NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Rudge, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Connellsville, PA

Melissa Rudge, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Connellsville, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1326520966, issued on Aug 30, 2018. Check the license (Pennsylvania SP019081, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326520966
Name
Melissa Rudge
Credential
FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
SP019081 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2616 Memorial Blvd Ste B, Connellsville, PA 15425
Phone
(724) 628-9350
Enumerated
Aug 30, 2018
Record last updated
Jan 6, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200310000625); 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.
Download card Updates feed

Also registered at 2616 Memorial Blvd Ste B

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Richard Conn, MDFamily Medicine Physician1457370280
  2. Edward Pohodich, CRNPNurse Practitioner1609867118

Verify Melissa Rudge in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
    Search for license SP019081
    Check the board
  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
Find the Pennsylvania license search

PlainDoctor does not match the HHS-OIG exclusion list to individual records: most entries carry no NPI. Search the OIG exclusion list by name.

Is this page about you? You can ask us to correct, restrict or remove it: how.

3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

3,953 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Melissa Rudge3,953
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate246 claims
  2. Fluoxetine Hcl202 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl194 claims
  4. Lamotrigine183 claims
  5. Olanzapine180 claims
  6. Hydroxyzine Hcl169 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: $1,232.73

98 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.

  1. Melissa Rudge$1,232.73
  2. Specialty average$650.95

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Western PA Behavioral Health ResourcesGrindstone, PA

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

Melissa Rudge among 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania

Melissa Rudge, FNP-C is one of 7,209 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 48% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 4,232 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 45% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

14 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Connellsville

They are 14 of the 245 NPPES records with a practice address in Connellsville, and 7,209 family nurse practitioner records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Judith Bell, SP011473Connellsville, PA 154251376823047
  2. Nadene Copeland, NP-CConnellsville, PA 154251487407193
  3. Tiffany French, CRNPConnellsville, PA 154251013257914
  4. Michael FriendConnellsville, PA 154251851275341
  5. Jeffrey Grasmeder, CRNPConnellsville, PA 154251730669987
  6. Greg Hites, DNPConnellsville, PA 154251104233907
  7. Kristen Huth, NURSE PRACTITIONERConnellsville, PA 154251316772171
  8. Carla McClintock, CRNPConnellsville, PA 154251851731178

Common questions

What is Melissa Rudge, FNP-C's NPI number?

Melissa Rudge, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326520966, issued on Aug 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Rudge, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2616 Memorial Blvd Ste B, Connellsville, PA, 15425. Phone: (724) 628-9350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Rudge, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number SP019081, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Rudge, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Rudge, FNP-C had 3,953 Medicare Part D claims for 192 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.