Melissa Lea-Foster Rietz, NP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Los Altos Hills, CA
Melissa Lea-Foster Rietz, NP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Los Altos Hills, California, and NPI 1861745945, issued on Oct 26, 2012. Check the license with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Lea-Foster Rietz
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- 254886 AZ
4704262332 MI
CNP-02169 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14355 Miranda Way, Los Altos Hills, CA 94022
- Phone
- (888) 731-8994
- Enumerated
- Oct 26, 2012
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2023
- Fax
- (833) 775-1861
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Lea-Foster Rietz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
23 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Progesterone12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.4 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: $218.51
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exeltis, USA 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.
Melissa Lea-Foster Rietz among 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California
Melissa Lea-Foster Rietz, NP is one of 16,966 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 21% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 40% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Los Altos Hills
They are 7 of the 55 NPPES records with a practice address in Los Altos Hills, and 16,966 family nurse practitioner records in California.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Lea-Foster Rietz, NP's NPI number?
Melissa Lea-Foster Rietz, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861745945, issued on Oct 26, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Lea-Foster Rietz, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14355 Miranda Way, Los Altos Hills, CA, 94022. Phone: (888) 731-8994. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Lea-Foster Rietz, NP's license?
Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Lea-Foster Rietz, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Lea-Foster Rietz, NP had 23 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Lea-Foster Rietz, NP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.4 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), 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.