Melissa Kuhns , NP
Nurse Practitioner • Akron, OH
264 E Crosier St
Akron, OH 443112151
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on February 11, 2019; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 118 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99308 — Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day: 96 service units.
- 99307 — Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day: 22 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 576 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Levothyroxine Sodium — 49 prescription fills, including refills.
- Spironolactone — 41 prescription fills, including refills.
- Eliquis (Apixaban) — 39 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 25 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Akron, OH (2024, 63 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 121. Middle half: 77 to 253.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Ohio (2024, 1,810 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 200. Middle half: 88 to 433.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 245 in 2020 to 118 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
264 E Crosier St
Akron, OH 443112151
NPPES lists 2 distinct additional practice-address records in Akron, OH; Warrensville Heights, OH. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Inc; University Hospitals Medical Group Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, 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
2019
What Public CMS Data Show
Nurse Practitioner: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
60 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $6,378 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $4,739 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
577 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$34,563 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $18.85 in 2025
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025.
Years since graduation
7 years (graduated 2019)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2019 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
2019
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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)
Melissa Kuhns 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 Melissa Kuhns 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 Akron and Ohio
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Akron, OH (2024, 63 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 121. Middle half: 77 to 253.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Ohio (2024, 1,810 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 200. Middle half: 88 to 433.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Akron, OH (2024, 63 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,908. Middle half: $5,484 to $19,413.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Ohio (2024, 1,810 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,983. Middle half: $6,723 to $30,403.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Akron, OH (2024, 63 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,527. Middle half: $4,213 to $14,766.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Ohio (2024, 1,810 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,287. Middle half: $4,812 to $22,230.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Akron, OH (2024, 68 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 343. Middle half: 75 to 1,299.
More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Ohio (2024, 1,946 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 341. Middle half: 95 to 1,344.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Akron, OH (2024, 68 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $21,540. Middle half: $862 to $135,556.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Ohio (2024, 1,946 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,171. Middle half: $1,153 to $140,965.
227 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Akron, OH (4,257 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Akron
4.8% of these 227 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
37.4% of these 227 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 52% from 245 in 2020 to 118 in 2024.
- 2020: 245
- 2021: 1,108
- 2022: 2,352
- 2023: 1,274
- 2024: 118
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 30% from $9,175 in 2020 to $6,378 in 2024.
- 2020: $9,175
- 2021: $58,331
- 2022: $128,819
- 2023: $75,010
- 2024: $6,378
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 31% from $6,828 in 2020 to $4,739 in 2024.
- 2020: $6,828
- 2021: $46,298
- 2022: $97,953
- 2023: $59,341
- 2024: $4,739
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 81% from 3,041 in 2020 to 576 in 2024.
- 2020: 3,041
- 2021: 749
- 2022: 1,474
- 2023: 2,233
- 2024: 576
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 82% from 3,264 in 2020 to 577 in 2024.
- 2020: 3,264
- 2021: 795
- 2022: 1,481
- 2023: 2,246
- 2024: 577
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 87% from $256,969 in 2020 to $34,563 in 2024.
- 2020: $256,969
- 2021: $39,451
- 2022: $59,907
- 2023: $102,286
- 2024: $34,563
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $22.84 in 2024 to $18.85 in 2025.
- 2024: $22.84
- 2025: $18.85
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $18.85.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Alkermes, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VIVITROL | General | $18.85 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99308
Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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96 | 45 | $75.00 | $59.10 |
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99307
Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 10 minutes
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22 | 20 | $50.00 | $32.00 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Levothyroxine Sodium | Levothyroxine Sodium | 49 | 1,450 | $754.02 | 13 |
| Spironolactone | Spironolactone | 41 | 1,190 | $275.57 | — |
| Eliquis | Apixaban | 39 | 642 | $13,260.06 | — |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | Atorvastatin Calcium | 34 | 995 | $612.15 | — |
| Buspirone Hcl | Buspirone Hcl | 33 | 990 | $463.57 | — |
| Lisinopril | Lisinopril | 29 | 854 | $315.36 | — |
| Amlodipine Besylate | Amlodipine Besylate | 29 | 798 | $219.35 | — |
| Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | 27 | 694 | $347.24 | — |
| Jardiance | Empagliflozin | 26 | 364 | $7,774.74 | — |
| Fluticasone Propionate | Fluticasone Propionate | 25 | 747 | $548.50 | 17 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 23 | 690 | $146.00 | — |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 23 | 322 | $6,254.16 | — |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 21 | 147 | $359.42 | — |
| Furosemide | Furosemide | 19 | 570 | $125.68 | — |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 19 | 570 | $290.90 | — |
| Metoprolol Succinate | Metoprolol Succinate | 18 | 508 | $160.85 | — |
| Novolog Flexpen | Insulin Aspart | 17 | 151 | $578.28 | — |
| Mirtazapine | Mirtazapine | 16 | 480 | $120.94 | — |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 14 | 168 | $280.40 | — |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 14 | 420 | $235.78 | — |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | Dicyclomine Hcl | 13 | 390 | $231.82 | — |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 13 | 365 | $169.52 | — |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | Metoprolol Tartrate | 12 | 180 | $131.96 | — |
| Ropinirole Hcl | Ropinirole Hcl | 11 | 330 | $135.00 | — |
| Novofine Autocover | Pen Needle, Diabetic, Safety | 11 | 315 | $772.22 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-12-29NUCC 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.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER
I20230726001465
OH
7113268202
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Hospitals Medical Group Inc
11100 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH 441061716
Phone: 2168441000
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center Inc
3999 Richmond Rd, Beachwood, OH 441226046
Phone: 2165935500
Secondary Practice Locations
20050 Harvard Ave
Warrensville Heights, OH 441226816
Phone: 2167511212
941 Sherman St
Akron, OH 443112467
Phone: 3303749610
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 264 E CROSIER ST, AKRON, OH 443112151 (Tel: 3309967296)
Registered at 70 N MILLER RD, FAIRLAWN, OH 443333766 (Tel: 3308670066)
Recorded as MELISSA KUHNS, NP
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 5828 ROC MARIE AVE, KENT, OH 442407104 (Tel: 3305241261)
Registered at 5828 ROC MARIE AVE, KENT, OH 442407104 (Tel: 3305241261)
Recorded as MELISSA KUHNS
Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: OH 024205)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
5828 Roc Marie Ave
Kent, OH 442407104