NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward James Melcher, ARNP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · Iowa City, IA

Edward James Melcher, ARNP is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1831368935, issued on Feb 22, 2008. Check the license (Iowa H098322, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831368935
Name
Edward James Melcher
Credential
ARNP
Primary taxonomy
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
License number
H098322 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
540 E Jefferson St, Iowa City, IA 52245
Phone
(319) 339-3400
Enumerated
Feb 22, 2008
Record last updated
May 20, 2025
Fax
(515) 280-4618
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080414000442); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Edward James Melcher in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024

4,569 Medicare Part D claims for 887 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.

  1. Edward Melcher4,569
  2. Specialty average1,280

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate545 claims
  2. Eliquis413 claims
  3. Furosemide349 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium344 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate294 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium221 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $109.84

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 12,291 providers of this specialty with any payment received $946.40 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edward Melcher$109.84
  2. Specialty average$946.40

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. State University OF IowaIowa City, IA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Edward James Melcher among 127 adult health nurse practitioner records in Iowa

Edward James Melcher, ARNP is one of 127 adult health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Iowa. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 25% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 25% of these records are older, 69% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2013 among the 76 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2200X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers in Iowa

There are 127 adult health nurse practitioner records in Iowa.

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The 8 adult health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Adisa Tokaca, ARNPIowa City, IA 522451659654028
  2. Elizabeth Whitaker, ARNP, ACNPC-AGIowa City, IA 522451538841721
  3. Daniel Holthaus, AGNPIowa City, IA 522461003414004
  4. Nicole MeierottoIowa City, IA 522461679124416
  5. Julie Patten, ARNPIowa City, IA 522461366409054
  6. Amy Bader Takes, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421457994360
  7. Jennifer Becker, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421679977482
  8. Mary Christopher, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421700162120

Common questions

What is Edward James Melcher, ARNP's NPI number?

Edward James Melcher, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831368935, issued on Feb 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward James Melcher, ARNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 540 E Jefferson St, Iowa City, IA, 52245. Phone: (319) 339-3400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward James Melcher, ARNP's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number H098322, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Edward James Melcher, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward James Melcher, ARNP had 4,569 Medicare Part D claims for 887 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.