Alexander Menning, DO

Primary specialty

Colon & Rectal Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208C00000X

License

05517 Issued in KY

Practice address

1301 Penn Ave Ste 411
Des Moines, IA 50316-2367

Phone

(515) 265-1300

NPI assigned

Jun 21, 2017

Last updated

Jul 28, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

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

Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)Also: General Surgery

Education

Other, 2017

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationGroup PAC ID 8729992318, 1,254 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Hospital, Des Moines, IA, CCN 160082

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Osteopathy, Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: amenning1105717@direct.unitypoint.org

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.

• Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation

  dba UnityPoint Clinic

  • General Practice Physician
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1366425274

  Single Specialty

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Greene County Medical Center

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Jefferson, IA
  • NPI 1245260652

  Single Specialty

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Iowa Digestive Disease Center P.C.

  dba Iowa Digestive Disease Center

  • Gastroenterology Physician
  • Clive, IA
  • NPI 1275571747

  Single Specialty

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Greene County Medical Center

  dba Greene County Family Medicine

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Jefferson, IA
  • NPI 1457825192
  NPD
• St Luke's Methodist Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • NPI 1083708226
  NPD
• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  dba Iowa Methodist Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1396837951
  NPD (past)

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

• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  dba Iowa Lutheran Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1356433049
  Care Compare affiliation
• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  dba Iowa Methodist Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1396837951
  Care Compare affiliation
• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  dba Iowa Methodist Medical Center-Methodist West

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1598905762
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1753660800000",
    "number": "1700306636",
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "17628 BERKSHIRE PKWY",
            "city": "CLIVE",
            "state": "IA",
            "postal_code": "503252626"
        },
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
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            "address_1": "1301 PENN AVE STE 411",
            "city": "DES MOINES",
            "state": "IA",
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            "telephone_number": "515-265-1300"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
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        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "DO",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2017-06-21",
        "last_updated": "2025-07-28",
        "certification_date": "2025-07-28",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "208600000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Surgery",
            "state": "MI",
            "license": "5101023538",
            "primary": false
        },
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            "code": "208C00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Colon & Rectal Surgery",
            "state": "KY",
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        }
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    "identifiers": [],
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}

• Jennifer Cherop Melly, ARNP
• Menara Med LLC
• Menara Med LLC
• Davis B Mendel, DO
• Erin Renee Mendenhall-Brophy
• Jodi L Menninga, DNP, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
• Carol Alice Mensink, LMSW
• Emily Mentzer Driscoll, OTR
• Cassie N Menz, RD, LD
• Lisa J Menzies, MD

• Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician in Des Moines, IA
• Providers in Des Moines, IA by specialty
• Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician in Iowa

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 28, 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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