Bethany Citerella, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Des Moines, IA
Bethany Citerella, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1073135141, issued on May 12, 2020. Check the license (Iowa R-11766, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bethany Citerella
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- R-11766 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
- Phone
- (515) 643-8678
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2020
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 643-5802
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231030000844); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bethany Citerella in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license R-11766Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
918 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl31 claims
- Mounjaro26 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate25 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium25 claims
- Trazodone Hcl23 claims
- Nifedipine Er17 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): 93.6 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Clhg-Winn, LLCWinnfield, LA
- Saline Emergency Group LLCWinnfield, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bethany Citerella among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
Bethany Citerella, MD is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
292 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 292 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Bethany Citerella, MD's NPI number?
Bethany Citerella, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073135141, issued on May 12, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bethany Citerella, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 643-8678. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bethany Citerella, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number R-11766, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Bethany Citerella, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bethany Citerella, MD had 918 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bethany Citerella, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.6 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.