Melissa L. Gruca, APRN
Family Medicine Physician · Cleveland, OH
Melissa L. Gruca, APRN is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cleveland, Ohio, and NPI 1265029920, issued on Dec 29, 2020. Check the license (Ohio APRN.CNP.0028102, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa L. Gruca
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- APRN.CNP.0028102 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 44195
- Phone
- (216) 444-2200
- Enumerated
- Dec 29, 2020
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210514001527); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa L. Gruca in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license APRN.CNP.0028102Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,809 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium241 claims
- Mounjaro233 claims
- Ozempic172 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er147 claims
- Jardiance131 claims
- Trulicity121 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Melissa L. Gruca among 5,606 family medicine physician records in Ohio
Melissa L. Gruca, APRN is one of 5,606 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 87% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2005 among the 3,510 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Melissa L. Gruca, APRN's NPI number?
Melissa L. Gruca, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265029920, issued on Dec 29, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa L. Gruca, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195. Phone: (216) 444-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa L. Gruca, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number APRN.CNP.0028102, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melissa L. Gruca, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa L. Gruca, APRN had 2,809 Medicare Part D claims for 367 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.