Melinda Truesdell, APRN
Melinda Truesdell, APRN is a Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in Billings, MT, registered under NPI 1023422763.
Getting there
The practice address on file is 2800 10TH AVE N, Billings, MT 59101. We have not yet mapped what surrounds this office — parking, transit, and nearby pharmacies are added as our data collection reaches each location.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 100445 | MT | Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse… primary |
This provider holds licence 100445 issued in MT. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner
- PAC ID
- 1557588662
Enrolled in Medicare 2 times, across 2 states:
| State | Enrollment ID | Provider type |
|---|---|---|
| Montana | I20140814000122 | Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner |
| Wyoming | I20260126001784 | Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner |
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner. There are 2 separate enrolment records across 2 states (MT, WY). Multiple enrolments usually mean the provider bills Medicare from more than one practice location, or has kept an earlier enrolment after moving. Each record carries its own enrolment ID, listed above. Being enrolled means the provider can bill Medicare; it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Psychiatric/Mental Health covers
Definition to come... NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 363LP0808X
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 | 1023422763 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Jun 19, 2014 |
| Last updated | Feb 24, 2016 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Gender | Female |
| Credential | APRN |
| Practice address |
2800 10TH AVE N Billings, MT 59101 (406) 238-2500 |
| Mailing address |
PO BOX 35100 Billings, MT 59107 |
| Other names |
Melinda Begger Former Legal Business Name |
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 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 |
Sum = 57 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 3 · actual last digit = 3
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.