NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Kay Studnicka, NP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Kearney, NE

Melissa Kay Studnicka, NP is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Kearney, Nebraska, and NPI 1891148789, issued on Jul 15, 2016. Check the license (Nebraska 112062, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska 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
1891148789
Name
Melissa Kay Studnicka
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
License number
112062 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10 E 31St St, Kearney, NE 68847
Phone
(308) 865-7100
Enumerated
Jul 15, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160928001930); 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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Also registered at 10 E 31St St

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

  1. Roger Albin, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1922188234
  2. Maimoona Iftikhar AliHospitalist Physician1568033843
  3. McKenna Bauer, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1861387417
  4. Scott BauerCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1881525202
  5. Aaron Benner, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1740408384
  6. Southern Boller, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1811828254

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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024

123 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Melissa Studnicka123
  2. Specialty average1,492

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate22 claims
  2. Clotrimazole-Betamethasone13 claims
  3. Cephalexin12 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: $552.62

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Melissa Studnicka$552.62
  2. Specialty average$625.13

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. Chi Health Clinic Specialty LLCLincoln, NE

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

Melissa Kay Studnicka among 93 primary care nurse practitioner records in Nebraska

Melissa Kay Studnicka, NP is one of 93 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Nebraska. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 34% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 49 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Nebraska

There are 93 primary care nurse practitioner records in Nebraska.

The 8 primary care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shelby Shipp, APRNKearney, NE 688471164303020
  2. Lisa BruhaOrd, NE 688621992353965
  3. Brittany Augustyn, APRN-NPGrand Island, NE 688031780019307
  4. Karen Braun, APRN-NPGrand Island, NE 688031184969958
  5. Lacey Heikes, APRNGrand Island, NE 688031891229787
  6. Sarah Johnson, APRNGrand Island, NE 688031790207124
  7. Nadia McCann, APRNGrand Island, NE 688011053700245
  8. Melissa Sellin, APRNNorfolk, NE 687011932559507

Common questions

What is Melissa Kay Studnicka, NP's NPI number?

Melissa Kay Studnicka, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891148789, issued on Jul 15, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Kay Studnicka, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10 E 31St St, Kearney, NE, 68847. Phone: (308) 865-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Kay Studnicka, NP's license?

NPPES lists Nebraska license number 112062, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melissa Kay Studnicka, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melissa Kay Studnicka, NP had 123 Medicare Part D claims for 38 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. 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.