Melissa Linden, FNP-C
NPI 1497108518ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Wausau, WI
Nurse Practitioner, Family (FNP-C) with Aspirus Medical Group, Inc. and 1 other group, practicing in Wausau, Wisconsin. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $486,876 for 4,304 claims, against $7,322 paid for services in 2024. Exact Sciences Corporation was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $212.24 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Aspirus Wausau Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1497108518 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-C |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 14, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 15, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 15, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 7061-33 | WI |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | 175893-30 | WI |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 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 | 151 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 240 across 23 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $7,322 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,304 · 9,912 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 318 |
| Total drug cost | $486,876 |
| Generic share | 85% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical groups
- Aspirus Medical Group, Inc.Wausau, WI · 268 clinicians
- Aspirus Wausau Hospital IncWausau, WI · 237 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Aspirus Wausau HospitalWausau, WI
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$212.24 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$99.24 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Exact Sciences Corporation | $125.00 | 1 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $87.24 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$212.24 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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