Melissa Kuhns, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Akron, OH
Melissa Kuhns, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Akron, Ohio, and NPI 1083170401, issued on Feb 11, 2019. Check the license (Ohio 024205, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Kuhns
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 024205 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 264 E Crosier St, Akron, OH 44311
- Phone
- (330) 996-7296
- Enumerated
- Feb 11, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 264 E Crosier St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Kuhns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license 024205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
898 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium49 claims
- Spironolactone41 claims
- Eliquis39 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium34 claims
- Buspirone Hcl33 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate29 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.
The practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 95.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $22.84
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Orexo US, Inc. 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 2 group practices
- University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center IncBeachwood, OH
- University Hospitals Medical Group IncCleveland, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
227 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Akron
They are 227 of the 10,950 NPPES records with a practice address in Akron, and 4,254 nurse practitioner records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Kuhns, NP's NPI number?
Melissa Kuhns, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083170401, issued on Feb 11, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Kuhns, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 264 E Crosier St, Akron, OH, 44311. Phone: (330) 996-7296. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Kuhns, NP's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 024205, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Kuhns, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Kuhns, NP had 898 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Kuhns, NP's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.