Dr. Melissa Young-Szalay MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1316945009 is registered to Dr. Melissa Young-Szalay MD, a Hand Surgery practising at 9500 University Ave Ste 1107 in West Des Moines, Iowa. Hand Surgery is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Dr. Melissa Young-Szalay MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2005.
Secondary identifiers
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Source: NPPES public registry.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Dr. Melissa Young-Szalay MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Dr. Melissa Young-Szalay MD directly at (515) 212-6089.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1316945009 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Hand Surgery is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (515) 212-6089.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Dr. Melissa Young-Szalay MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.