Dr. Melissa Kost MD
Also known as
- Formerly known asRuffalo, Melissa Beth
Source: NPPES public registry.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1477811214 is registered to Dr. Melissa Kost MD, a Surgical Critical Care Physician practising at 4301 W Markham St # 520 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Surgical Critical Care Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Melissa Kost MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2012.
Beyond the registryWhat this record adds.
It is enrolled in Medicare, linking to 1 PECOS enrollment record (with a public Medicare Enrollment ID) sourced from CMS, which the NPPES registry does not list. Within the directory it is one of 12 Surgical Critical Care Physician providers on file in Arkansas.
Source: CMS NPPES and PECOS public files. snapshot, refreshed monthly.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20190807001754General SurgeryAR
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Melissa Kost MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Melissa Kost MD directly at (501) 686-6086.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1477811214 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Surgical Critical Care Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (501) 686-6086.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Melissa Kost MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.
As of the latest monthly CMS NPPES snapshot, 12 Surgical Critical Care Physician providers are registered in Arkansas, and Dr. Melissa Kost MD is one of them. The figure refreshes each month from the federal source.