Melissa Ruffalo Kost, MD
Surgical Critical Care Physician · Little Rock, AR
Melissa Ruffalo Kost, MD is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1477811214, issued on Apr 30, 2012. Check the license (Arkansas E-12442, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Ruffalo Kost
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
- License numbers
- E-12442 AR
ME133738 FL
R2962 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4301 W Markham St # 520, Little Rock, AR 72205
- Phone
- (501) 686-6086
- Enumerated
- Apr 30, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (016) 868-5515
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190807001754); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Ruffalo Kost in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-12442Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Arkansas For Medical SciencesLittle Rock, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Ruffalo Kost among 13 surgical critical care physician records in Arkansas
Melissa Ruffalo Kost, MD is one of 13 surgical critical care physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 92% 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 46% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 46% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2012 among the 10 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0102X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 13 surgical critical care physician records in Arkansas.
All 13 in Arkansas → Every provider in Little Rock → Surgical Critical Care Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgical critical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Betzold, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051700178746
- Nolan Bruce, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051295154789
- Mary Kimbrough, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051457561706
- Joseph Margolick, MD, FRCSCLittle Rock, AR 722051942862586
- Matthew Roberts, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722051972921443
- Megan White, MDLittle Rock, AR 722051518596634
- Esther Teo, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722021477787091
- Robert Vandewalle, M.D.Little Rock, AR 722021932427291
Common questions
What is Melissa Ruffalo Kost, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Ruffalo Kost, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477811214, issued on Apr 30, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Ruffalo Kost, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4301 W Markham St # 520, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 686-6086. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Ruffalo Kost, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-12442, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.