Melissa Jane Briggs, FNP

Primary specialty

Family Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363LF0000X

License

APN.0996317-NP Issued in CO

Practice address

1305 Escalante Drive
#205
Durango, CO 81303

Phone

(970) 259-1971

Fax

(970) 259-4036

NPI assigned

Feb 24, 2021

Last updated

Jul 14, 2026By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Not listed in the public Medicare enrollment file

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Opted out of Medicare

Yes, effective Jul 1, 2026 through Jul 1, 2028

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Other, 2020

Medicare assignment

May accept Medicare assignment

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Mercy Regional Medical Center Hospital, Durango, CO, CCN 060013

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Nurse Practitioner

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: melissa.briggs.p1@direct.ahs.nextgenshare.com
• Direct secure messaging: melissa.briggs@krogerhealth.eclinicaldirectplus.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center Inc

  dba Pagosa Springs Comprehensive Primary Care

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Pagosa Springs, CO
  • NPI 1619761137
  NPD
• Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc

  dba Axis Health System

  • Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC)
  • Durango, CO
  • NPI 1619743945
  NPD
• Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc

  • Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center)
  • Durango, CO
  • NPI 1932192598
  NPD
• Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc

  dba Axis Health System

  • Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center)
  • Durango, CO
  • NPI 1376374843
  NPD (past)
• Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center, Inc

  dba Axis Health System

  • Mental Health Clinic/Center (Including Community Mental Health Center)
  • Durango, CO
  • NPI 1417295783
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado

  dba Mercy Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Durango, CO
  • NPI 1083611644
  Care Compare affiliation
• Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado

  dba MMC DUC Diagnostic Imaging

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Durango, CO
  • NPI 1588204010
  Care Compare affiliation
• Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado

  dba Mercy Imaging Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Durango, CO
  • NPI 1679113104
  Care Compare affiliation
• Catholic Health Initiatives Colorado

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Aztec, NM
  • NPI 1770123382
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "address_1": "1305 ESCALANTE DRIVE",
            "address_2": "#205",
            "city": "DURANGO",
            "state": "CO",
            "postal_code": "81303",
            "telephone_number": "970-259-1971",
            "fax_number": "970-259-4036"
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            "telephone_number": "970-259-1971",
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
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            "address_1": "1070 W Baptist Rd",
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            "city": "Colorado Springs",
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            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "615-425-4200",
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            "address_1": "1970 E 3rd Ave Ste 1",
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            "fax_number": "970-335-2280",
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        }
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        "enumeration_date": "2021-02-24",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-14",
        "certification_date": "2026-07-14",
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    },
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    "identifiers": [
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            "issuer": null,
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    "endpoints": [],
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}

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• Family Nurse Practitioner in Durango, CO
• Providers in Durango, CO by specialty
• Family Nurse Practitioner in Colorado

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 14, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring; Opt Out Affidavits.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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