Kiara Nichelle Festing-Smith
Family Medicine Physician · Des Moines, IA
Kiara Nichelle Festing-Smith is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1477014025, issued on Mar 27, 2019. Check the license (Iowa DO-06259, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kiara Nichelle Festing-Smith
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- DO-06259 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1801 Hickman RD, Des Moines, IA 50314
- Phone
- (515) 282-2200
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 2, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240306000244); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Nova Southeastern College Of Osteo Medicine, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kiara Nichelle Festing-Smith in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license DO-06259Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $14.97
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Kiara Nichelle Festing-Smith among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
Kiara Nichelle Festing-Smith is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 75% 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 82% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
292 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 292 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Kiara Nichelle Festing-Smith's NPI number?
Kiara Nichelle Festing-Smith's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477014025, issued on Mar 27, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kiara Nichelle Festing-Smith located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 Hickman RD, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 282-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kiara Nichelle Festing-Smith's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number DO-06259, 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.
How much does Kiara Nichelle Festing-Smith prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kiara Nichelle Festing-Smith had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.