Ryan Patrick Melcher, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Des Moines, IA
Ryan Patrick Melcher, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1588683106, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 36522, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ryan Patrick Melcher
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 36522 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Phone
- (515) 241-6372
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2024
- Fax
- (515) 401-1955
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061003000396); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ryan Patrick Melcher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 36522Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $18.36
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Associated Anesthesiologists PCDes Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ryan Patrick Melcher among 569 anesthesiology physician records in Iowa
Ryan Patrick Melcher, M.D. is one of 569 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2006 among the 361 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
114 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 114 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 569 anesthesiology physician records in Iowa.
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- Louis Dewild, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091821074071
- Robert Eggers, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091548246333
- James Faust, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091275510943
- Stephen Forney, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091922084847
Common questions
What is Ryan Patrick Melcher, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ryan Patrick Melcher, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588683106, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ryan Patrick Melcher, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA, 50309. Phone: (515) 241-6372. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ryan Patrick Melcher, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 36522, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.