Nichole Leigh O'Brien, ARNP
Nurse Practitioner · Ames, IA
Nichole Leigh O'Brien, ARNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Ames, Iowa, and NPI 1902384118, issued on Jul 31, 2018. Check the license (Iowa A115368, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nichole Leigh O'Brien
- Credential
- ARNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- A115368 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1215 Duff Ave, Ames, IA 50010
- Phone
- (152) 394-4965
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 239-4767
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180913001095); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nichole Leigh O'Brien in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license A115368Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
2,038 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl161 claims
- Buspirone Hcl121 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate111 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er103 claims
- Bupropion Xl92 claims
- Sertraline Hcl85 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Nichole Leigh O'Brien among 1,294 nurse practitioner records in Iowa
Nichole Leigh O'Brien, ARNP is one of 1,294 nurse practitioner 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 2018, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 55% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 873 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Ames
They are 29 of the 1,249 NPPES records with a practice address in Ames, and 1,294 nurse practitioner records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Nichole Leigh O'Brien, ARNP's NPI number?
Nichole Leigh O'Brien, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902384118, issued on Jul 31, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nichole Leigh O'Brien, ARNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 Duff Ave, Ames, IA, 50010. Phone: (152) 394-4965. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nichole Leigh O'Brien, ARNP's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number A115368, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nichole Leigh O'Brien, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nichole Leigh O'Brien, ARNP had 2,038 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nichole Leigh O'Brien, ARNP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.