Melinda M Vankooten, NP-BC

Primary specialty

Nurse PractitionerTaxonomy code 363L00000X

License

53-81379-011 Issued in KS

Practice address

3219 Central Ave Ste 200
Kearney, NE 68847-2958

Phone

(308) 865-2370

Fax

(308) 865-2843

NPI assigned

Jul 21, 2022

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

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in KS, NE2 enrollments

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.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Nurse Practitioner

Education

Other, 2022

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

CHI Health Clinic Specialty LLCGroup PAC ID 4789098443, 317 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• CHI Health Good Samaritan Hospital, Kearney, NE, CCN 280009
• Kearney Regional Medical Center Hospital, Kearney, NE, CCN 280134

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: melindavankooten@bmc.allscriptsdirect.net
• FHIR API: https://fhir-myrecord.cerner.com/r4/88f6f0ad-680b-460f-ba7c-9dd496dece04/

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

• CHI Health Clinic Specialty, LLC

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • Lincoln, NE
  • NPI 1285138065
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Beloit Medical Center, P.a.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Beloit, KS
  • NPI 1134176704
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Phillips County Hospital

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Phillipsburg, KS
  • NPI 1366499717

  Nurse Practitioner

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Phillips County Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Phillipsburg, KS
  • NPI 1639268246
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Phillips County Hospital

  • End-Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Treatment Clinic/Center
  • Phillipsburg, KS
  • NPI 1447948302
  NPD
• The Physician Network

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Lincoln, NE
  • NPI 1437184652

  Nurse Practitioner

  NPD (past)

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

• Bryan Hospital Kearney

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Kearney, NE
  • NPI 1407513484
  Care Compare affiliation
• Good Samaritan Hospital

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Kearney, NE
  • NPI 1114942869
  Care Compare affiliation
• Good Samaritan Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Kearney, NE
  • NPI 1336184019
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "3219 CENTRAL AVE STE 200",
            "city": "KEARNEY",
            "state": "NE",
            "postal_code": "688472958",
            "telephone_number": "308-865-2370",
            "fax_number": "308-865-2843"
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        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "VANKOOTEN",
        "first_name": "MELINDA",
        "middle_name": "M",
        "credential": "NP-BC",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2022-07-21",
        "last_updated": "2025-09-25",
        "certification_date": "2025-09-25",
        "status": "A"
    },
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        {
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            "taxonomy_group": "",
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• Nurse Practitioner in Kearney, NE
• Providers in Kearney, NE by specialty
• Nurse Practitioner in Nebraska

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 25, 2025; 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.
• 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.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.