Melissa Tiffiny Garrett, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Waterloo, IA
Melissa Tiffiny Garrett, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Waterloo, Iowa, and NPI 1881910271, issued on Apr 11, 2010. Check the license (Iowa MD45073, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Tiffiny Garrett
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD45073 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1753 W Ridgeway Ave Ste 107, Waterloo, IA 50701
- Phone
- (319) 833-5907
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 4, 2022
- Fax
- (319) 833-5908
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180509000994); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1753 W Ridgeway Ave Ste 107
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Henry, M.D.Surgery Physician1285861120
- Jason Kasenberg, DOSurgery Physician1922349331
- Andrew Rikkers, DOSurgery Physician1558455386
- Barbara Salisbury, ARNPNurse Practitioner1164083861
Verify Melissa Tiffiny Garrett in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD45073Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
224 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf119 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl32 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen30 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: $2,133.73
35 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Waverly Health CenterWaverly, IA · Critical Access Hospitals5 of 5 stars
- Cedar Valley Medical Specialists PCWaterloo, IA
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationWaterloo, 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 Tiffiny Garrett among 437 surgery physician records in Iowa
Melissa Tiffiny Garrett, M.D. is one of 437 surgery physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 73% 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 50% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 50% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 218 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 surgery physician records list a practice address in Waterloo
They are 16 of the 1,512 NPPES records with a practice address in Waterloo, and 437 surgery physician records in Iowa.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Cak, MDWaterloo, IA 507011609829688
- Douglas Duven, MDWaterloo, IA 507011861445223
- Brian Gerrelts, MDWaterloo, IA 507011003869397
- Jayson GesmeWaterloo, IA 507011821042698
- Christopher Healey, MDWaterloo, IA 507011922444637
- David Henry, M.D.Waterloo, IA 507011285861120
- Jason Kasenberg, DOWaterloo, IA 507011922349331
- Andrew Rikkers, DOWaterloo, IA 507011558455386
Common questions
What is Melissa Tiffiny Garrett, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Tiffiny Garrett, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881910271, issued on Apr 11, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Tiffiny Garrett, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1753 W Ridgeway Ave Ste 107, Waterloo, IA, 50701. Phone: (319) 833-5907. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Tiffiny Garrett, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD45073, 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 Melissa Tiffiny Garrett, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Tiffiny Garrett, M.D. had 224 Medicare Part D claims for 192 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.