NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nitu Maharjan

Nurse Practitioner · Council Bluffs, IA

Nitu Maharjan is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and NPI 1689393308, issued on Aug 25, 2022. Check the license (Iowa A170758, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689393308
Name
Nitu Maharjan
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
A170758 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
201 Ridge St Ste 206, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
Phone
(712) 396-7460
Enumerated
Aug 25, 2022
Record last updated
Oct 5, 2022
Fax
(712) 396-7465
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20221017002123); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 201 Ridge St Ste 206

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Cindy Shupe, MSN, FNP-CPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1578071320

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

166 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Nitu Maharjan166
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Monohydrate36 claims
  2. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass30 claims
  3. Levofloxacin29 claims
  4. Cephalexin16 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim16 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $241.63

9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Next Science LLC. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nitu Maharjan$241.63
  2. Specialty average$791.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Jennie Edmundson Memorial HospitalCouncil Bluffs, IA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nitu Maharjan among 1,294 nurse practitioner records in Iowa

Nitu Maharjan 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 2022, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 79% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 873 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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).

49 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Council Bluffs

They are 49 of the 1,028 NPPES records with a practice address in Council Bluffs, and 1,294 nurse practitioner records in Iowa.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jennifer AchenbachCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031013967280
  2. Ryan Buetow, NPCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031487095055
  3. Athena Fertig, APRN,PMHNP-BC,NP-CCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031093028805
  4. Marcy French, ARNPCCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031356491500
  5. Kimberly Hagner, ARNPCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031407005333
  6. Melissa Hynek, APRNCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031366770489
  7. Margaret Kinney, APRNCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031326471517
  8. Kristin Markel, AGACNP-BCCouncil Bluffs, IA 515031588050116

Common questions

What is Nitu Maharjan's NPI number?

Nitu Maharjan's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689393308, issued on Aug 25, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nitu Maharjan located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Ridge St Ste 206, Council Bluffs, IA, 51503. Phone: (712) 396-7460. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nitu Maharjan's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number A170758, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nitu Maharjan prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nitu Maharjan had 166 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.