Paul Lyndon Nurmi, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Des Moines, IA
Paul Lyndon Nurmi, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1174962500, issued on Jun 19, 2013. Check the license (Iowa DO-04893, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Lyndon Nurmi
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- DO-04893 IA
036139504 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6601 SW Ninth Street, Des Moines, IA 50315
- Phone
- (515) 643-9400
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2013
- Record last updated
- Sep 1, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 643-9405
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220502001814); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 6601 SW Ninth Street
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Verify Paul Lyndon Nurmi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license DO-04893Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,371 Medicare Part D claims for 343 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium171 claims
- Losartan Potassium99 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa95 claims
- Gabapentin92 claims
- Lisinopril84 claims
- Omeprazole81 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): 95 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $81.26
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Heartflow, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
One hospital affiliation
- Range Regional Health ServicesHibbing, MN · Acute Care Hospitals4 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.
Paul Lyndon Nurmi among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
Paul Lyndon Nurmi, D.O. is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 75% 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 69% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
292 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 292 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Paul Lyndon Nurmi, D.O.'s NPI number?
Paul Lyndon Nurmi, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174962500, issued on Jun 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Lyndon Nurmi, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6601 SW Ninth Street, Des Moines, IA, 50315. Phone: (515) 643-9400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Lyndon Nurmi, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number DO-04893, 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 Paul Lyndon Nurmi, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Lyndon Nurmi, D.O. had 2,371 Medicare Part D claims for 343 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Lyndon Nurmi, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95 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.