METRO GERIATRIC SERVICES
NPI 1174933998
Family Medicine - Geriatric Medicine in West Des Moines, IA
NPI Status: Active since May 01, 2014
Contact Information
1401 50TH ST STE 100
WEST DES MOINES, IA
ZIP 50266
Phone: (515) 225-7132
Fax: (515) 218-1500
- Organization
- Family Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- Accepts Insurance
- Medicare Quality Reporting
About METRO GERIATRIC SERVICES
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Metro Geriatric Services, a primary care provider established in West Des Moines, Iowa operating as a Family Medicine, focusing in geriatric medicine . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1174933998 assigned on May 2014. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207QG0300X with license number 01911 (IA). The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated May 2026. The organization operates as a Single Specialty Group with one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization. The provider's
- NPI
- 1174933998
- Provider Legal Name
- METRO GERIATRIC SERVICES
- Other Organization Name
- Other Name Type
- (6)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 1401 50TH ST STE 100 WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266
- Location Phone
- (515) 225-7132
- Location Fax
- (515) 218-1500
- Mailing Address
- PO BOX 127 DES MOINES, IA 50301
- Mailing Phone
- (515) 237-3974
- Mailing Fax
- (515) 218-1500
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 05-01-2014
- Last Update Date
- 05-18-2026
- Code Navigator
A primary care provider (PCP) like Metro Geriatric Services sees people with common medical problems. The primary care provider might be a doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinic that are usually involved in your long-term care. A PCP might provide preventive care, treat common medical conditions, identify urgent medical problems and refer you to specialists when necessary. Primary care is usually provided in an outpatient facility but if you are admitted to a hospital your PCP may assist in your care. The most common medical conditions seen by primary care providers are: hypertension, upper respiratory tract infections, depression or anxiety, back pain, arthritis, dermatitis, diabetes, urinary tract infections, etc .
Location Map
Specialty - Primary Taxonomy
The NPI enumerator requires providers to submit at least one taxonomy code. A taxonomy code is a unique 10-character code that describes the healthcare provider type, classification, and the area of specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.
- Classification
Family Medicine Geriatric Medicine
- Taxonomy Code
- 207QG0300X
- Type
- Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
- License No.
- 01911
- License State
- IA
- Taxonomy Description
- A family medicine physician with special knowledge of the aging process and special skills in the diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative aspects of illness in the elderly. This specialist cares for geriatric patients in the patient's home, the office, long-term care settings such as nursing homes, and the hospital.
Group Taxonomy 193400000X SINGLE SPECIALTY GROUP
This provdier is a business group of one or more individual practitioners, all of who practice with the same area of specialization.
Insurance Plans Accepted
According to publicly available information the provider might be accepting the following health plans from these health insurance companies:
- Complete Gold - EPO
- Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Complete Silver - EPO
- Complete Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Elite Bronze - EPO
- Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Everyday Bronze - EPO
- Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Everyday Gold - EPO
- Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Choice Bronze HSA - EPO
- Choice Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Clear Silver - EPO
- Clear Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Complete Gold - EPO
- Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Complete Silver - EPO
- Complete Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Elite Bronze - EPO
- Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Elite Bronze - EPO
- Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Elite Gold - EPO
- Elite Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Everyday Bronze - EPO
- Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Everyday Gold - EPO
- Everyday Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Focused Silver - EPO
- Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Choice Bronze HSA - EPO
- Choice Bronze HSA + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Clear Gold - EPO
- Clear Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Complete Gold - HMO
- Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
- Elite Bronze - EPO
- Elite Bronze - HMO
- Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Elite Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - HMO
- Clear Gold - EPO
- Clear Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Complete Gold - EPO
- Complete Gold + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Elite Silver - EPO
- Elite Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Everyday Bronze - EPO
- Everyday Bronze + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- Focused Silver - EPO
- Focused Silver + Vision + Adult Dental - EPO
- HeartlandBlue Bronze 0% Coinsurance after Deductible NEtwork Blue - EPO
- HeartlandBlue Bronze 0% Coinsurance after Deductible NEtwork Blue PPO - PPO
- HeartlandBlue Bronze HSA 6500 NEtwork Blue - EPO
- HeartlandBlue Bronze HSA 6500 NEtwork Blue PPO - PPO
- HeartlandBlue Bronze Standard 7500 NEtwork Blue - EPO
- HeartlandBlue Bronze Standard 7500 NEtwork Blue PPO - PPO
- HeartlandBlue Gold $0 PCP Visit 1500 NEtwork Blue - EPO
- HeartlandBlue Gold $0 PCP Visit 1500 NEtwork Blue PPO - PPO
- HeartlandBlue Gold 1000 NEtwork Blue w/ Adult Vision - EPO
- HeartlandBlue Gold 1000 NEtwork Blue w/ Adult Vision PPO - PPO
- Medica Insure Bronze $0 Copay PCP Visits - EPO
- Medica Insure Bronze Premier - EPO
- Medica Insure Bronze Share - EPO
- Medica Insure Expanded Bronze Standard - EPO
- Medica Insure Gold $0 Copay PCP Visits - EPO
- Medica Insure Gold Share - EPO
- Medica Insure Gold Standard - EPO
- Medica Insure Silver $0 Copay PCP Visits - EPO
- Medica Insure Silver Share - EPO
- Medica Insure Silver Standard - EPO
Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.
