Melinda M. Vankooten, NP-BC
Nurse Practitioner · Kearney, NE
Melinda M. Vankooten, NP-BC is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Kearney, Nebraska, and NPI 1730814930, issued on Jul 21, 2022. Check the license (Nebraska 115987, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda M. Vankooten
- Credential
- NP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 115987 NE
53-81379-011 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3219 Central Ave Ste 200, Kearney, NE 68847
- Phone
- (308) 865-2370
- Enumerated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Record last updated
- Sep 25, 2025
- Fax
- (308) 865-2843
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250806001745); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melinda M. Vankooten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska board licenses this profession
Search for license 115987Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
139 Medicare Part D claims for 70 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin11 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: $17.12
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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
- Chi Health Clinic Specialty LLCKearney, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda M. Vankooten among 987 nurse practitioner records in Nebraska
Melinda M. Vankooten, NP-BC is one of 987 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Nebraska. 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 2022, is newer than 79% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 79% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 668 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% 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 Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
35 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Kearney
They are 35 of the 1,569 NPPES records with a practice address in Kearney, and 987 nurse practitioner records in Nebraska.
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Common questions
What is Melinda M. Vankooten, NP-BC's NPI number?
Melinda M. Vankooten, NP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730814930, issued on Jul 21, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda M. Vankooten, NP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3219 Central Ave Ste 200, Kearney, NE, 68847. Phone: (308) 865-2370. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda M. Vankooten, NP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 115987, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda M. Vankooten, NP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda M. Vankooten, NP-BC had 139 Medicare Part D claims for 70 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.