Melissa Hankins Cessna, MD
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician · Salt Lake City, UT
Melissa Hankins Cessna, MD is an anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1033178090, issued on Mar 20, 2006. Check the license (Utah 4828444-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Hankins Cessna
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician 207ZP0102X
- License number
- 4828444-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8TH Avenue & C Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84143
- Phone
- (801) 408-1784
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (801) 408-5196
- Medicaid ID
- 870326048001D6824 UT
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060525000064); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8TH Avenue & C Street
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Verify Melissa Hankins Cessna in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 4828444-1205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Utah Pathology Services IncProvo, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Hankins Cessna among 146 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in Utah
Melissa Hankins Cessna, MD is one of 146 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with a practice address in Utah. 57% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 1% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 57% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2007 among the 72 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZP0102X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician providers in Utah
There are 146 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records in Utah.
All 146 in Utah → Every provider in Salt Lake City → Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anatomic pathology & clinical pathology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Avent, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841431366411597
- Landon Coleman, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841431275592479
- Mary Hammond, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841431881653483
- Christopher Herman, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841431699734053
- Sarah Ilstrup, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841431104895598
- James Seaman, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841431548229487
- Ann Taylor, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841431548220809
- Kane Walsh, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841481861565681
Common questions
What is Melissa Hankins Cessna, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Hankins Cessna, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033178090, issued on Mar 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Hankins Cessna, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8TH Avenue & C Street, Salt Lake City, UT, 84143. Phone: (801) 408-1784. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Hankins Cessna, MD's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 4828444-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
What is Melissa Hankins Cessna, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.