Amber L. Cress
Physician Assistant · Iowa City, IA
Amber L. Cress is a physician assistant with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1699904110, issued on Jul 6, 2009. Check the license (Iowa 002017, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Amber L. Cress
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 002017 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 S Clinton St Ste 168, Iowa City, IA 52240
- Phone
- (319) 384-0520
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2025
- Fax
- (319) 467-8105
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090914000434); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Amber L. Cress in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 002017Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
531 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ofloxacin174 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate89 claims
- Prednisone40 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide26 claims
- Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone24 claims
- Mupirocin23 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Physicians Clinic OF Iowa PCCedar Rapids, IA
- State University OF IowaIowa City, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Amber L. Cress among 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa
Amber L. Cress is one of 1,525 physician assistant records with a practice address in Iowa. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 34% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2017 among the 1,053 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
226 physician assistant records list a practice address in Iowa City
They are 226 of the 7,163 NPPES records with a practice address in Iowa City, and 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Amber L. Cress's NPI number?
Amber L. Cress's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699904110, issued on Jul 6, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Amber L. Cress located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 S Clinton St Ste 168, Iowa City, IA, 52240. Phone: (319) 384-0520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Amber L. Cress's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 002017, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Amber L. Cress prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Amber L. Cress had 531 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.