Leah Joann Nelson
Family Nurse Practitioner · West Des Moines, IA
Leah Joann Nelson is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1568132280, issued on Sep 14, 2021. Check the license (Iowa A165503, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leah Joann Nelson
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- A165503 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6000 University Ave Ste 124, West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Phone
- (515) 241-2020
- Enumerated
- Sep 14, 2021
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leah Joann Nelson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license A165503Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
560 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 72 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl40 claims
- Tramadol Hcl36 claims
- Eliquis32 claims
- Warfarin Sodium26 claims
- Furosemide23 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium23 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $123.38
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Leah Joann Nelson among 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa
Leah Joann Nelson 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 2021, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 67% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 71% of these records are
- 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).
53 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in West Des Moines
They are 53 of the 2,201 NPPES records with a practice address in West Des Moines, and 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Leah Joann Nelson's NPI number?
Leah Joann Nelson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568132280, issued on Sep 14, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leah Joann Nelson located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6000 University Ave Ste 124, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 241-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leah Joann Nelson's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number A165503, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Leah Joann Nelson prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leah Joann Nelson had 560 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leah Joann Nelson's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.