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Dr. Sherry Jeanine Christensen , DC

Chiropractor β€’ Des Moines, IA

Active NPI 1780895409 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

5045 Ne 14th St
Des Moines, IA 503132015

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

5045 Ne 14th St

Des Moines, IA 503132015

Telephone 5157771362
Fax 5157771362
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Hufford Chiropractic & Wellness Pc Facility NPI 1487209052

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Mands Ventures Llc. See the list

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.

Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.

Medicare Profile & Education

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026

Medical School

Northwestern College Of Chiropractic

Graduation Year

1997

Industry payments (Open Payments)

No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019–2025.

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

29 years (graduated 1997)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1997 as the year this clinician finished professional 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.

NPI first issued

2007

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.

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, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, β€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dr. Christensen 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.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Compared with the same specialty in Des Moines and Iowa

53 active clinicians are listed under Chiropractor with a practice address in Des Moines, IA (2,022 in Iowa).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Des Moines

0% of these 53 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

45.3% of these 53 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Chiropractor Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 111N00000X

License # reported to NPPES IA A06090

A provider qualified by a Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.), licensed by the State and who practices chiropractic medicine -that discipline within the healing arts which deals with the nervous system and its relationship to the spinal column and its interrelationship with other body systems.

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Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Other Identifier Bcbs
06711 (IA)

Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - CHIROPRACTIC

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20120105000877

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

IA

PECOS Control ID

4789850132

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, CMS release of October 2, 2026

Mands Ventures Llc

5045 Ne 14th St, Des Moines, IA 503132015

Phone: 5157771362

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

1 listed
NPI 1639619828

Doctor of Chiropractic

Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

8 Historical Events
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Updated Practice Location June 11, 2019

Registered at 5045 NE 14TH ST, DES MOINES, IA 503132015 (Tel: 5157771362)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 11, 2019

Registered at 5045 NE 14TH ST, DES MOINES, IA 503132015 (Tel: 5157771362)

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NPI Profile Active July 09, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) July 09, 2007

Registered at 507 8TH ST SE, ALTOONA, IA 500091903 (Tel: 5159677169)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) July 09, 2007

Registered at 507 8TH ST SE, ALTOONA, IA 500091903 (Tel: 5159677169)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) July 09, 2007

Recorded as SHERRY CHRISTENSEN, DC

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 09, 2007

Chiropractor (license number reported to NPPES: IA A06090)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 24, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1780895409
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: May 24, 2007
Last Update: June 11, 2019
Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Mailing Address

5045 Ne 14th St

Des Moines, IA 503132015

Phone: 5157771362

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.