Cindy S. Pontious, ARNP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · West Des Moines, IA
Cindy S. Pontious, ARNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1770925935, issued on Jul 29, 2013. Check the license (Iowa G079541, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cindy S. Pontious
- Credential
- ARNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- G079541 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6000 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Phone
- (515) 241-2300
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2013
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 241-2305
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131001000201); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cindy S. Pontious in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license G079541Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
5,351 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl385 claims
- Bupropion Xl366 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate350 claims
- Lamotrigine296 claims
- Trazodone Hcl267 claims
- Buspirone Hcl263 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: $338.53
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 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 2 group practices
- Central Iowa Hospital CorporationWest Des Moines, IA
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationWest Des Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cindy S. Pontious among 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Iowa
Cindy S. Pontious, ARNP is one of 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner 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 2013, is newer than 21% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 21% of these records are older, 76% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2021 among the 398 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
36 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in West Des Moines
They are 36 of the 2,201 NPPES records with a practice address in West Des Moines, and 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Iowa.
All 612 in Iowa → Every provider in West Des Moines → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Cindy S. Pontious, ARNP's NPI number?
Cindy S. Pontious, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770925935, issued on Jul 29, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cindy S. Pontious, ARNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6000 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 241-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cindy S. Pontious, ARNP's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number G079541, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cindy S. Pontious, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cindy S. Pontious, ARNP had 5,351 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.