Matthew Finnern
Physician Assistant · West Des Moines, IA
Matthew Finnern is a physician assistant with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1063162048, issued on Mar 24, 2022. Check the license with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Finnern
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- Practice location
- 105 Valley West Dr, West Des Moines, IA 50265
- Phone
- (515) 223-4368
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 105 Valley West Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Valerie Christianson, AU.D., CCC-AAudiologist1801057450
- Stephen Griffith, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1790773679
- Arun Gupta, DO, MPHOtolaryngology Physician1619382835
- Joy Hesse, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1306001037
- April Hubbard, AU.D., CCC-AAudiologist1407134349
- Mariah Jarosh, AU.D., CCC-A, FAAAHearing Instrument Specialist1760863351
Verify Matthew Finnern in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
121 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 832 among the 95,030 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium26 claims
- Prednisone13 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone11 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: $524.82
21 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.. The 61,144 providers of this specialty with any payment received $853.85 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Knoxville Community Hospital IncKnoxville, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
110 physician assistant records list a West Des Moines practice address
They are 110 of the 2,201 NPPES records with a West Des Moines practice address, and 1,416 physician assistant records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Matthew Finnern's NPI number?
Matthew Finnern's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063162048, issued on Mar 24, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Finnern located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 105 Valley West Dr, West Des Moines, IA, 50265. Phone: (515) 223-4368. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Finnern's license?
Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Matthew Finnern prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Finnern had 121 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 832. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.