Melissa A. Smithbower, DC
Chiropractor · Altoona, PA
Melissa A. Smithbower, DC is a chiropractor with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1104097229, issued on Mar 17, 2008. Check the license (Pennsylvania DC008921, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa A. Smithbower
- Credential
- DC
- Primary taxonomy
- Chiropractor 111N00000X
- License number
- DC008921 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3010 Maple Ave, Altoona, PA 16601
- Phone
- (814) 940-8888
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2008
- Record last updated
- Nov 5, 2024
- Fax
- (814) 940-8988
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180326002285); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3010 Maple Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa A. Smithbower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license DC008921Check 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
- Traficante Family Chiropractic PCAltoona, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa A. Smithbower among 3,934 chiropractor records in Pennsylvania
Melissa A. Smithbower, DC is one of 3,934 chiropractor records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 16% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 65% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 16% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2000 among the 1,759 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 75% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 111N00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
33 chiropractor records list a practice address in Altoona
They are 33 of the 1,985 NPPES records with a practice address in Altoona, and 3,934 chiropractor records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 chiropractor records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Terence Campbell, D.C.Altoona, PA 166011639131550
- Tracee Dubbs, D.C.Altoona, PA 166011265821482
- William Fraundorfer, DCAltoona, PA 166011346206968
- John Hamer, DCAltoona, PA 166011649286717
- William Levis, D.C.Altoona, PA 166011932246097
- Patrick Connolly, D.C.Altoona, PA 166021215900790
- Edward Farabaugh, D.C.Altoona, PA 166021477533883
- Brett Fye, D.C.Altoona, PA 166021699756205
Common questions
What is Melissa A. Smithbower, DC's NPI number?
Melissa A. Smithbower, DC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104097229, issued on Mar 17, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa A. Smithbower, DC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3010 Maple Ave, Altoona, PA, 16601. Phone: (814) 940-8888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa A. Smithbower, DC's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number DC008921, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania 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.