NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Carl Kitterman, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · Des Moines, IA

Robert Carl Kitterman, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1982696993, issued on Aug 16, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 32304, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982696993
Name
Robert Carl Kitterman
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
32304 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
411 Laurel St, Des Moines, IA 50314
Phone
(515) 283-0463
Enumerated
Aug 16, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 19, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(515) 283-0794
Medicaid ID
0169458 IA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100903000777); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1994
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 411 Laurel St

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

  1. Johan Aerts, D.O.Surgery Physician1962683243
  2. Robert Albin, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1164542502
  3. Mohammed Aldosari, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1255690293
  4. Caleb Anderson, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1902218324
  5. Martin Aronow, D.O.Interventional Cardiology Physician1497737282
  6. Brandon BarnhartCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1760067839

Verify Robert Carl Kitterman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 55.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score59.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%26.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $18.81

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Kitterman$18.81
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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. Mercy Medical CenterCedar Rapids, IA

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

Robert Carl Kitterman among 569 anesthesiology physician records in Iowa

Robert Carl Kitterman, MD is one of 569 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 361 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

114 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Des Moines

They are 114 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 569 anesthesiology physician records in Iowa.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Bartlett, MDDes Moines, IA 503141043210081
  2. Christine Carstensen, MDDes Moines, IA 503141083606222
  3. Jim Duong, MDDes Moines, IA 503141811980394
  4. Kent Edelman, MDDes Moines, IA 503141710979828
  5. Kenton Hall, MDDes Moines, IA 503141811989395
  6. Maurice Hart, MADes Moines, IA 503141922090109
  7. Grant Kruse, MDDes Moines, IA 503141497747000
  8. David Lind, MDDes Moines, IA 503141932109386

Common questions

What is Robert Carl Kitterman, MD's NPI number?

Robert Carl Kitterman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982696993, issued on Aug 16, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Carl Kitterman, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 411 Laurel St, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 283-0463. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Carl Kitterman, MD's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 32304, 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.

What is Robert Carl Kitterman, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 55.6 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.