Melissa Farris, APRN
Family Nurse Practitioner · Saint Joseph, MO
Melissa Farris, APRN is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Saint Joseph, Missouri, and NPI 1205259942, issued on Jan 31, 2014. Check the license (Missouri 2014000691, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Farris
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 2014000691 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5210 N Belt Hwy, Saint Joseph, MO 64506
- Phone
- (816) 271-4993
- Enumerated
- Jan 31, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5210 N Belt Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Tara BrownFamily Medicine Physician1659697738
- Andrea CoyFamily Nurse Practitioner1467201897
- James Day, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1841218948
- Kylie DishmanRegistered Nurse1346631520
Verify Melissa Farris in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 2014000691Check 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
5,409 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,302 among the 128,048 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium238 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium220 claims
- Omeprazole192 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium191 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium145 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate136 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.
The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 76.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $713.50
39 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc.. The 91,435 providers of this specialty with any payment received $675.31 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Heartland Regional Medical CenterSaint Joseph, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
97 family nurse practitioner records list a Saint Joseph practice address
They are 97 of the 1,219 NPPES records with a Saint Joseph practice address, and 4,849 family nurse practitioner records in Missouri.
All 97 in Saint Joseph → All 4,849 in Missouri → Every provider in Saint Joseph →
Other family nurse practitioner records in Missouri
- Sara Abben, APRNGrandview, MO1760105274
- Andrea Abbott, FNP-CChesterfield, MO1588003842
- Dana Abdel Jawad, DNP, APRN, FNP-CKansas City, MO1245185974
- Zara Abdush-Shakir Bever, FNPKansas City, MO1265283923
- Patricia Abele, NPChesterfield, MO1265418057
- Tirae Abernathy, CNMFlorissant, MO1427741156
- Melissa Abramovitz, FNP-BCKansas City, MO1679170005
- Ana Abrudan-Danalache, FNPWillard, MO1053035394
- Karen Abt, FNPCape Girardeau, MO1144672577
- Nadeen AbusalimKansas City, MO1437030954
Common questions
What is Melissa Farris, APRN's NPI number?
Melissa Farris, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205259942, issued on Jan 31, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Farris, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5210 N Belt Hwy, Saint Joseph, MO, 64506. Phone: (816) 271-4993. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Farris, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2014000691, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Farris, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Farris, APRN had 5,409 Medicare Part D claims for 394 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,302. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Farris, APRN's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.9 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.