Melissa Palmer Sauls, MSN, APRN, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner · Austin, TX
Melissa Palmer Sauls, MSN, APRN, FNP-C is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1063065050, issued on Jul 19, 2019. Check the license (Texas AP142307, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Palmer Sauls
- Credential
- MSN, APRN, FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- AP142307 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7951 Shoal Creek Blvd Ste 200, Austin, TX 78757
- Phone
- (512) 454-4588
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2019
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2022
- Fax
- (512) 459-9869
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191004001859); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Palmer Sauls in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license AP142307Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
686 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole250 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf81 claims
- Clenpiq67 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium55 claims
- Dicyclomine Hcl34 claims
- Linzess26 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): 79.4 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: $4,976.52
194 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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 one group practice
- Austin Gastroenterology PLLCAustin, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Palmer Sauls among 4,825 nurse practitioner records in Texas
Melissa Palmer Sauls, MSN, APRN, FNP-C is one of 4,825 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2019, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 55% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2018 among the 2,618 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 363L00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Melissa Palmer Sauls, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's NPI number?
Melissa Palmer Sauls, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063065050, issued on Jul 19, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Palmer Sauls, MSN, APRN, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7951 Shoal Creek Blvd Ste 200, Austin, TX, 78757. Phone: (512) 454-4588. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Palmer Sauls, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number AP142307, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Palmer Sauls, MSN, APRN, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Palmer Sauls, MSN, APRN, FNP-C had 686 Medicare Part D claims for 344 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Palmer Sauls, MSN, APRN, FNP-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.4 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.