NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jennifer Cherop Melly, ARNP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Des Moines, IA

Jennifer Cherop Melly, ARNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1356956916, issued on Sep 10, 2020. Check the license (Iowa G159978, 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
1356956916
Name
Jennifer Cherop Melly
Credential
ARNP
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
G159978 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3509 E 29TH St, Des Moines, IA 50317
Phone
(515) 248-1600
Enumerated
Sep 10, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 26, 2022
Fax
(515) 248-1610
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200928002120); 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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Also registered at 3509 E 29TH St

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  2. Jessica Bottenfield-Biehn, ARNP/CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1588999114
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  4. Diane Clevenger, ARNPAdvanced Practice Midwife1356315824
  5. Louise Convery, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1699728287
  6. Amy DiazFamily Nurse Practitioner1588241384

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  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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

121 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.

  1. Jennifer Melly121
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Bupropion Xl14 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: $26.43

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jennifer Melly$26.43
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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

One hospital affiliation

  1. Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Jennifer Cherop Melly among 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Iowa

Jennifer Cherop Melly, ARNP is one of 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Iowa. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 45% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 45% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2021 among the 398 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

65 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Des Moines

They are 65 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Iowa.

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The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer Rogers, NURSE PRACTITIONERDes Moines, IA 503171528605367
  2. Brandy StrawnDes Moines, IA 503171184559932
  3. Denise Hoevelkamp, ARNPDes Moines, IA 503161447812102
  4. Sara Lockner, ARNPDes Moines, IA 503161215213707
  5. Kelly Maxwell, ARNPDes Moines, IA 503161730687328
  6. Kimberly Roberts, ARNPDes Moines, IA 503161316356496
  7. Sydney Cloyd, ARNPDes Moines, IA 503141609532910
  8. Patricia Ferlitsch, ARNP, PMHNP-BCDes Moines, IA 503141093287930

Common questions

What is Jennifer Cherop Melly, ARNP's NPI number?

Jennifer Cherop Melly, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356956916, issued on Sep 10, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jennifer Cherop Melly, ARNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3509 E 29TH St, Des Moines, IA, 50317. Phone: (515) 248-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jennifer Cherop Melly, ARNP's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number G159978, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Jennifer Cherop Melly, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jennifer Cherop Melly, ARNP had 121 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.