Melissa Ann Chiston, MD

Primary specialty

Rheumatology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RR0500X

License

48288 Issued in IA

Practice address

3500 University Blvd
Ames, IA 50010-8676

Phone

(515) 239-4775

Fax

(515) 239-3045

NPI assigned

Jun 17, 2010

Last updated

Dec 23, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 4

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Other names 1

• Melissa Wells Former name

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Rheumatology

Education

University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal), 2010

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

McFarland Clinic PCGroup PAC ID 1254244239, 353 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Mercyone North Iowa Medical Center Hospital, Mason City, IA, CCN 160064
• Trinity Regional Medical Center Hospital, Fort Dodge, IA, CCN 160016
• Hansen Family Hospital Hospital, Iowa Falls, IA, CCN 161380
• Boone County Hospital Hospital, Boone, IA, CCN 161372
• Kossuth Regional Health Center Hospital, Algona, IA, CCN 161353

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: mwells105533@directmcfarlandclinic.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• McFarland Clinic PC

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Ames, IA
  • NPI 1639135643
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Floyd County Memorial Hospital Commission

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Charles City, IA
  • NPI 1265402390
  NPD (past)
• McFarland Clinic, PC

  • Eyewear Supplier
  • Boone, IA
  • NPI 1528149457
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Boone County Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Boone, IA
  • NPI 1467434225
  Care Compare affiliation
• Boone County Hospital

  dba Boone County Family Medicine North Walk In

  • Primary Care Clinic/Center
  • Boone, IA
  • NPI 1942664602

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Ellsworth Municipal Hospital

  dba Hansen Family Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Iowa Falls, IA
  • NPI 1831296052
  Care Compare affiliation
• Kossuth Regional Health Center

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Algona, IA
  • NPI 1841361276
  Care Compare affiliation
• Mercy Health Services-Iowa Corp

  dba Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa

  • Rural Acute Care Hospital
  • Mason City, IA
  • NPI 1467537886
  Care Compare affiliation
• Trinity Regional Medical Center

  dba UnityPoint Health Trinity Regional Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Fort Dodge, IA
  • NPI 1487759858
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "postal_code": "500105469",
            "telephone_number": "515-239-4400"
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}

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• Rheumatology Physician in Ames, IA
• Providers in Ames, IA by specialty
• Rheumatology Physician in Iowa

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Dec 23, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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