NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kindra Gaulke, ARNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Ames, IA

Kindra Gaulke, ARNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Ames, Iowa, and NPI 1689115263, issued on Mar 15, 2017. Check the license (Iowa A133625, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689115263
Name
Kindra Gaulke
Credential
ARNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
A133625 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1018 Duff Ave, Ames, IA 50010
Phone
(515) 663-8621
Enumerated
Mar 15, 2017
Record last updated
Feb 22, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170525000129); 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 1018 Duff Ave

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

  1. Michael Bird, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1669469110
  2. Gary Erbes, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1770571994
  3. Ryan Grandgenett, MDFamily Medicine Physician1316999865
  4. Rhonda Rippey, ARNPNurse Practitioner1801877378
  5. Brian Stith, DOFamily Medicine Physician1639307192
  6. Kristin Watson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1891289492

Verify Kindra Gaulke 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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2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

3,715 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 117 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kindra Gaulke3,715
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium230 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium221 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium145 claims
  4. Lisinopril135 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate130 claims
  6. Omeprazole122 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: $59.10

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kindra Gaulke$59.10
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Mcfarland Clinic PCAmes, IA

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

Kindra Gaulke among 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa

Kindra Gaulke, ARNP is one of 1,971 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Iowa. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 42% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 1,398 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

24 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Ames

They are 24 of the 1,249 NPPES records with a practice address in Ames, and 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa.

The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Janeen BuschAmes, IA 500101730608696
  2. Kristin Davis, ARNPAmes, IA 500101821301649
  3. Jamie Haaland, ARNPAmes, IA 500101942973110
  4. Mary Hackbarth, ARNPAmes, IA 500101851847560
  5. Karen Hunke, ARNP, FNP-CAmes, IA 500101487648705
  6. Susan Latcham, ARNP, FNP-BCAmes, IA 500101437306818
  7. Carl Markley, ARNPAmes, IA 500101003214263
  8. Rachelle McCabe, DNP, ARNP, FNP-CAmes, IA 500101255958005

Common questions

What is Kindra Gaulke, ARNP's NPI number?

Kindra Gaulke, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689115263, issued on Mar 15, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kindra Gaulke, ARNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1018 Duff Ave, Ames, IA, 50010. Phone: (515) 663-8621. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kindra Gaulke, ARNP's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number A133625, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kindra Gaulke, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kindra Gaulke, ARNP had 3,715 Medicare Part D claims for 248 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.