Melissa Kay Wendell, CNM
Advanced Practice Midwife · Decatur, IL
Melissa Kay Wendell, CNM is an advanced practice midwife with a practice address in Decatur, Illinois, and NPI 1598039661, issued on Mar 6, 2012. Check the license (Illinois 277.003217, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Kay Wendell
- Credential
- CNM
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Practice Midwife 367A00000X
- License number
- 277.003217 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2 Memorial Dr FL 1, Decatur, IL 62526
- Phone
- (217) 545-8000
- Enumerated
- Mar 6, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 24, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130215000520); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2 Memorial Dr FL 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Melissa Kay Wendell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 277.003217Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced practice midwife in 2024
15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 72 among the 2,776 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $1,824.43
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 3,833 providers of this specialty with any payment received $204.49 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Siu Physicians And Surgeons IncDecatur, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Kay Wendell among 494 advanced practice midwife records in Illinois
Melissa Kay Wendell, CNM is one of 494 advanced practice midwife records with a practice address in Illinois. 53% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 43% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 53% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 38% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2017 among the 188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367A00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Practice Midwife providers in Illinois
There are 494 advanced practice midwife records in Illinois.
All 494 in Illinois → Every provider in Decatur → Advanced Practice Midwife nationwide →
The 8 advanced practice midwife records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Julie Brasel, C.N.M.Decatur, IL 625261093268583
- Debra Campbell, MSN, CNMDecatur, IL 625261558690115
- Kelli Daugherty, CNM, APRNDecatur, IL 625261619400447
- Susan Lock, CNM, APNDecatur, IL 625261801236146
- Debra Lowrance, CNM, IBCLCRobinson, IL 624541174869408
- Tiffany Moseley, CNMAnnapolis, IL 624131194597161
- Stephanie Gordon, CNMEffingham, IL 624011174992127
- Amber GuytonSpringfield, IL 627021023873692
Common questions
What is Melissa Kay Wendell, CNM's NPI number?
Melissa Kay Wendell, CNM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598039661, issued on Mar 6, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Kay Wendell, CNM located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2 Memorial Dr FL 1, Decatur, IL, 62526. Phone: (217) 545-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Kay Wendell, CNM's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 277.003217, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melissa Kay Wendell, CNM prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Kay Wendell, CNM had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among advanced practice midwife prescribers was 72. 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.