NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Athena C. Fertig, APRN,PMHNP-BC,NP-C

Nurse Practitioner · Council Bluffs, IA

Athena C. Fertig, APRN,PMHNP-BC,NP-C is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and NPI 1093028805, issued on Jul 21, 2010. Check the license (Iowa A149479, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1093028805
Name
Athena C. Fertig
Credential
APRN,PMHNP-BC,NP-C
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License numbers
A149479 IA
G171495 IA
111149 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
300 W Broadway Ste 240, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Phone
(712) 266-3577
Enumerated
Jul 21, 2010
Record last updated
Sep 19, 2023
Fax
(712) 336-8541
Medicaid IDs
10025024400 NE
10025024300 NE
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100907000757); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2010
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Verify Athena C. Fertig in five checks

  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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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

266 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Athena Fertig266
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Lamotrigine24 claims
  2. Mirtazapine21 claims
  3. Bupropion Hcl Sr16 claims
  4. Lorazepam16 claims
  5. Sertraline Hcl16 claims
  6. Buspirone Hcl15 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 one group practice

  1. Athena Integrated Care PLLCPapillion, NE

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

Athena C. Fertig among 1,294 nurse practitioner records in Iowa

Athena C. Fertig, APRN,PMHNP-BC,NP-C is one of 1,294 nurse practitioner 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 2010, is newer than 30% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 30% of these records are older, 69% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2018 among the 873 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

49 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Council Bluffs

They are 49 of the 1,028 NPPES records with a practice address in Council Bluffs, and 1,294 nurse practitioner records in Iowa.

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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer AchenbachCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031013967280
  2. Ryan Buetow, NPCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031487095055
  3. Marcy French, ARNPCCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031356491500
  4. Kimberly Hagner, ARNPCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031407005333
  5. Melissa Hynek, APRNCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031366770489
  6. Margaret Kinney, APRNCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031326471517
  7. Kristin Markel, AGACNP-BCCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031588050116
  8. Melissa Marshall, ARNPCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031356690887

Common questions

What is Athena C. Fertig, APRN,PMHNP-BC,NP-C's NPI number?

Athena C. Fertig, APRN,PMHNP-BC,NP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093028805, issued on Jul 21, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Athena C. Fertig, APRN,PMHNP-BC,NP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 W Broadway Ste 240, Council Bluffs, IA, 51503. Phone: (712) 266-3577. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Athena C. Fertig, APRN,PMHNP-BC,NP-C's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number A149479, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Athena C. Fertig, APRN,PMHNP-BC,NP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Athena C. Fertig, APRN,PMHNP-BC,NP-C had 266 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.