Melanie Cathleen Cassell, ARNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · Cedar Rapids, IA
Melanie Cathleen Cassell, ARNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and NPI 1952976854, issued on May 24, 2021. Check the license (Iowa A163469, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Cathleen Cassell
- Credential
- ARNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- A163469 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 788 8TH Ave SE Ste 400, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
- Phone
- (319) 832-2328
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2026
- Fax
- (319) 832-1168
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210721000441); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 788 8TH Ave SE Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melanie Cathleen Cassell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license A163469Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
984 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis113 claims
- Clopidogrel85 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate84 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate76 claims
- Furosemide68 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate48 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: $122.78
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Eastern Iowa Health CenterCedar Rapids, IA
- Mercy Medical CenterCedar Rapids, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Cathleen Cassell among 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa
Melanie Cathleen Cassell, ARNP is one of 1,971 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Iowa. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 67% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 1,398 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
131 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Cedar Rapids
They are 131 of the 2,949 NPPES records with a practice address in Cedar Rapids, and 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa.
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- Elizabeth Eichhorn, ARNPCedar Rapids, IA 524011265784201
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Common questions
What is Melanie Cathleen Cassell, ARNP's NPI number?
Melanie Cathleen Cassell, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952976854, issued on May 24, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Cathleen Cassell, ARNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 788 8TH Ave SE Ste 400, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52401. Phone: (319) 832-2328. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Cathleen Cassell, ARNP's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number A163469, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melanie Cathleen Cassell, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Cathleen Cassell, ARNP had 984 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.
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.