Carlye Morgan Townsend, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Des Moines, IA
Carlye Morgan Townsend, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1659966521, issued on Mar 3, 2021. Check the license (Iowa 115830, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlye Morgan Townsend
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 115830 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1801 Hickman RD, Des Moines, IA 50314
- Phone
- (515) 282-2423
- Enumerated
- Mar 3, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220822000998); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carlye Morgan Townsend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 115830Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
565 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 171 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl126 claims
- Celecoxib78 claims
- Ibuprofen77 claims
- Cephalexin52 claims
- Pregabalin52 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 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): 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $55.27
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
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.
Carlye Morgan Townsend among 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa
Carlye Morgan Townsend, PA-C is one of 1,525 physician assistant 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 2021, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 71% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2017 among the 1,053 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 363A00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
179 physician assistant records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 179 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Carlye Morgan Townsend, PA-C's NPI number?
Carlye Morgan Townsend, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659966521, issued on Mar 3, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlye Morgan Townsend, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 Hickman RD, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 282-2423. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlye Morgan Townsend, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 115830, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Carlye Morgan Townsend, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlye Morgan Townsend, PA-C had 565 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Carlye Morgan Townsend, PA-C'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.