NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laura Howe

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · West Des Moines, IA

Laura Howe is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1902299779, issued on Mar 18, 2015. Check the license (Iowa G123465, 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
1902299779
Name
Laura Howe
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
G123465 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1031 Office Park RD Ste 2, West Des Moines, IA 50265
Phone
(515) 223-7702
Enumerated
Mar 18, 2015
Record last updated
Apr 29, 2026
Fax
(800) 507-4921
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1031 Office Park RD Ste 2

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

  1. Christine Burke, PAPhysician Assistant1982031910
  2. Sabina Johnson, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1720464894
  3. Amanda Sieve, PA-CPhysician Assistant1972098150

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  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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87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

121 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Laura Howe121
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Sertraline Hcl23 claims
  2. Alprazolam11 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate11 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: $19.12

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Laura Howe$19.12
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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

Laura Howe among 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Iowa

Laura Howe is one of 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Iowa. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 28% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 28% of these records are older, 69% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

36 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in West Des Moines

They are 36 of the 2,201 NPPES records with a practice address in West Des Moines, and 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Iowa.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Leeann Albright, MSN, FNP-C, ARNPWest Des Moines, IA 502651346667862
  2. Grace Hatcher, ARNPWest Des Moines, IA 502651417959032
  3. Emily LymanWest Des Moines, IA 502651407702871
  4. Rachel Mack, ARNPWest Des Moines, IA 502651700308426
  5. Angela Veenstra, ARNPWest Des Moines, IA 502651811960768
  6. Lori Brownshield, APRN BCWest Des Moines, IA 502661255434874
  7. Kimberly Cafaro, ARNPWest Des Moines, IA 502661942642426
  8. Denise Murray-Edwards, ARNPWest Des Moines, IA 502661528034923

Common questions

What is Laura Howe's NPI number?

Laura Howe's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902299779, issued on Mar 18, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laura Howe located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1031 Office Park RD Ste 2, West Des Moines, IA, 50265. Phone: (515) 223-7702. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laura Howe's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number G123465, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Laura Howe prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laura Howe had 121 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.