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Michelle Thornton, DNP

Individual provider Nurse Practitioner · NPI 1053969337

Michelle Thornton, DNP is a Nurse Practitioner in West Des Moines, Iowa. Graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 2019, 7 years ago. Practices with Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp, a 113-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Iowa.

Years since qualifying
7
Trained at
Creighton University School of Medicine
Licensed in
IA
In the registry since
2019
What do these letters mean?
DNP — Doctor of Nursing Practice
The highest clinical degree in nursing.

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Practice location Address checks out

5880 University Ave Ste 102
West Des Moines, IA 50266-8209
Phone: (515) 633-3600
Fax: (515) 288-0840
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Specialties & licences

Nurse Practitioner (primary) Taxonomy 363L00000X · Licence H155262 (IA)

Record details

NPI number1053969337
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials DNP
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedAugust 29, 2019
Last updated in NPPESJune 14, 2020
Certification dateJune 14, 2020
Mailing addressPo Box 9170, Des Moines, IA 50306-9170

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyNURSE PRACTITIONER
Medical schoolCREIGHTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2019 (7 years in practice)
Group practice Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa Corp — 113 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

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