NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melonee Ruhl, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Brainerd, MN

Melonee Ruhl, FNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Brainerd, Minnesota, and NPI 1477867182, issued on Aug 5, 2010. Check the license (Minnesota F0710445, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota 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
1477867182
Name
Melonee Ruhl
Credential
FNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
F0710445 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2024 S 6TH St, Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone
(218) 828-7100
Enumerated
Aug 5, 2010
Record last updated
Jan 13, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110221000998); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2024 S 6TH St

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

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  4. Jordan Benson, NPObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1104126994
  5. Nicholas Bernier, MDFamily Medicine Physician1861491672
  6. Lauren Blaine, APRN,CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1326883950

Verify Melonee Ruhl in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
    Search for license F0710445    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
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6% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

1,387 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Melonee Ruhl1,387
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole231 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium101 claims
  3. Linzess97 claims
  4. Lactulose84 claims
  5. Ondansetron Odt74 claims
  6. Lubiprostone52 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: $14.59

1 payment: 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. Melonee Ruhl$14.59
  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. St Josephs Medical CenterBrainerd, MN

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

Melonee Ruhl among 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota

Melonee Ruhl, FNP is one of 3,335 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Minnesota. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 27% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 27% of these records are older, 70% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2018 among the 1,909 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 50% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

25 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Brainerd

They are 25 of the 631 NPPES records with a practice address in Brainerd, and 3,335 family nurse practitioner records in Minnesota.

All 3,335 in Minnesota → Every provider in Brainerd → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Abigail Baillif, CNPBrainerd, MN 564011295305662
  2. Karen Bartron-Sundeen, C-FNPBrainerd, MN 564011588022958
  3. Susan Dudding, CNPBrainerd, MN 564011659434744
  4. Karli Dullum, APRN, CNPBrainerd, MN 564011013558881
  5. Harley Ellis, RN, CNPBrainerd, MN 564011568536142
  6. Melissa Erickson, APRN, CNPBrainerd, MN 564011467853002
  7. Lindsay Fry, FNPBrainerd, MN 564011689275042
  8. Jessica Hinkley, FNPBrainerd, MN 564011326230210

Common questions

What is Melonee Ruhl, FNP's NPI number?

Melonee Ruhl, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477867182, issued on Aug 5, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melonee Ruhl, FNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2024 S 6TH St, Brainerd, MN, 56401. Phone: (218) 828-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melonee Ruhl, FNP's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number F0710445, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melonee Ruhl, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melonee Ruhl, FNP had 1,387 Medicare Part D claims for 252 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.