NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Teresa Ward, ARNP

Family Nurse Practitioner · Des Moines, IA

Teresa Ward, ARNP is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1396254793, issued on Sep 28, 2017. Check the license (Iowa A093482, 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
1396254793
Name
Teresa Ward
Credential
ARNP
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License number
A093482 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
450 Laurel St Ste A, Des Moines, IA 50314
Phone
(515) 247-8400
Enumerated
Sep 28, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 4, 2025
Fax
(515) 248-8888
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171121000517); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
    Search for license A093482    Check the board
  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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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024

365 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.

  1. Teresa Ward365
  2. Specialty average1,305

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone69 claims
  2. Azithromycin48 claims
  3. Cephalexin20 claims
  4. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro16 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: $60.61

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 99,489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $650.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Teresa Ward$60.61
  2. Specialty average$650.95

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. Iowa Orthopaedic Center PCDes Moines, IA

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

Teresa Ward among 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa

Teresa Ward, ARNP is one of 1,971 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Iowa. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 42% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 42% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2018 among the 1,398 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

171 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Des Moines

They are 171 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 1,971 family nurse practitioner records in Iowa.

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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tracy Dickel, ARNP FNPDes Moines, IA 503141780677161
  2. Maria Astra Fecundo, ARNPDes Moines, IA 503141457681835
  3. Leah Gabriel, NPDes Moines, IA 503141902108236
  4. Meghan Kinnetz, ARNPDes Moines, IA 503141578803235
  5. Deanna Lehl, N.P.Des Moines, IA 503141457409005
  6. Cynthia Peterson, NPDes Moines, IA 503141285607507
  7. Edmund Piasecki III, FNPDes Moines, IA 503141477534279
  8. Lori Reed, NP-CDes Moines, IA 503141063787703

Common questions

What is Teresa Ward, ARNP's NPI number?

Teresa Ward, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396254793, issued on Sep 28, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Teresa Ward, ARNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 Laurel St Ste A, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 247-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Teresa Ward, ARNP's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number A093482, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Teresa Ward, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Teresa Ward, ARNP had 365 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.

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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.