Candice Gruss, ARNP
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Des Moines, IA
Candice Gruss, ARNP is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1457961476, issued on Aug 4, 2020. Check the license (Iowa A160215, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Candice Gruss
- Credential
- ARNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
- License number
- A160215 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1215 Pleasant St Ste 100, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Phone
- (515) 336-6557
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201124002515); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Candice Gruss in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license A160215Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024
632 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Calcium Acetate63 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate54 claims
- Carvedilol50 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate42 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl38 claims
- Lanthanum Carbonate35 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $125.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Vifor Pharma, Inc. The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Iowa Kidney Physicians, P.C.Des Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Candice Gruss among 61 primary care nurse practitioner records in Iowa
Candice Gruss, ARNP is one of 61 primary care nurse practitioner 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 31% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 31% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2021 among the 43 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Iowa
There are 61 primary care nurse practitioner records in Iowa.
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The 8 primary care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Vanessa Penick, MSN, ARNP, AGNP-CDes Moines, IA 503141255212171
- Molly BrechtWest Des Moines, IA 502661518792340
- Jody Horstman, ARNPWest Des Moines, IA 502661962923417
- Jamie SteenhoekPrairie City, IA 502281417469487
- Jennifer Blaylock, FNPPolk City, IA 502261316651524
- Kendra Perry, NPPella, IA 502191275247736
Common questions
What is Candice Gruss, ARNP's NPI number?
Candice Gruss, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457961476, issued on Aug 4, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Candice Gruss, ARNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 Pleasant St Ste 100, Des Moines, IA, 50309. Phone: (515) 336-6557. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Candice Gruss, ARNP's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number A160215, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Candice Gruss, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Candice Gruss, ARNP had 632 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. 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.