NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Courtney Mergen

Mental Health Counselor · West Des Moines, IA

Courtney Mergen is a mental health counselor with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1467007732, issued on Aug 5, 2019. Check the license (Iowa 095867, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1467007732
Name
Courtney Mergen
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
095867 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9543 Capstone CT, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Phone
(515) 341-5635
Enumerated
Aug 5, 2019
Record last updated
Mar 10, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260102001068); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Iowa Behavioral Associates, LLCWest Des Moines, IA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Courtney Mergen among 2,567 mental health counselor records in Iowa

Courtney Mergen is one of 2,567 mental health counselor records with a practice address in Iowa. 14% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 52% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 22% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2015 among the 554 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 101YM0800X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

157 mental health counselor records list a practice address in West Des Moines

They are 157 of the 2,201 NPPES records with a practice address in West Des Moines, and 2,567 mental health counselor records in Iowa.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Teresa Barrett, L.M.H.C.West Des Moines, IA 502661497890917
  2. Bridget Bencke-Hiveley, LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661942309760
  3. Craig Butterfield, M.DIVWest Des Moines, IA 502661891811196
  4. Cheryl Garland, LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661417139775
  5. Crystal Hemesath, LMFT, LMHC, CADCWest Des Moines, IA 502661972604395
  6. Lowell Houts, DMIN LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661922035682
  7. Todd Jenkins, LMHCWest Des Moines, IA 502661316971799
  8. Erica Krolak, LMHC, NCCWest Des Moines, IA 502661881755478

Common questions

What is Courtney Mergen's NPI number?

Courtney Mergen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467007732, issued on Aug 5, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Courtney Mergen located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9543 Capstone CT, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 341-5635. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Courtney Mergen's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 095867, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.