NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lauren Gray, PA-C

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Ames, IA

Lauren Gray, PA-C is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Ames, Iowa, and NPI 1912656414, issued on Mar 22, 2022. Check the license (Iowa 121700, 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
1912656414
Name
Lauren Gray
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License numbers
121700 IA
1202571 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
223 S Walnut Ave, Ames, IA 50010
Phone
(515) 368-7504
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2022
Record last updated
Sep 12, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230808000354); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 2023
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 223 S Walnut Ave

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

  1. Alexandria Bonner, PA-CPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1427575489
  2. Rachel Buelow, PA-CPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1356161533
  3. Cheney ClabaughCounselor1457118838
  4. Kaitlyn ClarkMental Health Counselor1700700648
  5. Maxton CookPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1639009400
  6. Miranda Engeldinger, ARNP, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1699456087

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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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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

735 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Lauren Gray735
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Duloxetine Hcl59 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl49 claims
  3. Fluoxetine Hcl47 claims
  4. Buspirone Hcl44 claims
  5. Hydroxyzine Hcl43 claims
  6. Bupropion Xl38 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: $942.27

70 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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. Lauren Gray$942.27
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mending Minds LLCAmes, IA

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

19 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Ames

They are 19 of the 1,249 NPPES records with a practice address in Ames, and 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Iowa.

Other psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Iowa

  1. Carla Abel-Zieg, ARNPDecorah, IA1356564371
  2. Jamie AckermanCedar Falls, IA1679163281
  3. Noel Adams, ARNPMarion, IA1295352110
  4. Sherry Adams, ARNPCedar Rapids, IA1912971425
  5. Monsurat AdelekeSioux City, IA1669308433
  6. Rosemary Ajibade, PMHNPIowa City, IA1023440161
  7. Akueba AkakpoJohnston, IA1740993757
  8. Merve Akova, PMHNPWaterloo, IA1962999672
  9. Leeann Albright, MSN, FNP-C, ARNPWest Des Moines, IA1346667862
  10. Jessie Alex, DNPIowa City, IA1801200530

Common questions

What is Lauren Gray, PA-C's NPI number?

Lauren Gray, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912656414, issued on Mar 22, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lauren Gray, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 223 S Walnut Ave, Ames, IA, 50010. Phone: (515) 368-7504. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lauren Gray, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 121700, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Lauren Gray, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lauren Gray, PA-C had 735 Medicare Part D claims for 30 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.