Cortney A. Bax, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Des Moines, IA
Cortney A. Bax, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1972906816, issued on Oct 7, 2014. Check the license (Iowa 075490, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cortney A. Bax
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 075490 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 110 E Court Ave Ste 200, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Phone
- (515) 282-2921
- Enumerated
- Oct 7, 2014
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2025
- Fax
- (515) 282-1035
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141023001800); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 110 E Court Ave Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lisa Bryant, ARNPNurse Practitioner1417878372
- Kacey Suing, LMSWSocial Worker1033038559
Verify Cortney A. Bax in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 075490Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
456 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 205 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl49 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl38 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er28 claims
- Prednisone27 claims
- Oxycontin22 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: $400.48
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- State University OF IowaDes Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
179 physician assistant records list a practice address in Des Moines
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Common questions
What is Cortney A. Bax, PA-C's NPI number?
Cortney A. Bax, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972906816, issued on Oct 7, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cortney A. Bax, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 110 E Court Ave Ste 200, Des Moines, IA, 50309. Phone: (515) 282-2921. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cortney A. Bax, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 075490, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cortney A. Bax, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cortney A. Bax, PA-C had 456 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.