NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Natalie Nelson

Physician Assistant · Ames, IA

Natalie Nelson is a physician assistant with a practice address in Ames, Iowa, and NPI 1053945048, issued on Feb 27, 2020. Check the license (Iowa 110235, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053945048
Name
Natalie Nelson
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
110235 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1215 Duff Ave, Ames, IA 50010
Phone
(515) 239-4475
Enumerated
Feb 27, 2020
Record last updated
Aug 31, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210910001524); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 2021
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 1215 Duff Ave

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

  1. Christopher AlbertPharmacist1811480056
  2. Jill AlexanderPediatrics Physician1851387591
  3. Rupal Amin, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1225024995
  4. Trisha Andersen, DOAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1518917947
  5. Randy Anderson, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1912115288
  6. Manuel Arbelaez Agudelo, MDInternal Medicine Physician1093237562

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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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48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

432 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 227 claims were for opioids.

  1. Natalie Nelson432
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen134 claims
  2. Methocarbamol118 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen56 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl27 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone18 claims
  6. Meloxicam15 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: $44.73

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Natalie Nelson$44.73
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Mcfarland Clinic PCAmes, IA

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

Natalie Nelson among 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa

Natalie Nelson is one of 1,525 physician assistant 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 2020, is newer than 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 66% of these records are older, 29% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2017 among the 1,053 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

30 physician assistant records list a practice address in Ames

They are 30 of the 1,249 NPPES records with a practice address in Ames, and 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Noelle Bennett, PA-CAmes, IA 500101699063446
  2. Nicolle FischerAmes, IA 500101588928238
  3. Julie Fleener, PA-CAmes, IA 500101700088697
  4. Rachel Frederick, PA-CAmes, IA 500101295080364
  5. Chelsey Holcomb, PA-CAmes, IA 500101972882033
  6. Jill Johnson, PA-CAmes, IA 500101720414006
  7. Kara Johnson, PA-CAmes, IA 500101821471822
  8. Molly McCaughey, PA-CAmes, IA 500101093846271

Common questions

What is Natalie Nelson's NPI number?

Natalie Nelson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053945048, issued on Feb 27, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Natalie Nelson located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 Duff Ave, Ames, IA, 50010. Phone: (515) 239-4475. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Natalie Nelson's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 110235, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Natalie Nelson prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Natalie Nelson had 432 Medicare Part D claims for 154 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.