Dena Kaufman, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Des Moines, IA
Dena Kaufman, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1902445539, issued on Dec 30, 2019. Check the license (Iowa 099508, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dena Kaufman
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 099508 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1221 Pleasant St Ste 400, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Phone
- (515) 875-9290
- Enumerated
- Dec 30, 2019
- Record last updated
- Feb 25, 2026
- Fax
- (515) 875-9384
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200312001692); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dena Kaufman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 099508Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 28 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.
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: $2,196.08
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, 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 2 group practices
- Mercy Clinics IncDes Moines, IA
- The Iowa Clinic PCOttumwa, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dena Kaufman among 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa
Dena Kaufman, 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 2019, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 61% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2017 among the 1,053 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 Dena Kaufman, PA-C's NPI number?
Dena Kaufman, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902445539, issued on Dec 30, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dena Kaufman, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1221 Pleasant St Ste 400, Des Moines, IA, 50309. Phone: (515) 875-9290. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dena Kaufman, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 099508, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Dena Kaufman, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dena Kaufman, PA-C had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 28 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.