Kjersten Ferriss, FNP-C
Nurse Practitioner · West Des Moines, IA
Kjersten Ferriss, FNP-C is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1679019178, issued on Jan 9, 2017. Check the license (Iowa A171929, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kjersten Ferriss
- Credential
- FNP-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- A171929 IA
AP9643 AZ
RN161887 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5950 University Ave Ste 221, West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Phone
- (515) 875-9115
- Enumerated
- Jan 9, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 24, 2026
- Fax
- (515) 875-9117
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221213001809); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5950 University Ave Ste 221
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Kjersten Ferriss in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license A171929Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
13% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
1,258 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium474 claims
- Omeprazole140 claims
- Famotidine97 claims
- Rabeprazole Sodium59 claims
- Linzess53 claims
- Lubiprostone37 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: $62.68
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Iowa Clinic PCWest Des Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
77 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in West Des Moines
They are 77 of the 2,201 NPPES records with a practice address in West Des Moines, and 1,294 nurse practitioner records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Kjersten Ferriss, FNP-C's NPI number?
Kjersten Ferriss, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679019178, issued on Jan 9, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kjersten Ferriss, FNP-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5950 University Ave Ste 221, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 875-9115. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kjersten Ferriss, FNP-C's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number A171929, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kjersten Ferriss, FNP-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kjersten Ferriss, FNP-C had 1,258 Medicare Part D claims for 262 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.