NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Desiree Dread

Mental Health Counselor · Des Moines, IA

Desiree Dread is a mental health counselor with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1487270682, issued on Jun 23, 2020. Check the license (Iowa 100162, 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
1487270682
Name
Desiree Dread
Primary taxonomy
Mental Health Counselor 101YM0800X
License number
100162 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1063 14TH PL, Des Moines, IA 50314
Phone
(515) 235-5224
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2020
Record last updated
Jun 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251006001171); 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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Also registered at 1063 14TH PL

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Debra Carr, LMSWMental Health Counselor1568924371
  2. Carol Mensink, LMSWMental Health Counselor1558742809
  3. Allison SextonAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1932717683

Verify Desiree Dread in five checks

  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 2 group practices

  1. Midwest Post Acute Care PLLCDes Moines, IA
  2. Thrive Counseling LLCCedar Rapids, IA

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

Desiree Dread among 2,567 mental health counselor records in Iowa

Desiree Dread 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 2020, is newer than 57% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 57% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 22% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2015 among the 554 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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).

316 mental health counselor records list a practice address in Des Moines

They are 316 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 2,567 mental health counselor records in Iowa.

The 8 mental health counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Leanna Brady, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503141831488261
  2. Maureen Dion, ED.D, P.C., LMHCDes Moines, IA 503141639234990
  3. Clifton Heckman, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503141659368132
  4. Larry Koch, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503141780670620
  5. Diana Loesch, LPC LMHCDes Moines, IA 503141518036862
  6. Annette Lund, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503141922094812
  7. Susan McBroom, M.S., L.M.H.C.Des Moines, IA 503141104070556
  8. Christy Meyer, LMHCDes Moines, IA 503141790903235

Common questions

What is Desiree Dread's NPI number?

Desiree Dread's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487270682, issued on Jun 23, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Desiree Dread located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1063 14TH PL, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 235-5224. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Desiree Dread's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 100162, 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.