Melissa Kress
Mental Health Counselor · Independence, IA
Melissa Kress is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Independence, Iowa, and NPI 1710547849, issued on Jun 20, 2019. Check the license (Iowa 095859, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Kress
- Primary taxonomy
- Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
- License number
- 095859 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2349 Jamestown Ave Ste 3, Independence, IA 50644
- Phone
- (319) 334-4010
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2019
- Record last updated
- Oct 17, 2024
- Fax
- (319) 334-7265
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231229001486); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Kress in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 095859Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Abbe Center For Community Mental Health IncIndependence, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Kress among 2,567 mental health counselor records in Iowa
Melissa Kress is one of 2,567 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Iowa. 14% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 52% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 14% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 22% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2015 among the 554 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YM0800X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Independence
They are 5 of the 124 NPPES records with a practice address in Independence, and 2,567 mental health counselor records in Iowa.
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The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mary Lynch, CRC, LMHCIndependence, IA 506441659749596
- Thomas MagnerIndependence, IA 506441528372968
- Nicole McGreevyIndependence, IA 506441275491649
- Kristin O'Conner Sherrets, MA, LMHCIndependence, IA 506441366677130
- Brian Nissen, LBSWHazelton, IA 506411184851206
- Brenda Schmidtke, BAHazelton, IA 506411487884326
- Gail Althaus, MA, LMHCJesup, IA 506481710171392
- Julie Johnson, PSYD, LMHCGrundy Center, IA 506381235402652
Common questions
What is Melissa Kress's NPI number?
Melissa Kress's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710547849, issued on Jun 20, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Kress located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2349 Jamestown Ave Ste 3, Independence, IA, 50644. Phone: (319) 334-4010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Kress's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 095859, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.