NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jason R. Kessler, M.D.

Pediatrics Physician · Des Moines, IA

Jason R. Kessler, M.D. is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1609853357, issued on Dec 23, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 36188, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609853357
Name
Jason R. Kessler
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
36188 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1200 University Ave Ste 120, Des Moines, IA 50314
Phone
(515) 248-1500
Enumerated
Dec 23, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 13, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(515) 248-1510
Medicaid ID
0464990 IA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1200 University Ave Ste 120

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

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  2. Meliha Cerimovic, LMSWClinical Social Worker1619717055
  3. Kathleen Davis, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1548750045
  4. Anneke Gustafson, LISWClinical Social Worker1750532578
  5. Cynthia James, MPH, MSN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1801439229
  6. Caroline Johnson, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1336619279

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $43.65

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Jason Kessler$43.65
  2. Specialty average$842.05

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

103 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Des Moines

They are 103 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 502 pediatrics physician records in Iowa.

All 103 in Des Moines → All 502 in Iowa → Every provider in Des Moines →

Other pediatrics physician records in Iowa

  1. Neeru Aggarwal, M.D.Bettendorf, IA1467410084
  2. Aaqib Ahmed, MDDes Moines, IA1831933951
  3. Alaa Ahmed, MDIowa City, IA1508608753
  4. Anum Akbar, MD, PHDIowa City, IA1639968746
  5. Irmak Aksit, MDIowa City, IA1235068016
  6. Rawan Al-Rawi, MDIowa City, IA1891363438
  7. Mohammed Aldosari, M.D.Des Moines, IA1255690293
  8. Rana Aldurrah, MDJohnston, IA1295842375
  9. Jill AlexanderAmes, IA1851387591
  10. Abigail Allard, M.D.Des Moines, IA1295717619

Common questions

What is Jason R. Kessler, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jason R. Kessler, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609853357, issued on Dec 23, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jason R. Kessler, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 University Ave Ste 120, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 248-1500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jason R. Kessler, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 36188, 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. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.