Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Robert B Ripchinski, PAC

Individual provider Physician Assistant · NPI 1003970278

Robert B Ripchinski, PAC is a Physician Assistant in Des Moines, Iowa. Qualified in 2006, 20 years ago. Practices with Iowa Orthopaedic Center PC, a 68-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Iowa.

Years since qualifying
20
Licensed in
IA
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
PAC — Physician Assistant, Certified
A physician assistant holding current national certification; usually written PA-C.

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Practice location Address checks out

450 Laurel St Ste A
Des Moines, IA 50314-3045 Not confirmed with CMS for 10 years — call before visiting
Phone: (515) 247-8400
Fax: (515) 248-8888
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Specialties & licences

Physician Assistant (primary) Taxonomy 363A00000X · Licence 002093 (IA)

Record details

NPI number1003970278
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials PAC
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedDecember 21, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMarch 24, 2016

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyPHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2006 (20 years in practice)
Group practice Iowa Orthopaedic Center Pc — 68 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

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 patients266
Services billed 787 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age79

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $166 10 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. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at Iowa Orthopaedic Center PC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 68 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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