NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa J. Rice

Family Nurse Practitioner · Littleton, CO

Melissa J. Rice is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Littleton, Colorado, and NPI 1639044183, issued on Oct 6, 2025. Check the license (Colorado APN.1001602-NP, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1639044183
Name
Melissa J. Rice
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
APN.1001602-NP CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5419 S Greenwood St, Littleton, CO 80120
Phone
(720) 233-2349
Enumerated
Oct 6, 2025
Record last updated
Feb 10, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260218000841); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Melissa J. Rice in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado 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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. The Little Clinic OF Colorado, LLCLittleton, CO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melissa J. Rice among 3,492 family nurse practitioner records in Colorado

Melissa J. Rice is one of 3,492 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Colorado. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2025, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2025 · 92% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2025 · median 2019 among the 1,950 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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 Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

103 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Littleton

They are 103 of the 3,918 NPPES records with a practice address in Littleton, and 3,492 family nurse practitioner records in Colorado.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shanda Bartel, NPLittleton, CO 801201407278740
  2. Ann Beetham, N.P.Littleton, CO 801201336421296
  3. Margaret Bernard, NPLittleton, CO 801201447624978
  4. Laurie Burns, FNP-CLittleton, CO 801201134560311
  5. Elizabeth Caldwell, FNPLittleton, CO 801201932545829
  6. Amanda Daniel, MSN, APRN, NP-C, CPNLittleton, CO 801201871915322
  7. Mari Ernst, NPLittleton, CO 801201801182217
  8. Whitney Groth, NPLittleton, CO 801201962648048

Common questions

What is Melissa J. Rice's NPI number?

Melissa J. Rice's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639044183, issued on Oct 6, 2025. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa J. Rice located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5419 S Greenwood St, Littleton, CO, 80120. Phone: (720) 233-2349. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa J. Rice's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number APN.1001602-NP, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado 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.