NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melody K. Kern, ARNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Cedar Falls, IA

Melody K. Kern, ARNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and NPI 1154800332, issued on Aug 9, 2018. Check the license (Iowa A13708, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1154800332
Name
Melody K. Kern
Credential
ARNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
A13708 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
715 W 1St St Ste 2, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
Phone
(319) 961-1771
Enumerated
Aug 9, 2018
Record last updated
Jul 12, 2024
Fax
(319) 575-6059
Medicaid ID
0076372 IA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20181206000524); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

226 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Melody Kern226
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide25 claims
  2. Potassium Chloride22 claims
  3. Ropinirole Hcl15 claims
  4. Acetic Acid14 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate13 claims
  6. Trazodone Hcl13 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 2 group practices

  1. CH Specialty Services IA PCOsceola, IA
  2. Curana Health OF Iowa PLLCOsceola, IA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melody K. Kern among 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa

Melody K. Kern, ARNP is one of 1,971 family 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 2018, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 47% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 1,398 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

23 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Cedar Falls

They are 23 of the 633 NPPES records with a practice address in Cedar Falls, and 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emily Ball, ARNPCedar Falls, IA 506131235403015
  2. Brianna Bulgarelli, ARNPCedar Falls, IA 506131346734175
  3. Angela Devries, ARNP NP-CCedar Falls, IA 506131821472556
  4. Tmothy Doyle, ARNPCedar Falls, IA 506131689979460
  5. Marjorie Easter, ARNPCedar Falls, IA 506131265597652
  6. Suzanne Gettman, ARNPCedar Falls, IA 506131902248511
  7. Angela Gingrich, ARNPCedar Falls, IA 506131760822431
  8. Mary Hughes, ARNPCedar Falls, IA 506131396197653

Common questions

What is Melody K. Kern, ARNP's NPI number?

Melody K. Kern, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154800332, issued on Aug 9, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melody K. Kern, ARNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 715 W 1St St Ste 2, Cedar Falls, IA, 50613. Phone: (319) 961-1771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melody K. Kern, ARNP's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number A13708, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Melody K. Kern, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Melody K. Kern, ARNP had 226 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.