Melissa Jane Briggs, FNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Durango, CO

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At a glance

1305 Escalante Drive, Durango, CO 81303

NPPES record updated Jul 14, 2026. Public records can lag behind changes at a practice.

Before you call: a quick checklist
  • Are you accepting new patients?
  • Do you accept my specific insurance plan?
  • Do you provide the service I need at this address?
  • Do I need a referral, and what is the earliest appointment?

Insurance participation and appointment availability are not established by these public records.

Medicare & insurance

Listed as opted out of Medicare

This clinician has a currently effective opt-out record in the imported CMS file. Ask the practice about payment arrangements before booking.

  • Effective Jul 1, 2026 through Jul 1, 2028

Source: Opt Out Affidavits : 2026-08-01 · Reporting period: 2026-08-01 to 2026-08-31 · Published Sep 21, 2026.

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Practice location

1305 Escalante Drive #205
Durango, CO 81303

Additional reported practice locations

1070 W Baptist Rd
Colorado Springs, CO 809212402
Phone: 6154254200
1970 E 3Rd Ave Ste 1
Durango, CO 813015049
Phone: 9703352288
Fax: 9703352280
REPORTED BACKGROUND

Education & affiliations

Medical / professional school
Not reported in this file
Graduation year
2020
CMS specialties
Nurse Practitioner

Reported hospital affiliations

Graduation year does not establish years in practice. A reported affiliation does not establish employment, current admitting privileges, or insurance participation.

Source: CMS National Downloadable File · Published Oct 15, 2026.

Source: CMS Facility Affiliation Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.

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PUBLISHED MEDICARE ACTIVITY

Procedures in the public data

Reported activity can help you ask more informed questions about a practice’s services.

No displayed procedure-category record in this release. This does not mean the clinician performs no procedures.

CMS uses a one-year claims window with a reporting lag. Counts cover the Medicare activity included by CMS, not all patients. “1–10” is a published range. Volume is not a quality or outcomes score. Coverage and methodology

Source: CMS Utilization Data · Published Oct 15, 2026.

Service-mix comparison is unavailable for this NPI in the imported Medicare service file.

PAYMENT TRANSPARENCY

Industry-reported general payments

No matching general-payment summary in the imported release. This is not a verified zero and does not rule out other payment types or years.

Source: CMS 2025 payments grouped by covered recipient and nature of payments · Published Jun 30, 2026.

Professional details: NPI, taxonomy & registry record
NPI1689268187
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Registry details

Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner
Taxonomy code
363LF0000X
Enumeration date
Feb 24, 2021
Record updated
Jul 14, 2026
More registry details
Provider type
Individual · Type 1
Reported credentials
FNP

Reported taxonomies and licenses

Family Nurse Practitioner

363LF0000X

License reported: 162189 CO

Family Nurse Practitioner

363LF0000X · Primary

License reported: APN.0996317-NP CO

License numbers and credentials are reported to NPPES; HCPList does not independently verify them.

Practice location

1305 Escalante Drive
#205
Durango, CO 81303
Phone
(970) 259-1971
Fax
(970) 259-4036
Mailing address
1305 ESCALANTE DRIVE
#205
DURANGO, CO 81303
Source: NPPES Source through Oct 18, 2026An NPI does not verify licensure or credentials.

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