Rachel Hersom, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Urbandale, IA
Rachel Hersom, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Urbandale, Iowa, and NPI 1720461916, issued on Jul 7, 2015. Check the license (Iowa 078995, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rachel Hersom
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 078995 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7555 Hickman RD, Urbandale, IA 50322
- Phone
- (515) 225-7201
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2015
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2024
- Fax
- (515) 225-9213
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160505000517); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest physician assistant records → All 1,525 in Iowa → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 7555 Hickman RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stacy Anderson, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1891421202
- Amanda Fry, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1063277671
- Frank Jensen, LMSWClinical Social Worker1639410780
- Alyssa RohrbeckFamily Nurse Practitioner1669103438
- Laura Romano, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1184333700
Verify Rachel Hersom in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 078995Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
249 Medicare Part D claims for 52 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium31 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium13 claims
- Lisinopril11 claims
- Metformin Hcl11 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: $113.70
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Primary Health Care IncDes Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rachel Hersom among 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa
Rachel Hersom, 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 2015, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 48% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2017 among the 1,053 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
21 physician assistant records list a practice address in Urbandale
They are 21 of the 648 NPPES records with a practice address in Urbandale, and 1,525 physician assistant records in Iowa.
All 1,525 in Iowa → Every provider in Urbandale → Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pamela Banyas, PA-CDes Moines, IA 503221396871372
- Angela Conley, PA-CUrbandale, IA 503221407376734
- Jennifer Daza, PA-CUrbandale, IA 503221841674769
- Chad Enich, PA CUrbandale, IA 503221174510879
- Jayson Gesulga, PAUrbandale, IA 503221972989721
- Zayba Hoda, PAUrbandale, IA 503221750698692
- Patrick Kasper, PAUrbandale, IA 503221407248370
- Susan Koehler, PA-CUrbandale, IA 503221861580235
Common questions
What is Rachel Hersom, PA-C's NPI number?
Rachel Hersom, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720461916, issued on Jul 7, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rachel Hersom, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7555 Hickman RD, Urbandale, IA, 50322. Phone: (515) 225-7201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rachel Hersom, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 078995, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rachel Hersom, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rachel Hersom, PA-C had 249 Medicare Part D claims for 52 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.