Nicole Marie Ness, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Des Moines, IA
Nicole Marie Ness, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1427480433, issued on Jul 31, 2013. Check the license (Iowa 002422, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicole Marie Ness
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 002422 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1215 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Phone
- (515) 241-5700
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2013
- Record last updated
- May 6, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicole Marie Ness in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 002422Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
157 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril12 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.
Nicole Marie Ness among 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa
Nicole Marie Ness, PA-C 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 2013, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 42% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
179 physician assistant records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 179 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa.
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The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
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Common questions
What is Nicole Marie Ness, PA-C's NPI number?
Nicole Marie Ness, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427480433, issued on Jul 31, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicole Marie Ness, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA, 50309. Phone: (515) 241-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicole Marie Ness, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 002422, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Nicole Marie Ness, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicole Marie Ness, PA-C had 157 Medicare Part D claims for 66 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.