Individual provider Active NPI

Melissa Sue Wendell, CRNA

  • Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
  • Huntsville, AL
National Provider Identifier
1578522819
Registry record updated Nov 11, 2025
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Certified Registered Nurse AnesthetistTaxonomy code 367500000X
License
1-066170 Issued in AL
Practice address
911 Big Cove Rd SE
Anesthesia Dept.
Huntsville, AL 35801-3750
Phone
(256) 265-8120
Fax
(256) 265-8969
NPI assigned
Mar 23, 2006
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Nov 11, 2025

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X 1-066170 AL Primary
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X 4035572 KY

Addresses

Primary practice location

911 Big Cove Rd SE
Anesthesia Dept.
Huntsville, AL 35801-3750

Mailing address

PO Box 1389
Huntsville, AL 35807-0389
Phone (205) 979-5882

Other practice location 1

200 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202-2877
Phone (502) 852-5851

Other identifiers 2

IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
51531243OtherALBCBS OF AL
051556910MedicaidAL

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in AL, KY2 enrollments

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20051107000764 AL Practitioner - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna) 3375561418 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations
I20250422000957 KY Practitioner - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna) 3375561418 Reassigns benefits to 2 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (Crna)
Education
Other, 2000
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Anesthesia Group Practice IncGroup PAC ID 1254245137, 396 clinicians
Premier Anesthesia of Montgomery PCGroup PAC ID 5799684148, 117 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1 Medical Village Dr
Edgewood, KY 41017-3403
Phone (859) 301-2000

200 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202-1886
Phone (502) 587-4401

2105 E S Blvd
Montgomery, AL 36116-2409
Phone (334) 286-3579

Hospital & facility affiliations

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Not enrolled
HHS exclusion list flag
Flagged The directory lists this NPI on an HHS exclusion list. The OIG exclusions file (LEIE) holds no record for this NPI, and the directory does not say which list the flag comes from. How exclusions are shown Confirm with the OIG exclusions search.
Credentials
Certified Registered Nurse

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
1-066170ALMDCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Premier Anesthesia of Montgomery PC Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered CurrentSince Nov 20, 2025 Accepting new patients
Anesthesia Group Practice, Inc Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered CurrentSince Apr 15, 2025 Accepting new patients
University of Louisville Physicians, Inc. CurrentSince Dec 1, 2025 Accepting new patients
Crna Services of DGH Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered CurrentSince Apr 19, 2021 Accepting new patients
University of Louisville Physicians, Inc. CurrentSince Dec 1, 2025 Accepting new patients
University of Louisville Physicians, Inc. Current Accepting new patients
The Health Care Authority of the City of Huntsville Past Accepting new patients
HH Health System-Morgan Inc. Past Accepting new patients

Locations

1201 7th St SE
Decatur, AL 35601
Phone (256) 341-2000

2105 E South Blvd
Montgomery, AL 36116
Phone (334) 286-2842

7752 Solution Ctr
Chicago, IL 60677

1 Medical Village Dr
Edgewood, KY 41017
Phone (859) 301-2000

4900 Houston Rd
Florence, KY 41042
Phone (859) 212-5200

571 S Floyd St
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone (502) 561-2700

200 Abraham Flexner Way
Louisville, KY 40202
Phone (502) 569-7983

Organizations & group practices 8

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

Hospital & facility affiliations 24

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

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NPI Registry JSON

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

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        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-03-23",
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Sources for this page

  • NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Nov 11, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
  • Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments.
  • 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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