Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Sarah Mechem, MD

Individual provider Family Medicine Physician · NPI 1396125894

Sarah Mechem, MD is registered under Hospice/Palliative Care in Des Moines, Iowa. Qualified in 2014, 12 years ago. Practices with Central Iowa Hospital Corporation, a 229-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Iowa.

Years since qualifying
12
Licensed in
IA
In the registry since
2015
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1200 Pleasant St # 206
Des Moines, IA 50309-1406
Phone: (515) 241-5750
Fax: (515) 241-5757
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Specialties & licences

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207QH0002X · Licence 44817 (IA)
Family Medicine Physician Taxonomy 207Q00000X · Licence R-10213 (IA)

Record details

NPI number1396125894
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJune 1, 2015
Last updated in NPPESOctober 6, 2023
Certification dateOctober 6, 2023

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyHOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2014 (12 years in practice)
Group practice Central Iowa Hospital Corporation — 229 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients144
Services billed 312 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age78

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

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

Colleagues at Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 229 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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