Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.

Karen J Gerdes, MD

Individual provider Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician · NPI 1255325130

Karen J Gerdes, MD is a Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician in Des Moines, Iowa. Licensed in Iowa. Registered with an NPI since 2005.

Licensed in
IA
In the registry since
2005
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

1200 Pleasant St Blank Children's Hospital
Des Moines, IA 50309-1406
Phone: (515) 241-5926
Fax: (515) 241-5127
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Pin is approximate — placed at the ZIP-code centre, not the exact door.

Specialties & licences

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 2080P0203X · Licence 29496 (IA)

Record details

NPI number1255325130
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedSeptember 7, 2005
Last updated in NPPESApril 3, 2008

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