Benjamin John Kolars
Mental Health Counselor · Ankeny, IA
Benjamin John Kolars is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Ankeny, Iowa, and NPI 1437792793, issued on Oct 19, 2019. Check the license (Iowa 001745, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin John Kolars
- Primary taxonomy
- Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
- License numbers
- 001745 IA
12134 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1345 SW Park Square Dr Ste 206, Ankeny, IA 50023
- Phone
- (515) 329-7735
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231221003306); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1345 SW Park Square Dr Ste 206
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Benjamin John Kolars in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 001745Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Better Days Mental Health PCAnkeny, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin John Kolars among 2,567 mental health counselor records in Iowa
Benjamin John Kolars is one of 2,567 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Iowa. 14% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 52% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 14% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 22% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2015 among the 554 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 101YM0800X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
90 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Ankeny
They are 90 of the 1,198 NPPES records with a practice address in Ankeny, and 2,567 mental health counselor records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin John Kolars's NPI number?
Benjamin John Kolars's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437792793, issued on Oct 19, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin John Kolars located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1345 SW Park Square Dr Ste 206, Ankeny, IA, 50023. Phone: (515) 329-7735. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin John Kolars's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 001745, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.