Melissa N. Shotkoski Tufford, CRNA
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Lexington, NE
Melissa N. Shotkoski Tufford, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Lexington, Nebraska, and NPI 1861457269, issued on Apr 19, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 100954, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa N. Shotkoski Tufford
- Credential
- CRNA
- Primary taxonomy
- Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
- License number
- 100954 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 N Erie St, Lexington, NE 68850
- Phone
- (308) 324-5651
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 18, 2023
- Fax
- (308) 324-8359
- Medicaid ID
- 47061979815 NE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060321000552); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1201 N Erie St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa N. Shotkoski Tufford in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska board licenses this profession
Search for license 100954Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.6 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).
2 hospitals and group practices
- Grand Island Regional Medical CenterGrand Island, NE · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- North Platte Surgery Center Anesthesia LLCNorth Platte, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Melissa N. Shotkoski Tufford among 689 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Nebraska
Melissa N. Shotkoski Tufford, CRNA is one of 689 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Nebraska. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 70% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2017 among the 486 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 5 of the 227 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 689 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Nebraska.
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The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robin AlexanderLexington, NE 688501649290735
- Steven Drake, CRNALexington, NE 688501801818299
- Amy Graham, CRNALexington, NE 688501376577643
- Cristy Teetor, CRNALexington, NE 688501578585972
- Scott BauerKearney, NE 688471881525202
- McKenna Bauer, CRNAKearney, NE 688471861387417
- Southern Boller, CRNAKearney, NE 688471811828254
- Cody Carlson, CRNAKearney, NE 688471184582538
Common questions
What is Melissa N. Shotkoski Tufford, CRNA's NPI number?
Melissa N. Shotkoski Tufford, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861457269, issued on Apr 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa N. Shotkoski Tufford, CRNA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 N Erie St, Lexington, NE, 68850. Phone: (308) 324-5651. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa N. Shotkoski Tufford, CRNA's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 100954, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Melissa N. Shotkoski Tufford, CRNA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.6 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.