NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melinda Silver, ARNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Cedar Rapids, IA

Melinda Silver, ARNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and NPI 1548579824, issued on Oct 4, 2010. Check the license (Iowa A105909, 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
1548579824
Name
Melinda Silver
Credential
ARNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
A105909 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1026 A Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
Phone
(319) 369-7105
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2010
Record last updated
Oct 4, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101102001179); 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 1026 A Ave NE

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  4. Sayeed Ahmed, MDFamily Medicine Physician1609229657
  5. Mushtaq Ali, MDInternal Medicine Physician1457655979
  6. Thomas Amosson, MDHospitalist Physician1942670179

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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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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

552 Medicare Part D claims for 371 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Melinda Silver552
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin88 claims
  2. Prednisone87 claims
  3. Doxycycline Hyclate83 claims
  4. Amoxicillin39 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass33 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl18 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: $80.43

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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.

  1. Melinda Silver$80.43
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. St Lukes Jones Regional Medical CenterAnamosa, IA

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

Melinda Silver among 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa

Melinda Silver, 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 2010, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 14% of these records are older, 84% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2018 among the 1,398 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 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.

All 1,971 in Iowa → Every provider in Cedar Rapids → Family Nurse Practitioner nationwide →

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kristin Baker, DNP, ARNPCedar Rapids, IA 524021790167344
  2. Erin Brown, A.R.N.P.Cedar Rapids, IA 524021407297351
  3. Angela Dwyer, A.R.N.P.Cedar Rapids, IA 524021326034851
  4. Amy Freeman, ARNPCedar Rapids, IA 524021255707592
  5. Elizabeth Hoffman, ARNPCedar Rapids, IA 524021225098627
  6. Katie Huether, NP-CCedar Rapids, IA 524021598198061
  7. Brandy LeclereCedar Rapids, IA 524021932563061
  8. Chelsi Miller, FNPCedar Rapids, IA 524021912230426

Common questions

What is Melinda Silver, ARNP's NPI number?

Melinda Silver, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548579824, issued on Oct 4, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melinda Silver, ARNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1026 A Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52402. Phone: (319) 369-7105. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melinda Silver, ARNP's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number A105909, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melinda Silver, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melinda Silver, ARNP had 552 Medicare Part D claims for 371 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.

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.