schuering's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306455613, issued on Jul 23, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Kay Schuering located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 216 SW 4TH St, Checotah, OK, 74426. Phone: (918) 617-5262. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Kay Schuering's license?
NPPES lists Oklahoma license number 117682, as entered by the provider. Search the Oklahoma board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda Kay Schuering prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Kay Schuering had 5,479 Medicare Part D claims for 387 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.