Natalie Nelson
Physician Assistant โข Ames, IA
1215 Duff Ave
Ames, IA 500105469
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Natalie Nelson is listed in NPPES under Physician Assistant.
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NPI assigned on February 27, 2020; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 769 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 63048 โ Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment: 107 service units.
- 22614 โ Fusion of additional segment of spine: 93 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 60 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 19 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 368 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen (Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen) โ 134 prescription fills, including refills.
- Methocarbamol โ 118 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) โ 56 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Ames, IA (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 422. Middle half: 151 to 2,017.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 816 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 298. Middle half: 123 to 703.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 551 in 2022 to 769 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2022โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1215 Duff Ave
Ames, IA 500105469
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Mcfarland Clinic Pc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences
2021
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
238 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $58,349 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $45,118 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
370 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$4,602 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2024
All general payments: $44.73 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $44.73 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Medtronic, Inc.: $22.43 across 1 record.
- Stryker Corporation: $22.30 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2024 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
5 years (graduated 2021)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2021 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2020
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Natalie Nelson has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Natalie Nelson as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Ames and Iowa
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Ames, IA (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 422. Middle half: 151 to 2,017.
More Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 816 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 298. Middle half: 123 to 703.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Ames, IA (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $47,283. Middle half: $9,888 to $85,007.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 816 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,026. Middle half: $8,646 to $37,827.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Ames, IA (2024, 23 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $31,074. Middle half: $7,228 to $57,744.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 816 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,777. Middle half: $6,384 to $27,709.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Ames, IA (2024, 22 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 283. Middle half: 113 to 668.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 934 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 305. Middle half: 94 to 1,210.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Ames, IA (2024, 22 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $5,304. Middle half: $1,042 to $88,658.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 934 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $4,784. Middle half: $711 to $109,573.
30 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Ames, IA (1,525 in Iowa).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Ames
6.7% of these 30 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
86.7% of these 30 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 40% from 551 in 2022 to 769 in 2024.
- 2022: 551
- 2023: 617
- 2024: 769
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 24% from $47,159 in 2022 to $58,349 in 2024.
- 2022: $47,159
- 2023: $46,526
- 2024: $58,349
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 21% from $37,197 in 2022 to $45,118 in 2024.
- 2022: $37,197
- 2023: $35,479
- 2024: $45,118
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 1315% from 26 in 2021 to 368 in 2024.
- 2021: 26
- 2022: 226
- 2023: 319
- 2024: 368
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 1323% from 26 in 2021 to 370 in 2024.
- 2021: 26
- 2022: 226
- 2023: 320
- 2024: 370
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $406 in 2021 to $4,602 in 2024.
- 2021: $406
- 2022: $2,907
- 2023: $9,447
- 2024: $4,602
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $17.45 in 2021 to $44.73 in 2024.
- 2021: $17.45
- 2024: $44.73
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $44.73.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MAZOR X SYSTEM | General | $22.43 |
| Stryker Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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GAMMA | General | $22.30 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2021โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2022โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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63048
Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves, each additional segment
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107 | 48 | $146.25 | $24.45 |
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22614
Fusion of additional segment of spine
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93 | 42 | $280.00 | $45.76 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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60 | 56 | $202.60 | $98.89 |
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61783
Computer-assisted spinal procedure
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57 | 57 | $171.25 | $26.38 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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57 | 49 | $136.58 | $71.24 |
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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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52 | 48 | $271.85 | $139.69 |
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20939
Aspiration of bone marrow for spine bone graft
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47 | 47 | $50.25 | $8.05 |
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63047
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment
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47 | 46 | $438.83 | $76.09 |
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22612
Fusion of spine in lower back
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46 | 46 | $1059.00 | $175.05 |
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22842
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments
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38 | 38 | $510.50 | $89.34 |
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22853
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion
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27 | 22 | $177.25 | $30.24 |
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22310
Closed treatment of broken spine bone with cast or brace
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23 | 23 | $826.00 | $240.67 |
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22551
Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc
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19 | 19 | $1191.00 | $201.35 |
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22840
Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck
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19 | 19 | $515.25 | $84.19 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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18 | 18 | $182.22 | $87.01 |
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22845
Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments
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17 | 17 | $471.50 | $84.84 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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15 | 11 | $79.00 | $38.65 |
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G2212
Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or
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15 | 14 | $35.00 | $25.51 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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12 | 12 | $281.00 | $130.46 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 134 | 1,203 | $2,110.07 | 82 |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 118 | 1,746 | $1,475.99 | 73 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 56 | 512 | $801.94 | 34 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 27 | 267 | $80.03 | 17 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 18 | 109 | $119.21 | 18 |
| Meloxicam | Meloxicam | 15 | 510 | $14.55 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-08-31NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20210910001524
IA
3173929494
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Mcfarland Clinic Pc
1111 Duff Ave, Ames, IA 500105745
Phone: 5152394472
Mcfarland Clinic Pc
1214 S Grant Rd, Carroll, IA 514013102
Phone: 7127921500
Mcfarland Clinic Pc
3500 University Blvd, Ames, IA 500103014
Phone: 5152393040
Mcfarland Clinic Pc
1215 Duff Ave, Ames, IA 500105400
Phone: 5152394400
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery - Foot and Ankle Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1215 DUFF AVE, AMES, IA 500105469 (Tel: 5152394475)
Registered at 1215 DUFF AVE, AMES, IA 500105469 (Tel: 5152394400)
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: IA 110235)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 3200 GRAND AVE, DES MOINES, IA 503124104 (Tel: 5152711569)
Registered at 8050 HEATHER BOW, JOHNSTON, IA 501318704 (Tel: 5072514519)
Recorded as NATALIE NELSON
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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- Katherine Lutyens, PA-C
- Erin Lucas, PA-C
- Kara Johnson, PA-C
- Noelle Bennett, PA-C
- Amy Hawthorne, PA-C
- Katherine Tjaden, PA-C
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Mailing Address
1215 Duff Ave
Ames, IA 500105469
Phone: 5152394400