Melissa Cowan, ARNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · West Des Moines, IA
Melissa Cowan, ARNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1063180776, issued on Aug 30, 2021. Check the license (Iowa 118626, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Cowan
- Credential
- ARNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- 118626 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6000 University Ave Ste 101, West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Phone
- (515) 241-2600
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6000 University Ave Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Cowan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 118626Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
234 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,302 among the 128,048 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass50 claims
- Cephalexin42 claims
- Azithromycin16 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate16 claims
- Prednisone16 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.
The Medicare quality score for 2023: 99.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
2 hospital and facility affiliations
- Greater Regional Medical CenterCreston, IA · Critical Access Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationAnkeny, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
59 family nurse practitioner records list a West Des Moines practice address
They are 59 of the 2,201 NPPES records with a West Des Moines practice address, and 1,907 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Cowan, ARNP's NPI number?
Melissa Cowan, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063180776, issued on Aug 30, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Cowan, ARNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6000 University Ave Ste 101, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 241-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Cowan, ARNP's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 118626, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Cowan, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Cowan, ARNP had 234 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,302. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Cowan, ARNP's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.