Barbara Arends, MSW
Social Worker · Des Moines, IA
Barbara Arends, MSW is a social worker with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1144216177, issued on Sep 26, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 05935, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barbara Arends
- Credential
- MSW
- Primary taxonomy
- Social Worker 104100000X
- License number
- 05935 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1801 Hickman RD, Des Moines, IA 50314
- Phone
- (515) 282-2319
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (515) 282-3234
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040716000624); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Barbara Arends in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 05935Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Barbara Arends among 1,157 social worker records in Iowa
Barbara Arends, MSW is one of 1,157 social worker records with a practice address in Iowa. 13% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 13% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2012 among the 207 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 104100000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
198 social worker records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 198 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 1,157 social worker records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Barbara Arends, MSW's NPI number?
Barbara Arends, MSW's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144216177, issued on Sep 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barbara Arends, MSW located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 Hickman RD, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 282-2319. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barbara Arends, MSW's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 05935, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Barbara Arends, MSW's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.6 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.
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.