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Cindy S Pontious, ARNP

Individual provider Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · NPI 1770925935

Cindy S Pontious, ARNP is a Nurse Practitioner in West Des Moines, Iowa. Graduated from University of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College of Medicine in 2013, 13 years ago. Practices with Central Iowa Hospital Corporation, a 229-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Iowa.

Years since qualifying
13
Trained at
University of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College of Medicine
Licensed in
IA
In the registry since
2013
What do these letters mean?
ARNP — Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
The title some states use for an advanced practice nurse.

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Practice location Address checks out

6000 University Ave Ste 200
West Des Moines, IA 50266
Phone: (515) 241-2300
Fax: (515) 241-2305
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Specialties & licences

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (primary) Taxonomy 363LP0808X · Licence G079541 (IA)

Record details

NPI number1770925935
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials ARNP
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 29, 2013
Last updated in NPPESOctober 21, 2019

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyNURSE PRACTITIONER
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF IOWA, RJ & L CARVER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2013 (13 years in practice)
Group practice Central Iowa Hospital Corporation — 229 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients67
Services billed 281 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age59

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $657 32 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Hospital · Des Moines, IA

Colleagues at Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 229 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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