Melissa A. Hardesty, APN
Nurse Practitioner · Normal, IL
Melissa A. Hardesty, APN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Normal, Illinois, and NPI 1518513605, issued on Aug 14, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 209019822, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa A. Hardesty
- Credential
- APN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 209019822 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2200 Fort Jesse RD Ste 110, Normal, IL 61761
- Phone
- (309) 661-6290
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (309) 451-1354
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190910002904); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa A. Hardesty in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 209019822Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
3,370 Medicare Part D claims for 546 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium224 claims
- Lisinopril151 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium149 claims
- Losartan Potassium130 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate127 claims
- Simvastatin123 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: $131.27
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Saint James HospitalStreator, IL · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Osf Multi-Specialty GroupNormal, IL
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 A. Hardesty among 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois
Melissa A. Hardesty, APN is one of 4,892 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Illinois. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 54% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 3,389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Normal
They are 24 of the 963 NPPES records with a practice address in Normal, and 4,892 nurse practitioner records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Melissa A. Hardesty, APN's NPI number?
Melissa A. Hardesty, APN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518513605, issued on Aug 14, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa A. Hardesty, APN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2200 Fort Jesse RD Ste 110, Normal, IL, 61761. Phone: (309) 661-6290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa A. Hardesty, APN's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 209019822, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa A. Hardesty, APN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa A. Hardesty, APN had 3,370 Medicare Part D claims for 546 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.