Melissa Kay Watson
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner · Iowa City, IA
Melissa Kay Watson is an acute care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1811593643, issued on Dec 8, 2020. Check the license (Iowa H161537, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Kay Watson
- Primary taxonomy
- Acute Care Nurse Practitioner 363LA2100X
- License number
- H161537 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 211 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
- Phone
- (319) 541-5379
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2020
- Record last updated
- Dec 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220128000358); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Kay Watson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license H161537Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average acute care nurse practitioner in 2024
246 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries, against an average of 594 among the 13,133 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir39 claims
- Azithromycin15 claims
- Prednisone14 claims
- Eliquis13 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationMarshalltown, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Kay Watson among 172 acute care nurse practitioner records in Iowa
Melissa Kay Watson is one of 172 acute care 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 2020, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 56% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2019 among the 136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2100X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Iowa
There are 172 acute care nurse practitioner records in Iowa.
All 172 in Iowa → Every provider in Iowa City → Acute Care Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 acute care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wesley Benn, DNPIowa City, IA 522421174905772
- Heather Dunn, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421134350689
- Rhonda Dunn, ACNPIowa City, IA 522421013205657
- Lanae GibsonIowa City, IA 522421720508310
- Teri Howard, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421992130777
- Susan Joy, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421629446521
- Sherry Killius, ACNPIowa City, IA 522421447529961
- Vicki Kraus, PHD, ARNP, CDEIowa City, IA 522421376743708
Common questions
What is Melissa Kay Watson's NPI number?
Melissa Kay Watson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811593643, issued on Dec 8, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Kay Watson located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 211 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 541-5379. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Kay Watson's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number H161537, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Kay Watson prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Kay Watson had 246 Medicare Part D claims for 115 beneficiaries; the average among acute care nurse practitioner prescribers was 594. 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.