Nicholas James Bunger
Family Nurse Practitioner · Des Moines, IA
Nicholas James Bunger is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1073361242, issued on May 10, 2024. Check the license (Iowa A179170, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas James Bunger
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- A179170 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6520 SE 14TH St, Des Moines, IA 50320
- Phone
- (515) 256-4242
- Enumerated
- May 10, 2024
- Record last updated
- May 10, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240628001614); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas James Bunger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license A179170Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
169 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone21 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass18 claims
- Cephalexin17 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate17 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim13 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationWaukee, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas James Bunger among 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa
Nicholas James Bunger 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 2024, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 86% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2018 among the 1,398 with a school on file
- 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).
171 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 171 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Nicholas James Bunger's NPI number?
Nicholas James Bunger's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073361242, issued on May 10, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas James Bunger located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6520 SE 14TH St, Des Moines, IA, 50320. Phone: (515) 256-4242. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas James Bunger's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number A179170, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicholas James Bunger prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas James Bunger had 169 Medicare Part D claims for 126 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.