Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Melissa Rutherford, MSN, APRN, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Mesa, AZ

Melissa Rutherford, MSN, APRN, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Mesa, Arizona, and NPI 1063274025, issued on Jan 25, 2024. Check the license with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1063274025
Name
Melissa Rutherford
Credential
MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
Practice location
1148 W Baseline RD, Mesa, AZ 85210
Phone
(480) 559-3149
Enumerated
Jan 25, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1148 W Baseline RD

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

  1. Megan AlvarezBehavior Analyst1518445394
  2. Robert Ibarra, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1114728391
  3. Chad Metz, LMSWClinical Social Worker1184031452
  4. Gregory Schumacher, FNP-CPain Medicine Physician1841840410

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this professionCheck 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
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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

3,558 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,302 among the 128,048 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 1,995 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melissa Rutherford3,558
  2. Specialty average1,302

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl1,001 claims
  2. Tizanidine Hcl315 claims
  3. Gabapentin284 claims
  4. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen236 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen170 claims
  6. Morphine Sulfate Er158 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: $123.00

6 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 91,435 providers of this specialty with any payment received $675.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Rutherford$123.00
  2. Specialty average$675.31

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

338 family nurse practitioner records list a Mesa practice address

They are 338 of the 9,151 NPPES records with a Mesa practice address, and 5,394 family nurse practitioner records in Arizona.

Other family nurse practitioner records in Arizona

  1. Sharla Abalos, NPTucson, AZ1356017677
  2. Kristian Abarca, DNP, FNPWillcox, AZ1710587019
  3. Rosa Abarca, FNP-BC, FNP-CYuma, AZ1023716149
  4. Dorothy AbbeyPhoenix, AZ1194535336
  5. Brady AbbottTaylor, AZ1295669331
  6. Lamia Abdouni, PMHNPChandler, AZ1679928790
  7. Dahab Abdukkaliq, FNPChandler, AZ1780190108
  8. Manuel Abeyta, FNP-BCPeridot, AZ1871323600
  9. Brittnie Abishalom, NPScottsdale, AZ1841813748
  10. Inna Ablyaeva, FNPScottsdale, AZ1134600133

Common questions

What is Melissa Rutherford, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's NPI number?

Melissa Rutherford, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063274025, issued on Jan 25, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Rutherford, MSN, APRN, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1148 W Baseline RD, Mesa, AZ, 85210. Phone: (480) 559-3149. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Rutherford, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's license?

Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Rutherford, MSN, APRN, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Rutherford, MSN, APRN, FNP-C had 3,558 Medicare Part D claims for 243 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,302. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.