Melissa Linden, FNP-C
Family Nurse Practitioner · Wausau, WI
Melissa Linden, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Wausau, Wisconsin, and NPI 1497108518, issued on Jul 14, 2016. Check the license (Wisconsin 7061-33, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Linden
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 7061-33 WI
175893-30 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2720 Plaza Dr Ste 1300, Wausau, WI 54401
- Phone
- (715) 581-4842
- Enumerated
- Jul 14, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2025
- Fax
- (715) 847-2631
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160830003229); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Linden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
Search for license 7061-33Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
4,304 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 128 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium302 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate190 claims
- Lisinopril167 claims
- Losartan Potassium159 claims
- Omeprazole154 claims
- Gabapentin142 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: $99.24
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk 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.
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
- Aspirus Medical Group, Inc.Weston, WI
- Aspirus Wausau Hospital IncWausau, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Linden among 2,814 family nurse practitioner records in Wisconsin
Melissa Linden, FNP-C is one of 2,814 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 38% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 38% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2019 among the 1,740 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 42% 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 Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
51 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Wausau
They are 51 of the 1,958 NPPES records with a practice address in Wausau, and 2,814 family nurse practitioner records in Wisconsin.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Linden, FNP-C's NPI number?
Melissa Linden, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497108518, issued on Jul 14, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Linden, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2720 Plaza Dr Ste 1300, Wausau, WI, 54401. Phone: (715) 581-4842. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Linden, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 7061-33, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Linden, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Linden, FNP-C had 4,304 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.