Nicola Meta Nicolaisen Preston, D.O.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Des Moines, IA
Nicola Meta Nicolaisen Preston, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1245466606, issued on May 29, 2009. Check the license (Iowa 4147, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicola Meta Nicolaisen Preston
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 4147 IA
R-8657 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
- Phone
- (515) 247-3121
- Enumerated
- May 29, 2009
- Record last updated
- Sep 21, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110404000619); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicola Meta Nicolaisen Preston in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 4147Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
133 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate14 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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).
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Des Moines River Physicians LLCDes Moines, IA
- Mercy Medical Center-CentervilleCenterville, IA
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center IncWest Burlington, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicola Meta Nicolaisen Preston among 509 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa
Nicola Meta Nicolaisen Preston, D.O. is one of 509 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 50% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 45% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2012 among the 231 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
95 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 95 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 509 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Nicola Meta Nicolaisen Preston, D.O.'s NPI number?
Nicola Meta Nicolaisen Preston, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245466606, issued on May 29, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicola Meta Nicolaisen Preston, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 247-3121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicola Meta Nicolaisen Preston, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 4147, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nicola Meta Nicolaisen Preston, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicola Meta Nicolaisen Preston, D.O. had 133 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicola Meta Nicolaisen Preston, D.O.'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.