Stephanie Melissa Fontanella, APRN
Nurse Practitioner · Vernon, CT
Stephanie Melissa Fontanella, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Vernon, Connecticut, and NPI 1407416175, issued on Jun 16, 2019. Check the license (Connecticut 8324, as entered in NPPES) with the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephanie Melissa Fontanella
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- 8324 CT
112872 CT
RN2324164 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 428 Hartford Tpke Ste 207, Vernon, CT 06066
- Phone
- (860) 872-5426
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191220001706); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 428 Hartford Tpke Ste 207
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kelly Sullivan, AGNP-CPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1427549088
Verify Stephanie Melissa Fontanella in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Connecticut board licenses this profession
Search for license 8324Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average nurse practitioner in 2024
2,863 Medicare Part D claims for 854 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole621 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium602 claims
- Famotidine485 claims
- Linzess131 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium118 claims
- Dexlansoprazole Dr93 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): 85.1 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: $766.13
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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
- Connecticut GI PLLCHartford, CT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephanie Melissa Fontanella among 922 nurse practitioner records in Connecticut
Stephanie Melissa Fontanella, APRN is one of 922 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Connecticut. 72% 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 58% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 58% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 522 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 51% 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 Connecticut practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nurse Practitioner providers in Connecticut
There are 922 nurse practitioner records in Connecticut.
All 922 in Connecticut → Every provider in Vernon → Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Irina Bratan, FNP-BCVernon, CT 060661114567922
- Kellie Ford, APRNVernon, CT 060661063898617
- Joseph Mascolo, APRNVernon, CT 060661962062927
- Keryn Rausch, APRNVernon Rockville, CT 060661316036940
- Patrene Rhoden, APRNVernon, CT 060661750924429
- Thomas Bondarchuk, N.P.Rocky Hill, CT 060671093791469
- Holly Bradley, APRNRocky Hill, CT 060671154308609
- Brian Chase, AGACNP-BCRocky Hill, CT 060671568025146
Common questions
What is Stephanie Melissa Fontanella, APRN's NPI number?
Stephanie Melissa Fontanella, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407416175, issued on Jun 16, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephanie Melissa Fontanella, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 428 Hartford Tpke Ste 207, Vernon, CT, 06066. Phone: (860) 872-5426. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephanie Melissa Fontanella, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Connecticut license number 8324, as entered by the provider. Search the Connecticut board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephanie Melissa Fontanella, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephanie Melissa Fontanella, APRN had 2,863 Medicare Part D claims for 854 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephanie Melissa Fontanella, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.1 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.