Melissa A. Kersten, FNP, RN
Nurse Practitioner · Waterford, WI
Melissa A. Kersten, FNP, RN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Waterford, Wisconsin, and NPI 1316228620, issued on Aug 31, 2011. Check the license (Wisconsin 4588, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa A. Kersten
- Credential
- FNP, RN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 4588 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 818 Forest LN, Waterford, WI 53185
- Phone
- (262) 514-8199
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2011
- Record last updated
- Nov 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (608) 741-3838
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111109000785); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 818 Forest LN
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa A. Kersten in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
Search for license 4588Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
149 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 47 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen19 claims
- Ssd16 claims
- Mupirocin15 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate13 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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: $240.60
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Columbia St Marys Hospital Milwaukee IncMilwaukee, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
15 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Waterford
They are 15 of the 150 NPPES records with a practice address in Waterford, and 3,995 nurse practitioner records in Wisconsin.
All 15 in Waterford → All 3,995 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Waterford →
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Common questions
What is Melissa A. Kersten, FNP, RN's NPI number?
Melissa A. Kersten, FNP, RN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316228620, issued on Aug 31, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa A. Kersten, FNP, RN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 818 Forest LN, Waterford, WI, 53185. Phone: (262) 514-8199. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa A. Kersten, FNP, RN's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 4588, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa A. Kersten, FNP, RN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa A. Kersten, FNP, RN had 149 Medicare Part D claims for 55 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.