NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melinda A. Smith, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Muscatine, IA

Melinda A. Smith, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Muscatine, Iowa, and NPI 1649257254, issued on Dec 23, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 28738, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; 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
1649257254
Name
Melinda A. Smith
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
28738 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1518 Mulberry Ave, Muscatine, IA 52761
Phone
(563) 262-4111
Enumerated
Dec 23, 2005
Record last updated
May 2, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(563) 264-9175
Medicaid ID
3085829 IA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070501000250); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1988
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 1518 Mulberry Ave

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

  1. Tuba Ali, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1952662223
  2. Rhea Allen, MDFamily Medicine Physician1366429177
  3. Sandra Ball, PAPhysician Assistant1811981673
  4. Grace Bowling, LD, RDN, CDERegistered Dietitian1760936199
  5. Susan Coleman, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1609880541
  6. Beth ColonFamily Nurse Practitioner1356724405

Verify Melinda A. Smith in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
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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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5.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

17,117 Medicare Part D claims for 707 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 534 claims were for opioids.

  1. Melinda Smith17,117
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium1,231 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium714 claims
  3. Lisinopril544 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium504 claims
  5. Furosemide433 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium431 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Unity HealthcareMuscatine, IA

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

Melinda A. Smith among 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa

Melinda A. Smith, M.D. is one of 871 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 2008 among the 386 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Muscatine

They are 6 of the 346 NPPES records with a practice address in Muscatine, and 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ceren Durer, MDMuscatine, IA 527611619520657
  2. Maitreyi Janarthanan, MDMuscatine, IA 527611982652186
  3. James Kwirant, M.D.Muscatine, IA 527611518944289
  4. Manasi Nadkarni, MDMuscatine, IA 527611538171145
  5. Robert Weis, M.D.Muscatine, IA 527611205813912
  6. Suheil Barakat, M.D.Clinton, IA 527321013975259
  7. Ahmed Fathala, MDClinton, IA 527321184604696
  8. Erin Herndon, M.D.Clinton, IA 527321942294483

Common questions

What is Melinda A. Smith, M.D.'s NPI number?

Melinda A. Smith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649257254, issued on Dec 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melinda A. Smith, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1518 Mulberry Ave, Muscatine, IA, 52761. Phone: (563) 262-4111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melinda A. Smith, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 28738, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Melinda A. Smith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melinda A. Smith, M.D. had 17,117 Medicare Part D claims for 707 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.