POLK COUNTY
NPI 1740579101
Nurse Practitioner - Family in Des Moines, IA
NPI Status: Active since April 06, 2011
Contact Information
1907 CARPENTER AVE
DES MOINES, IA
ZIP 50314
Phone: (515) 286-3798
Fax: (515) 286-2033
- Organization
- Nurse Practitioner
- Family
- CLIA Number: 16D0667028
- CLIA Cert. Type: Public Health Laboratories
- CLIA Exp. Date: 07-17-2026
About POLK COUNTY
This page provides the complete NPI Profile along with additional information for Polk County, a provider established in Des Moines, Iowa operating as a Nurse Practitioner, focusing in family . The healthcare provider is registered in the NPI registry with number 1740579101 assigned on April 2011. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LF0000X. The provider is registered as an organization and their NPI record was last updated January 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
- 1740579101
- Provider Legal Name
- POLK COUNTY
- Other Organization Name
- Other Name Type
- (6)
- Entity Type
- Organization
- Location Address
- 1907 CARPENTER AVE DES MOINES, IA 50314
- Location Phone
- (515) 286-3798
- Location Fax
- (515) 286-2033
- Mailing Address
- 1907 CARPENTER AVE DES MOINES, IA 50314
- Mailing Phone
- (515) 875-5815
- Is Sole Proprietor?
- No
- Is Organization Subpart?
- No
- Enumeration Date
- 04-06-2011
- Last Update Date
- 01-05-2026
- Code Navigator
A nurse practitioner (NP) like Polk County is an experienced registered nurse with a master’s or doctoral degree and advanced clinical training. Nurse practitioners can work in many different specialties including primary care, pediatrics, cardiology, emergency, women’s health, oncology or geriatrics. Nurse practitioners provide services like physical exams, order laboratory tests, manage diseases, write prescriptions, 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
Nurse Practitioner Family
- Taxonomy Code
- 363LF0000X
- Type
- Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers
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.
CLIA Information
The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA) of 1988 applies to facilities or sites that test human specimens for health assessment or to diagnose, prevent, or treat disease. The CLIA Program sets standards for clinical laboratory testing and issues certificates. The NPI / CLIA crosswalk information for this NPI number is:
- CLIA Number
- 16D0667028
- Facility Type
- Public Health Laboratories
- Certificate Effective Date
- July 18, 2024
- Certificate Expiration Date
- July 17, 2026
- Laboratory Director
- MELANIE L. ACKERMAN
- Certificate Type
- Certificate of Compliance
- Certificate Type Description
- This CLIA certificate is issued to Polk County after an inspection that finds the laboratory to be in compliance with all applicable CLIA requirements. This type of certificate is issued to laboratories that perform nonwaived (moderate and/or high complexity) testing.
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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 1740579101, we treat the final digit (1) 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 59. The final step is to find the difference between that total and the next multiple of ten (60 - 59 = 1).
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 59 is 60. The difference is the calculated check digit.
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DES MOINES, IA 50314
Frequently Asked Questions
The NPI number assigned to this healthcare provider is 1740579101, enumerated as an "organization" on April 06, 2011.
The provider is located at 1907 CARPENTER AVE DES MOINES, IA 50314 and the phone number is (515) 286-3798.
Nurse Practitioner with taxonomy code 363LF0000X and a focus in Family.
