Melissa Schorn Kester, DNP, ARNP
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Seattle, WA
Melissa Schorn Kester, DNP, ARNP is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1053712513, issued on Sep 15, 2014. Check the license (Washington AP60481745, as entered in NPPES) with the Washington board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Schorn Kester
- Credential
- DNP, ARNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
- License number
- AP60481745 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 901 Boren Ave Ste 1520, Seattle, WA 98104
- Phone
- (206) 292-0700
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2014
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (206) 709-0600
- Medicaid ID
- 1053712513 WA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141223001061); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 901 Boren Ave Ste 1520
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brian Bertsche, MDFamily Medicine Physician1245980150
- Philippe Kramer, MDFamily Medicine Physician1992679609
- Roshan Panchanathan, MDInternal Medicine Physician1164086211
Verify Melissa Schorn Kester in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Washington board licenses this profession
Search for license AP60481745Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024
1,269 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate64 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium58 claims
- Eliquis53 claims
- Losartan Potassium52 claims
- Chlorthalidone45 claims
- Lisinopril45 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 3 group practices
- Daniel S Frank MD PLLCSeattle, WA
- Select Outpatient Services IncGlenview, IL
- Select Rehabilitation, LLCGlenview, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Schorn Kester among 196 primary care nurse practitioner records in Washington
Melissa Schorn Kester, DNP, ARNP is one of 196 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Washington. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 26% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 26% of these records are older, 69% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 48% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2019 among the 94 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 37% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Washington
There are 196 primary care nurse practitioner records in Washington.
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The 8 primary care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anne Balentine, ARNPSeattle, WA 981041336764950
- Bradley Houser, ARNPSeattle, WA 981041326412438
- Kellianne Jennings, ARNPSeattle, WA 981041184403941
- Leigh Kalaman, DNP, ARNPSeattle, WA 981041801401187
- Shokouh Pardakhtim, DNPSeattle, WA 981041396483392
- Jacklyn Spiegelberg, DNP, ARNPSeattle, WA 981041184103541
- Ashley Zamora, ARNPSeattle, WA 981041508507765
- Kianni Demmert, RNSeattle, WA 981051407537665
Common questions
What is Melissa Schorn Kester, DNP, ARNP's NPI number?
Melissa Schorn Kester, DNP, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053712513, issued on Sep 15, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Schorn Kester, DNP, ARNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 Boren Ave Ste 1520, Seattle, WA, 98104. Phone: (206) 292-0700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Schorn Kester, DNP, ARNP's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number AP60481745, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Schorn Kester, DNP, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Schorn Kester, DNP, ARNP had 1,269 Medicare Part D claims for 116 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. 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.