Frederick S. Nuss, M.D.
Surgery Physician · West Des Moines, IA
Frederick S. Nuss, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1689669558, issued on Sep 15, 2005. Check the license (Iowa MD-21385, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.
- Name
- Frederick S. Nuss
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD-21385 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Phone
- (515) 875-9795
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 2, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 875-9496
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5950 University Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Larry Beaty, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1407841273
Verify Frederick S. Nuss in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-21385Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Common questions
What is Frederick S. Nuss, M.D.'s NPI number?
Frederick S. Nuss, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689669558, issued on Sep 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frederick S. Nuss, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 875-9795. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frederick S. Nuss, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-21385, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.