Melissa A. Bruce, F.N.P.
Family Nurse Practitioner · Aransas Pass, TX
Melissa A. Bruce, F.N.P. is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Aransas Pass, Texas, and NPI 1558626028, issued on Jul 10, 2012. Check the license (Texas 500055, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa A. Bruce
- Credential
- F.N.P.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 500055 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1401 W Wheeler Ave Ste A, Aransas Pass, TX 78336
- Phone
- (361) 758-1599
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (361) 758-2227
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180509000701); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas A & M University System, Hsc, College Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa A. Bruce in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 500055Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
878 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone79 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium37 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium33 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate29 claims
- Ozempic29 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium27 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: $78.24
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences 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
- Internal Medicine AssociatesAransas Pass, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa A. Bruce among 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas
Melissa A. Bruce, F.N.P. is one of 21,242 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2012, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 16% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2018 among the 11,286 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 38% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Aransas Pass
They are 5 of the 52 NPPES records with a practice address in Aransas Pass, and 21,242 family nurse practitioner records in Texas.
All 21,242 in Texas → Every provider in Aransas Pass → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kelsey Harlan, FNPAransas Pass, TX 783361790628840
- Dana Mircovich, FNPAransas Pass, TX 783361275194649
- Caroline Perry, APRN, FNP-CAransas Pass, TX 783361124673751
- Jessie Robinson, FNPAransas Pass, TX 783361083483309
- Veronica VillegasBanquete, TX 783391982581088
- Steven Anzaldua, FNPAlice, TX 783321629815477
- Ashley Boerjan, NPAlice, TX 783321902522030
- Michelle Brandt, APRNAice, TX 783321336830751
Common questions
What is Melissa A. Bruce, F.N.P.'s NPI number?
Melissa A. Bruce, F.N.P.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558626028, issued on Jul 10, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa A. Bruce, F.N.P. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1401 W Wheeler Ave Ste A, Aransas Pass, TX, 78336. Phone: (361) 758-1599. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa A. Bruce, F.N.P.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 500055, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa A. Bruce, F.N.P. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa A. Bruce, F.N.P. had 878 Medicare Part D claims for 297 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.