Melissa J. Wendell, FNPC
NPI 1205814464ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Wausau, WI
Nurse Practitioner (FNPC) with Aspirus Medical Group, Inc., practicing in Wausau, Wisconsin. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,085,177 for 3,669 claims, against $44,993 paid for services in 2024. Cvrx, Inc. was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $52,608 in all, mostly consulting fees. Lists Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, Inc and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1205814464 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNPC |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 6, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 29, 2007 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | 2458-033 | WI |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (WI) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 219 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,266 across 19 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $44,993 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 3,669 · 7,303 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 442 |
| Total drug cost | $1,085,177 |
| Generic share | 70% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2004 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Aspirus Medical Group, Inc.Wausau, WI · 268 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics, IncMedford, WI
- Aspirus Rhinelander HospitalRhinelander, WI
- Aspirus Stevens Point Hospital & Clinics, Inc.Stevens Point, WI
- Aspirus Tomahawk HospitalTomahawk, WI
- Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$52,608 · 135 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$27,593 · 95 payments from 10 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Cvrx, Inc. | $22,728 | 51 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $22,043 | 57 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $5,134 | 11 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | $1,751 | 5 |
| Endotronix, Inc. | $250.74 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$27,196 · 34 payments
- Travel and Lodging$16,087 · 47 payments
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$5,550 · 11 payments
- Food and Beverage$3,775 · 43 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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