Melissa Marie Forkner, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC
Family Nurse Practitioner · Adel, IA
Melissa Marie 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 Marie 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
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230227001971); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1919 Greene St
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Verify Melissa Marie 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 1,305 among the 140,557 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.
Bills Medicare through 4 group practices
- 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 National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Marie Forkner among 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa
Melissa Marie Forkner, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC is one of 1,971 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Iowa. 84% 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 75% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 75% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 1,398 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 43% 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 Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Adel
They are 3 of the 74 NPPES records with a practice address in Adel, and 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa.
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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Delecia Crannell, FNP-BCAdel, IA 500031942555172
- Emily Taylor, FNP-CAdel, IA 500031558215285
- Nicolette Lovitt, APRNAdair, IA 500021639780414
- Lisa Wallace, FNP-BCAllerton, IA 500081003423658
- Jacob Cooper, ARNP, AGNP-CAltoona, IA 500091083425615
- Julia Harvey, ARNP, FNP-CAltoona, IA 500091093038325
- Lyndsey Sears, ARNPAltoona, IA 500091275478950
- Deborah Smith, ARNPAltoona, IA 500091336139245
Common questions
What is Melissa Marie Forkner, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC's NPI number?
Melissa Marie 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 Marie 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 Marie 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 Marie Forkner, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Marie Forkner, MSN, APRN, FNP-BC had 3,605 Medicare Part D claims for 170 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.