Melissa Ann Cowan, ARNP
Family Nurse Practitioner · West Des Moines, IA
Melissa Ann 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 Ann 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
- Record last updated
- Oct 6, 2023
- Fax
- (515) 241-2032
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210920002072); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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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 Ann 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 1,305 among the 140,557 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 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 hospitals and group practices
- Greater Regional Medical CenterCreston, IA · Critical Access Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationAnkeny, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Melissa Ann Cowan among 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa
Melissa Ann Cowan, 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 2021, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 67% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 1,398 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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).
53 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in West Des Moines
They are 53 of the 2,201 NPPES records with a practice address in West Des Moines, and 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Ann Cowan, ARNP's NPI number?
Melissa Ann 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 Ann 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 Ann 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 Ann Cowan, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Ann Cowan, ARNP had 234 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melissa Ann Cowan, ARNP's MIPS final 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), 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.