Nicole Kauppila, OT
Occupational Therapist · Des Moines, IA
Nicole Kauppila, OT is an occupational therapist with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1205977535, issued on Feb 9, 2007. Check the license (Iowa 089593, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Kauppila
- Credential
- OT
- Primary taxonomy
- Occupational Therapist 225X00000X
- License number
- 089593 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 450 Laurel St Ste A, Des Moines, IA 50314
- Phone
- (515) 247-8400
- Enumerated
- Feb 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2025
- Fax
- (515) 248-8888
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171128000245); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicole Kauppila in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 089593Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Iowa Orthopaedic Center PCDes Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicole Kauppila among 1,115 occupational therapist records in Iowa
Nicole Kauppila, OT is one of 1,115 occupational therapist records with a practice address in Iowa. 18% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 6% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 18% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 20% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2018 among the 225 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225X00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
80 occupational therapist records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 80 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 1,115 occupational therapist records in Iowa.
All 1,115 in Iowa → Every provider in Des Moines → Occupational Therapist nationwide →
The 8 occupational therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Madeline Bazan, OTDDes Moines, IA 503141326771411
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- Karen Brookhart, OTRLDes Moines, IA 503141730288804
- Stephanie CoxDes Moines, IA 503141497428650
- Ashley French, OTDDes Moines, IA 503141063222834
- Erin GreenDes Moines, IA 503141124804133
- Katherine Hippler, O.T.Des Moines, IA 503141396732723
- Joy Johnson, OTR/LDes Moines, IA 503141669795886
Common questions
What is Nicole Kauppila, OT's NPI number?
Nicole Kauppila, OT's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205977535, issued on Feb 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Kauppila, OT located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 Laurel St Ste A, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 247-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Kauppila, OT's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 089593, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Nicole Kauppila, OT's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 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.