NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Abby Cling, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · West Burlington, IA

Abby Cling, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in West Burlington, Iowa, and NPI 1144605270, issued on Jul 30, 2015. Check the license (Iowa 078552, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144605270
Name
Abby Cling
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
078552 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1221 S Gear Ave, West Burlington, IA 52655
Phone
(763) 218-8581
Enumerated
Jul 30, 2015
Record last updated
Sep 15, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150824001867); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1221 S Gear Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Clay Anderson, MS, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1588368146
  2. Vivian AndersonCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1063144210
  3. Gerald Arnold, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1184606493
  4. Leo Banwart, PA-CEmergency Medicine Physician1598747891
  5. Masharib Bashar, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1912644758
  6. Wyatt Baxter, PA-CPhysician Assistant1104293158

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024

4,924 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 116 claims were for opioids.

  1. Abby Cling4,924
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium405 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate257 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium257 claims
  4. Omeprazole188 claims
  5. Lisinopril157 claims
  6. Ozempic113 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score67.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $32.59

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Abby Cling$32.59
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center IncWest Burlington, IA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Abby Cling among 235 medical physician assistant records in Iowa

Abby Cling, PA-C is one of 235 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Iowa. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2012 among the 144 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

4 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in West Burlington

They are 4 of the 261 NPPES records with a practice address in West Burlington, and 235 medical physician assistant records in Iowa.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amanda Abolt, PA-CWest Burlington, IA 526551609422211
  2. Kenzie GriffinWest Burlington, IA 526551689349474
  3. Carol Menke, PAWest Burlington, IA 526551962400770
  4. Laura Miller Bjork, PA-CMt Pleasant, IA 526411295086783
  5. Kimberly Schmidgall, PA-CMediapolis, IA 526371578632360
  6. Craig Hoffman, P.A.Oskaloosa, IA 525771508848912
  7. Steven Burke, P.A.-C.Columbus City, IA 527371780659623
  8. Teresa Franzen, P.A.Dixon, IA 527451235182965

Common questions

What is Abby Cling, PA-C's NPI number?

Abby Cling, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144605270, issued on Jul 30, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Abby Cling, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1221 S Gear Ave, West Burlington, IA, 52655. Phone: (763) 218-8581. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Abby Cling, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 078552, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Abby Cling, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Abby Cling, PA-C had 4,924 Medicare Part D claims for 324 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Abby Cling, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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