Melissa Payne, RN
Melissa Payne, RN is a Registered Nurse in Fairbanks, AK, registered under NPI 1003243684.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Fairbanks, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 13, 2026. Parking is available about 778 ft away. The nearest transit stop is 0.43 mi away. A pharmacy sits 0.42 mi from the entrance (Medical Center Pharmacy), which helps if you leave with a prescription.
Getting here and what is nearby
Parking 249 ft ~1 min
Parking 629 ft ~3 min
Parking 778 ft ~3 min
Transit 0.35 mi ~7 min
Gas station Sourdough Fuel 0.37 mi ~8 min
Restaurant Wendy's 0.39 mi ~8 min
Restaurant Beijing Hot Pot 0.40 mi ~9 min
Pharmacy Medical Center Pharmacy 0.42 mi ~9 min
Transit 0.43 mi ~9 min
Restaurant Café Cache 0.44 mi ~9 min
Hotel Super 8 by Wyndham Fairbanks 0.49 mi ~10 min
Distances are straight‑line estimates — walking routes may be longer. Hours and phone numbers can change; call ahead to confirm.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 35805 | AK | Registered Nurse primary |
This provider holds licence 35805 issued in AK. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Registered Nurse covers
(1) A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (B.S.N.), who is licensed or certified by the state, and is practicing within the scope of that license or certification. R.N.'s assist patient in recovering and maintaining their physical or mental health. They assist physicians during treatments and examinations and administer medications. (2) A provider who is trained and educated in a formal nursing education program at an accredited school of nursing, passes a national certification examination, and is licensed by the state to practice nursing. The individual provides nursing services to patients or clients in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care and restoration and maintenance of health across the life span. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 163W00000X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1003243684 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Sep 27, 2013 |
| Last updated | Sep 27, 2013 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Gender | Female |
| Credential | RN |
| Practice address |
1717 COWLES ST Fairbanks, AK 99701 (270) 302-1495 |
| Mailing address |
4428 MAYFIELD CT APT 2 Ft Wainwright, AK 99703 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Sum = 56 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 4 · actual last digit = 4
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.