NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tamara Halbersma, ARNP, PMHNP-BC

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Des Moines, IA

Tamara Halbersma, ARNP, PMHNP-BC is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1548859374, issued on Jan 15, 2021. Check the license (Iowa G161953, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548859374
Name
Tamara Halbersma
Credential
ARNP, PMHNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
G161953 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4725 Merle Hay RD Ste 204, Des Moines, IA 50322
Phone
(515) 461-8889
Enumerated
Jan 15, 2021
Record last updated
Feb 19, 2026
Fax
(515) 809-3668
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

190 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.

  1. Tamara Halbersma190
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Duloxetine Hcl16 claims
  2. Mirtazapine13 claims
  3. Quetiapine Fumarate12 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): 88.6 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 score78.4
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%67.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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: $594.10

22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 23,362 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,027.77 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tamara Halbersma$594.10
  2. Specialty average$1,027.77

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

Tamara Halbersma among 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Iowa

Tamara Halbersma, ARNP, PMHNP-BC is one of 612 psychiatric/mental health 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 2021, is newer than 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 52% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 65% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

65 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Des Moines

They are 65 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Iowa.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jessica Chiodo, ARNPUrbandale, IA 503221922616796
  2. Cynthia Coenen, ARNP/PMHNP-BCDes Moines, IA 503221467907394
  3. Megan Eichmeier, ARNP, PMHNPUrbandale, IA 503221437645272
  4. Beth Frettim, PMHNP-BCUrbandale, IA 503221851923205
  5. Amanda Fry, PMHNP-BCUrbandale, IA 503221063277671
  6. Michelle Hancock, PMHNPUrbandale, IA 503221386355774
  7. Tarrah Holliday, ARNPDes Moines, IA 503221114521721
  8. Alesha Luckett, ARNPUrbandale, IA 503221124629712

Common questions

What is Tamara Halbersma, ARNP, PMHNP-BC's NPI number?

Tamara Halbersma, ARNP, PMHNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548859374, issued on Jan 15, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tamara Halbersma, ARNP, PMHNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4725 Merle Hay RD Ste 204, Des Moines, IA, 50322. Phone: (515) 461-8889. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tamara Halbersma, ARNP, PMHNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number G161953, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Tamara Halbersma, ARNP, PMHNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tamara Halbersma, ARNP, PMHNP-BC had 190 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Tamara Halbersma, ARNP, PMHNP-BC's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.6 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.