NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melinda Arnold, PA

Physician Assistant · Marshalltown, IA

Melinda Arnold, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Marshalltown, Iowa, and NPI 1013618701, issued on Mar 10, 2023. Check the license (Iowa 127472, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1013618701
Name
Melinda Arnold
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
127472 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
421 E Merle Hibbs Blvd, Marshalltown, IA 50158
Phone
(641) 752-0654
Enumerated
Mar 10, 2023
Record last updated
Sep 30, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240826002038); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 2024
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 421 E Merle Hibbs Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Carol Barlow, ARNPNurse Practitioner1225592074
  2. Matthew Crandon, PTPhysical Therapist1730301375
  3. Daniel DelaneyFamily Medicine Physician1992360697
  4. Lynne Desotel, MDFamily Medicine Physician1568545960
  5. Jeffrey Dikis, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1740544386
  6. John Hamilton, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1982720231

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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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mcfarland Clinic PCAmes, IA

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

Melinda Arnold among 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa

Melinda Arnold, PA is one of 1,525 physician assistant 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 2023, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 83% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2024 · median 2017 among the 1,053 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

15 physician assistant records list a practice address in Marshalltown

They are 15 of the 443 NPPES records with a practice address in Marshalltown, and 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew Dolfie, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTMarshalltown, IA 501581326550914
  2. Rebecca Driscoll, PA-CMarshalltown, IA 501581609461458
  3. Mariah Fritz-Chyma, PAMarshalltown, IA 501581457967051
  4. Karisa Goering, PA-CMarshalltown, IA 501581073941498
  5. Ann Jones, PA-CMarshalltown, IA 501581881683811
  6. Leanne Knoop, PA-CMarshalltown, IA 501581316936511
  7. Michael Knutsen, MPAS, PA-CMarshalltown, IA 501581063774321
  8. Maemie Miller, PA-CMarshalltown, IA 501581578074324

Common questions

What is Melinda Arnold, PA's NPI number?

Melinda Arnold, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013618701, issued on Mar 10, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melinda Arnold, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 421 E Merle Hibbs Blvd, Marshalltown, IA, 50158. Phone: (641) 752-0654. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melinda Arnold, PA's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 127472, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.