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Mary Melissa Buchanan, CNA

Community Based Hospice Care Agency in Urbandale, IA · enumerated 2017 · practices at Smmc in-Home Care.

Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES

National Provider Identifier

1598278434

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Registry record

Entity type Individual (Type 1)
Name Mary Melissa Buchanan
Credential CNA
Sex Female
Practice address Urbandale, IA, 50322
Phone (515) 230-6691
Enumeration date Nov 14, 2017
Last updated in NPPES Jun 13, 2018

Street address withheld: NPPES sole-proprietor addresses can be home addresses. See our data policy.

Taxonomy & licenses

314000000X Skilled Nursing Facility Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities · License 070780 (IA) Secondary
253Z00000X In Home Supportive Care Agency Agencies · License 070780 (IA) Secondary
315D00000X Inpatient Hospice Nursing & Custodial Care Facilities · License 070780 (IA) Secondary
374U00000X Home Health Aide Nursing Service Related Providers · License 070780 (IA) Secondary
376K00000X Nurse's Aide Nursing Service Related Providers · License 070780 (IA) Secondary
385H00000X Respite Care Respite Care Facility · License 070780 (IA) Secondary
385HR2060X Child Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities Respite Care Respite Care Facility · License 070780 (IA) Secondary
251G00000X Community Based Hospice Care Agency Agencies · License 070780 (IA) Primary

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What specialty is Mary Melissa Buchanan?
Mary Melissa Buchanan is registered in NPPES with the primary taxonomy of Community Based Hospice Care Agency. The taxonomy code describes the provider's classification and area of specialization for claims and credentialing.
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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2018-06-13.