Melissa Forkner, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Adel, IA
Melissa Forkner, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Adel, Iowa, and NPI 1598473621, issued on Nov 8, 2022. Check the license (Iowa A171841, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Forkner
- Credential
- MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- A171841 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1919 Greene St, Adel, IA 50003
- Phone
- (515) 993-4511
- Enumerated
- Nov 8, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1919 Greene St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michelle Leguerrier, RNGerontology Registered Nurse1336718766
Verify Melissa Forkner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license A171841Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
3,605 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,302 among the 128,048 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 232 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl291 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate201 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium187 claims
- Donepezil Hcl125 claims
- Trazodone Hcl123 claims
- Tramadol Hcl104 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.
4 hospital and facility affiliations
- CH Specialty Services IA PCOsceola, IA
- Curana Health OF Iowa PLLCOsceola, IA
- Karefirst Iowa PCUrbandale, IA
- Tidd-Krafft Occupational And Physical Therapy PAAnkeny, IA
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.
3 family nurse practitioner records list a Adel practice address
They are 3 of the 74 NPPES records with a Adel practice address, and 1,907 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa.
All 3 in Adel → All 1,907 in Iowa → Every provider in Adel →
Other family nurse practitioner records in Iowa
- Lynne AbbottCedar Rapids, IA1699357277
- Amina AbdullahCedar Rapids, IA1598420747
- Brandon Abel, DNPIowa City, IA1043160674
- Rachel Ackerman, NPSheldon, IA1275124372
- Tonia Ackerman, ARNPPleasant Hill, IA1932142692
- Rachel Adams, NPDes Moines, IA1013662485
- Sherry Adams, ARNPCedar Rapids, IA1912971425
- Abdullahi Ahmed, AGPCNPDes Moines, IA1336924836
- Caitlyn Al-Ostaz, DNP FNP-CIowa City, IA1457188740
- Alaa Al-Talla, ARNPWaverly, IA1396592291
Common questions
What is Melissa Forkner, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Melissa Forkner, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598473621, issued on Nov 8, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Forkner, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1919 Greene St, Adel, IA, 50003. Phone: (515) 993-4511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Forkner, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number A171841, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Forkner, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Forkner, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC had 3,605 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,302. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.