NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joshua J. Gustafson, PA-C

Physician Assistant · West Des Moines, IA

Joshua J. Gustafson, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1548491368, issued on Jul 28, 2009. Check the license (Iowa 001998, 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
1548491368
Name
Joshua J. Gustafson
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
001998 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6010 Mills Civic Pkwy Ste 100, West Des Moines, IA 50266
Phone
(515) 221-7800
Enumerated
Jul 28, 2009
Record last updated
Mar 26, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090820000867); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 6010 Mills Civic Pkwy Ste 100

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

  1. Angela Knoblauch, DOInternal Medicine Physician1063826766
  2. Megan Panos, ARNPNurse Practitioner1407386774

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5.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

4,272 Medicare Part D claims for 506 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 173 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joshua Gustafson4,272
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium270 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium178 claims
  3. Lisinopril144 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate143 claims
  5. Omeprazole122 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium91 claims

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: $426.33

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, 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.

  1. Joshua Gustafson$426.33
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationDes Moines, IA

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

119 physician assistant records list a practice address in West Des Moines

They are 119 of the 2,201 NPPES records with a practice address in West Des Moines, and 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa.

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  4. Timothy Ackarman, PAForest City, IA1447368170
  5. Parker Acree, PA-CIowa City, IA1760251540
  6. Grace Adam, PA-CIowa City, IA1962150227
  7. Grace Adsem, PA-CAnkeny, IA1487456653
  8. Alexis Ahlberg, PA-CCedar Rapids, IA1396330288
  9. Madisen Ahlstrom, PA-CDavenport, IA1255021770
  10. Karen Ajram, PAIowa City, IA1598754442

Common questions

What is Joshua J. Gustafson, PA-C's NPI number?

Joshua J. Gustafson, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548491368, issued on Jul 28, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joshua J. Gustafson, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6010 Mills Civic Pkwy Ste 100, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 221-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joshua J. Gustafson, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 001998, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joshua J. Gustafson, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joshua J. Gustafson, PA-C had 4,272 Medicare Part D claims for 506 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.

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