Dena Kaufman , PA-C
Physician Assistant โข Des Moines, IA
1221 Pleasant St Ste 400
Des Moines, IA 503091426
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NPI assigned on December 30, 2019; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 54 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:
- 58571 โ Removal of uterus, tubes, and/or ovaries through abdomen using an endoscope, 250.0 g or less: 42 service units.
- 58661 โ Removal of ovaries and/or tubes using an endoscope: 12 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 the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 15 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2022:
- Hydromorphone Hcl โ 15 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2022. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Des Moines, IA (2024, 106 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 178. Middle half: 62 to 514.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 814 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 298. Middle half: 124 to 714.
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 41 in 2020 to 54 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1221 Pleasant St Ste 400
Des Moines, IA 503091426
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Des Moines, IA. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Mercy Clinics Inc; The Iowa Clinic Pc. 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
2019
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
75 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 $6,088 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 $4,806 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
15 standardized 30-day fills in 2022
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
$17 in 2022
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2022, 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, 2022.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $63.46 across 3 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $63.46 across 3 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Tempus AI, Inc: $42.67 across 2 records.
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC: $20.79 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 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
7 years (graduated 2019)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2019 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2019
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026; 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dena Kaufman 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 Dena Kaufman 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 Des Moines and Iowa
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 75% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Des Moines, IA (2024, 106 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 178. Middle half: 62 to 514.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 814 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 298. Middle half: 124 to 714.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Des Moines, IA (2024, 106 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,062. Middle half: $4,696 to $28,209.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 814 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $19,026. Middle half: $8,888 to $38,096.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Des Moines, IA (2024, 106 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,354. Middle half: $3,347 to $20,827.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Iowa (2024, 814 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,777. Middle half: $6,404 to $27,838.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dena Kaufman are from 2022.
183 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Des Moines, IA (1,547 in Iowa).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Des Moines
3.8% of these 183 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
63.4% of these 183 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 32% from 41 in 2020 to 54 in 2024.
- 2020: 41
- 2021: 57
- 2022: 60
- 2023: 29
- 2024: 54
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 27% from $4,779 in 2020 to $6,088 in 2024.
- 2020: $4,779
- 2021: $6,627
- 2022: $6,833
- 2023: $3,341
- 2024: $6,088
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 26% from $3,822 in 2020 to $4,806 in 2024.
- 2020: $3,822
- 2021: $5,302
- 2022: $5,276
- 2023: $2,583
- 2024: $4,806
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 42% from 26 in 2020 to 15 in 2022.
- 2020: 26
- 2021: 36
- 2022: 15
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 42% from 26 in 2020 to 15 in 2022.
- 2020: 26
- 2021: 36
- 2022: 15
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 99% from $1,221 in 2020 to $17 in 2022.
- 2020: $1,221
- 2021: $1,901
- 2022: $17
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $14.48 in 2021 to $63.46 in 2025.
- 2021: $14.48
- 2022: $43.44
- 2023: $23.22
- 2024: $2,196.08
- 2025: $63.46
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2022), CMS Open Payments (2025), 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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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $63.46.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Tempus AI, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XT CDX | General | $23.59 |
| Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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LYNPARZA | General | $20.79 |
| Tempus AI, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XT CDX | General | $19.08 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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58571
Removal of uterus, tubes, and/or ovaries through abdomen using an endoscope, 250.0 g or less
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42 | 42 | $681.88 | $110.54 |
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58661
Removal of ovaries and/or tubes using an endoscope
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12 | 12 | $869.83 | $120.46 |
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 2022.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Hydromorphone Hcl | Hydromorphone Hcl | 15 | 38 | $16.86 | 15 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2022; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2026-02-25NUCC 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.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363AS0400X
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20200312001692
IA
7911335575
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
The Iowa Clinic Pc
1005 Pennsylvania Ave, Ottumwa, IA 525016408
Phone: 6416842589
The Iowa Clinic Pc
1200 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 503091406
Phone: 5152416212
Mercy Clinics Inc
1111 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA 503142613
Mercy Clinics Inc
1755 59th Pl, West Des Moines, IA 502667737
Mercy Clinics Inc
411 Laurel St, Des Moines, IA 503143026
Secondary Practice Locations
411 Laurel St Ste 2100
Des Moines, IA 503143026
Phone: 5152473266
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner
CNMARNP
Nurse Practitioner
Advanced Practice Nurse
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Obstetrics & Gynecology - Gynecologic Oncology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Additional practice office at 411 Laurel St Ste 2100, Des Moines, IA 503143026
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: IA 099508)
Registered at PO BOX 424, DES MOINES, IA 503020424 (Tel: 5158759255)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1221 PLEASANT ST STE 400, DES MOINES, IA 503091426 (Tel: 5158759290)
Registered at 7147 VISTA DR STE 150, WEST DES MOINES, IA 502669317 (Tel: 5158759925)
Recorded as DENA KAUFMAN, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: IA 099508)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Des Moines
- Jill Dingeman, PA
- Emily Myers, PA-C
- Kaitlyn Creger, PA-C
- Melinda Hubbard, PA
- Ethan Novacinski
- Emily Schmid
Mailing Address
Po Box 424
Des Moines, IA 503020424
Phone: 5158759255