Melanie Renee Hernandez , APRN
Nurse Practitioner β’ Topeka, KS
1500 Sw 10th Ave
Topeka, KS 666041301
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1500 Sw 10th Ave
Topeka, KS 666041301
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 4 distinct additional practice-address records in Cape Girardeau, MO; Jacksonville, FL; Memphis, TN and 1 more. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2023
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021β2025.
Years since graduation
3 years (graduated 2023)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2023 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2021
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
May accept Medicare assignment
CMS data show this clinician may accept Medicare assignment. Clinicians who do not always accept assignment can decide case by case.
Ask the office before your visit. If a clinician does not accept assignment for a service, they can charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount, and you may be asked to pay the full amount at the visit.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Melanie Hernandez has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Melanie Hernandez as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Topeka and Kansas
301 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Topeka, KS (1,380 in Kansas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Topeka
25.6% of these 301 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
70.1% of these 301 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-07-09NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X
(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363LN0000X
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363LN0000X
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363LN0000X
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 163W00000X
(1) A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (B.S.N.), who is licensed or certified by the state, and is practicing within the scope of that license or certification. R.N.'s assist patient in recovering and maintaining their physical or mental health. They assist physicians during treatments and examinations and administer medications. (2) A provider who is trained and educated in a formal nursing education program at an accredited school of nursing, passes a national certification examination, and is licensed by the state to practice nursing. The individual provides nursing services to patients or clients in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care and restoration and maintenance of health across the life span.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20260519001872
CA
9931558426
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Secondary Practice Locations
800 Prudential Dr
Jacksonville, FL 322078202
Phone: 9042028000
211 Saint Francis Dr
Cape Girardeau, MO 637035049
Phone: 5733313000
877 Jefferson Ave
Memphis, TN 381032807
Phone: 9015457100
449 W 23rd St
Panama City, FL 324054507
Phone: 8507698341
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Hospitalist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
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Hospitalist
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Hospitalist
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Hospitalist
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Family Medicine
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Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1500 SW 10TH AVE, TOPEKA, KS 666041301 (Tel: 7853544664)
Additional practice office at 211 Saint Francis Dr, Cape Girardeau, MO 637035049
Additional practice office at 800 Prudential Dr, Jacksonville, FL 322078202
Additional practice office at 877 Jefferson Ave, Memphis, TN 381032807
Additional practice office at 449 W 23rd St, Panama City, FL 324054507
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: KS 53-82593)
Registered at 1500 SW 10TH AVE, TOPEKA, KS 666041301 (Tel: 7853546440)
Registered at 2401 GILLHAM RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 641084619 (Tel: 8162343000)
Registered at 2401 GILLHAM RD, KANSAS CITY, MO 641084619 (Tel: 8167015200)
Registered Nurse (license number reported to NPPES: KS 1397315111)
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: KS 82593)
Registered at 1500 SW 10TH AVENUE, NICU, TOPEKA, KS 66604 (Tel: 7853546440)
Registered at 1500 SW 10TH AVENUE, NICU, TOPEKA, KS 66604 (Tel: 7853546440)
Recorded as MELANIE HERNANDEZ, APRN
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 6600 COLLEGE BLVD STE 300, OVERLAND PARK, KS 662111869 (Tel: 9134913562)
Registered at 6600 COLLEGE BLVD STE 300, OVERLAND PARK, KS 662111869 (Tel: 9134913562)
Recorded as MELANIE TOMLINSON, RN
Registered Nurse (license number reported to NPPES: KS 1397315111)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Nurse Practitioners in Topeka
- Ladonna Andritsch, APRN
- Katie Johnson, APRN
- Tiffany Mckinley, APRN
- Lauren Eckman, RN
- Brandy Moszeter, APRN
- Nicole Garber, APRN
Mailing Address
1500 Sw 10th Ave
Topeka, KS 666041301
Phone: 7853544664