Melissa M Blessing, DO

Primary specialty

Forensic Pathology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207ZF0201X

License

DO-06799 Issued in IA

Practice address

200 Hawkins Dr
Iowa City, IA 52242-1009

Phone

(319) 356-2139

Fax

(319) 384-9613

NPI assigned

Jun 12, 2012

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 6

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

Pathology

Education

At Still Un of HLTH Sciences, Col of Osteo Med, Mesa, 2012

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

State University of IowaGroup PAC ID 7618884230, 1,886 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Hospital, Iowa City, IA, CCN 160058

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Osteopathy

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

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.

• State University of Iowa

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Iowa City, IA
  • NPI 1477554814
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• State University of Iowa

  • Clinical Medical Laboratory
  • Iowa City, IA
  • NPI 1265433676
  NPD
• State University of Iowa

  • Student Health Clinic/Center
  • Iowa City, IA
  • NPI 1285635664
  NPD (past)

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

• State University of Iowa

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Iowa City, IA
  • NPI 1376544320
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "address_1": "200 HAWKINS DR",
            "city": "IOWA CITY",
            "state": "IA",
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        "enumeration_date": "2012-06-12",
        "last_updated": "2026-01-20",
        "certification_date": "2026-01-20",
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            "license": "56491",
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        {
            "code": "207ZP0102X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Pathology, Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology",
            "state": "TX",
            "license": "S6361",
            "primary": false
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
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}

• Kayla Danielle Blankenship
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• Austin K Blay, CRNA
• Danubio E Blen, D.D.S
• Andrew Brian Blink, MD
• Alexa Elizabeth Bliss, DNP, ARNP, FNP-C
• Emily Susan Blitz
• Craig A Block, M.D.
• Kelsey Blocklinger

• Forensic Pathology Physician in Iowa City, IA
• Providers in Iowa City, IA by specialty
• Forensic Pathology Physician in Iowa

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 20, 2026; 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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