NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Ann Knecht, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Fargo, ND

Melissa Ann Knecht, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1437404795, issued on Jul 23, 2012. Check the license (North Dakota R32949, as entered in NPPES) with the North Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437404795
Name
Melissa Ann Knecht
Credential
FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
R32949 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3625 Lincoln St. S., Fargo, ND 58104
Phone
(701) 630-8821
Enumerated
Jul 23, 2012
Record last updated
May 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(701) 543-6047
Medicaid IDs
1461637 ND
1471054 ND
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Melissa Ann Knecht in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Dakota board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $89.23

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Knecht$89.23
  2. Specialty average$650.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Melissa Ann Knecht among 757 family nurse practitioner records in North Dakota

Melissa Ann Knecht, FNP-C is one of 757 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Dakota. 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 2012, is newer than 22% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 22% of these records are older, 76% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 73% of these records are
  • 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 363LF0000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

188 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Fargo

They are 188 of the 7,209 NPPES records with a practice address in Fargo, and 757 family nurse practitioner records in North Dakota.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amy Allard, FNP-CFargo, ND 581041316171903
  2. Angela Dolalie Kelsch, FNP-CFargo, ND 581041558799189
  3. Rebecca Doleman, APRNFargo, ND 581041215366943
  4. Melissa Erdmann, FNPFargo, ND 581041992727481
  5. Michelle Franek, NPFargo, ND 581041477644482
  6. Sara Hansen, NP-CFargo, ND 581041144592486
  7. Debbie Lawrence, APRNFargo, ND 581041669614889
  8. Jill McMullen, D.N.P.Fargo, ND 581041174893879

Common questions

What is Melissa Ann Knecht, FNP-C's NPI number?

Melissa Ann Knecht, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437404795, issued on Jul 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Ann Knecht, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3625 Lincoln St. S., Fargo, ND, 58104. Phone: (701) 630-8821. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Ann Knecht, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists North Dakota license number R32949, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.