Melinda Wentz
Nurse Practitioner · Palmerton, PA
Melinda Wentz is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Palmerton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1568021830, issued on Jun 11, 2019. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP020257, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda Wentz
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- SP020257 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 135 Lafayette Ave, Palmerton, PA 18071
- Phone
- (484) 822-5320
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240219001347); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melinda Wentz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license SP020257Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
168 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass25 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate16 claims
- Cephalexin14 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate14 claims
- Methylprednisolone13 claims
- Prednisone13 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: $13.64
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, 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 3 group practices
- Hunterdon Otolaryngology AssociatesFlemington, NJ
- St Lukes Physician Group IncBethlehem, PA
- St Lukes Warren Physician Group PCPhillipsburg, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda Wentz among 3,916 nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania
Melinda Wentz is one of 3,916 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 61% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 2,360 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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 363L00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Palmerton
They are 5 of the 99 NPPES records with a practice address in Palmerton, and 3,916 nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stacey Connell, APRN,BCPalmerton, PA 180711992753065
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- Emily Otto, CRNP, FNP-CPalmerton, PA 180711033982806
- Sally Young, CRNPPennsburg, PA 180731861261083
- Nicole Francola, CRNPNorthampton, PA 180671609586262
- Jaclynn Harnish, CRNPNorthampton, PA 180671639617913
- Casey Yoder, CRNPNorthampton, PA 180671194323733
Common questions
What is Melinda Wentz's NPI number?
Melinda Wentz's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568021830, issued on Jun 11, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda Wentz located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 135 Lafayette Ave, Palmerton, PA, 18071. Phone: (484) 822-5320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda Wentz's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP020257, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melinda Wentz prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda Wentz had 168 Medicare Part D claims for 124 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.