Specific plan information not avaialable, please contact the provider to verify if your insurance plan is accepted.
*Please verify directly with this provider to make sure your insurance plan is currently accepted.
Additional Identifiers
The NPI Enumerator encourages providers to submit additional identifiers with their NPI application although the submission of this information is optional. The additional identifier(s) section includes other numbers or codes currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider by other public healthcare entities. The identifiers may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.
| Identifier | Type / Code | Identifier State | Identifier Issuer |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN PROCESS | MEDICAID (05) | IA |
Quality Reporting
The provider participated in CMS Quality Payment Program. The Quality Payment Program aims to improve population health, reduce costs and improve the care received by Medicare beneficiaries. The following quality measures meet Medicare's statistical reporting standards. Not all providers report the same information, because not all providers give the same services to patients. The quality information is just a snapshot of some the care providers give to their patients. Reporting more or less information is not a reflection of quality.
| Quality Measure | Performance | Number of Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | 16% | 11036 |
| Percentage of visits for patients aged 18 years and older for which the eligible professional or eligible clinician attests to documenting a list of current medications using all immediate resources available on the date of the encounter. This list must include ALL known prescriptions, over-the-counters, herbals, and vitamin/mineral/dietary (nutritional) supplements AND must contain the medications' name, dosage, frequency and route of administration | ||
| Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization | 0% | 1418 |
| Percentage of patients aged 6 months and older seen for a visit between October 1 and March 31 who received an influenza immunization OR who reported previous receipt of an influenza immunization | ||
| Preventive Care and Screening: Screening for Depression and Follow-Up Plan | 29% | 1381 |
| Percentage of patients aged 12 years and older screened for depression on the date of the encounter using an age appropriate standardized depression screening tool AND if positive, a follow-up plan is documented on the date of the positive screen | ||
| Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly | 72% "Inverse Quality Measure" This is an inverse quality measure, a lower rate means the provider is rated better. | 1596 |
| Percentage of patients 65 years of age and older who were ordered high-risk medications. Two rates are submitted. 1) Percentage of patients who were ordered at least one high-risk medication. 2) Percentage of patients who were ordered at least two of the same high-risk medication | ||
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NPI NPI Number Validation
How NPI Validation Works
The NPI validation process uses the ISO-standard Luhn algorithm, a mathematical "handshake", to ensure that a provider's 10-digit ID is authentic and free of common typing errors.
To verify the NPI 1174933998, we treat the final digit (8) as the Check Digit—the target answer we need to reach. The process begins by taking the first nine digits and adding a constant value of 24, which accounts for the "80840" prefix required for all U.S. health identifiers. We then double every other digit starting from the right and sum the individual digits of those results together. For this specific NPI, that total comes to 72. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (80 - 72 = 8).
Digit-by-digit view
Use the first nine digits for the calculation. Starting from the right, double every other digit. The last digit is the check digit and is not part of the calculation.
Step 1: Double every other digit from the right
Starting with the rightmost digit of the first nine digits, double every other value. If doubling creates a two-digit number, add those digits together.
Step 2: Add all digits plus the NPI constant
Add the transformed values, the unchanged digits, and the constant 24.
Step 3: Find the amount needed to reach the next multiple of 10
The next multiple of ten after 72 is 80. The difference is the calculated check digit.
Other Providers at the Same Location
The following 11 providers are registered at the same or a nearby location.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1174933998, enumerated as an "organization" on May 01, 2014.
The provider is located at 1401 50TH ST STE 100 WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266 and the phone number is (515) 225-7132.
Family Medicine with taxonomy code 207QG0300X and a focus in Geriatric Medicine.
The provider might be accepting Accepts: Ambetter from Home State Health, Ambetter from NH. Please consult your insurance carrier or call the provider to verify.
