Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa

CCN

161500The number CMS certifies the facility under, not a provider identifier

Status

Active

Provider type

Hospice

Ownership

Other

Control type

Other

Participating since

Nov 2, 1983

Last certification

Jun 17, 2022

Address

3000 Easton Blvd
Des Moines, IA 50317
(515) 274-3400

• Visiting Nurse Services of Iowa

  dba EveryStep

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1275096919
  Medicare enrollment

• Caregivers rated the hospice agency a 9 or 10 89
  • State average 86
  • National average 83
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always communicated well 85
  • State average 83
  • National average 82
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always provided timely help 83
  • State average 80
  • National average 78
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team always treated the patient with respect 93
  • State average 93
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The hospice team provided the right amount of emotional and spiritual support 95
  • State average 93
  • National average 91
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• The patient always got the help they needed for pain and symptoms 76
  • State average 77
  • National average 76
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025
• YES, they would definitely recommend the hospice 92
  • State average 88
  • National average 85
  • Period from 10/01/2023-09/30/2025

Clinicians who list this facility as a hospital or facility affiliation in Care Compare.

• Nathan B. Allen, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Leon, IA
  • NPI 1629398987
• Ryan D Arnevik, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Centerville, IA
  • NPI 1972867810
• Linda Baldwin, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Corydon, IA
  • NPI 1114488244
• Robert J Behrens, MD

  • Medical Oncology Physician
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1215999800
• John Andrew Bukaty, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Roeland Park, KS
  • NPI 1588634224
• Daniel M Buroker, M.D.

  • Medical Oncology Physician
  • Ankeny, IA
  • NPI 1184737504
• Thomas R Buroker, DO

  • Medical Oncology Physician
  • Ankeny, IA
  • NPI 1982665337
• Julianne N/a Carson-Hem, ARNP

  • Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1184211591
• Kristen D Collier, ARNP

  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Creston, IA
  • NPI 1720606841
• Amanda Condra, ARNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Centerville, IA
  • NPI 1700568813
• Tanner Crossley, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Albia, IA
  • NPI 1700237161
• Galen R Daniels, PA

  • Physician Assistant
  • Corydon, IA
  • NPI 1720371198
• Kevin Vincent De Regnier, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Winterset, IA
  • NPI 1184708687
• Jennifer Elkin, D.O.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Knoxville, IA
  • NPI 1821478439
• Sharisse Fiori, ARNP

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1255840781
• Michelle Joyce Fischer-Short, ARNP, FNP-BC

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Chariton, IA
  • NPI 1477115319
• George N Fotiadis, MD

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Osceola, IA
  • NPI 1881691517
• Brian P Freeman, M.D.

  • Medical Oncology Physician
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1225141609
• Steven Allen Freeman, MD

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Corning, IA
  • NPI 1497770176
• Jacquelene Diane Garden, ARNP

  • Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
  • Oskaloosa, IA
  • NPI 1750925475
• Miranda Millie Gebhart, NP-C

  • Family Nurse Practitioner
  • Chariton, IA
  • NPI 1205498342
• Desire T Gijima, M.D.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Iowa City, IA
  • NPI 1063824639
• Scott Thomas Hanson, D.O.

  • Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician
  • Urbandale, IA
  • NPI 1003173980
• Seema Harichand-Herdt, MD

  • Hematology & Oncology Physician
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1801831870
• Joshua Sidney Harris, DO

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Albia, IA
  • NPI 1952899338

• Beliefs & Values Addressed (if desired by the patient) 100
  • State average 99.45
  • National average 99.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Burdensome transitions, Type 1 (% live discharges) 4.5
  • State average 4.6
  • National average 8.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Burdensome transitions, Type 2 (% live discharges) 1.5
  • State average 1.3
  • National average 2.1
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• CHC/GIP provided (% days) 1.9
  • State average 0.7
  • National average 0.5
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Early live discharges (% live discharges) 5
  • State average 7.7
  • National average 7.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Gaps in nursing visits (% elections) 49.3
  • State average 33.1
  • National average 52.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice and Palliative Care Composite Process Measure 99.48
  • State average 97.19
  • National average 96.15
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Screening 99.9
  • State average 99.85
  • National average 99.53
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Dyspnea Treatment 99.66
  • State average 98.75
  • National average 98.59
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Assessment 100
  • State average 98.75
  • National average 98.27
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Pain Screening 99.9
  • State average 99.36
  • National average 99
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice and Palliative Care Treatment Preferences 100
  • State average 99.78
  • National average 99.8
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Hospice Care Index Overall Score 10
  • State average 9.5
  • National average 8.8
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Hospice Visits in the Last Days of Life 56.2
  • State average 73.1
  • National average 48.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Late live discharges (% live discharges) 48.5
  • State average 35.5
  • National average 37.4
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Nurse care minutes per routine home care days (minutes) 13.6
  • State average 19.6
  • National average 19.9
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Patient Treated with an Opioid Who Are Given a Bowel Regimen 99.47
  • State average 99.28
  • National average 98.46
  • Period from 10/01/2024 - 09/30/2025
• Per-beneficiary spending (U.S. dollars $) 12,615
  • State average 11,540.94 (computed here)
  • National average 19,227
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Skilled nursing minutes on weekends (% minutes) 5.6
  • State average 8.9
  • National average 9.6
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024
• Visits near death (% decedents) 93
  • State average 96.2
  • National average 89.3
  • Period from 01/01/2023 - 12/31/2024

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• Medicare Care Compare: the star rating and every measure on this page, with the state and national rates CMS publishes beside them, and the clinicians who list this facility as an affiliation.
• NPPES NPI Registry: the NPI records connected to this certification and the names of the providers listed above.

Better and worse are CMS's own comparison with the national rate, not ours: for most measures a low score is the good one (deaths, infections) and for others a high one is, so measures where CMS states no comparison are left uncoloured. The exception is star ratings, which are read against the national average here. Quality measures are published by CMS and are not adjusted or re-scored here. Averages marked “computed here” are the mean of every facility reporting that measure, worked out by NPIMap because CMS publishes no comparison for it. Confirm anything you rely on at Medicare Care Compare.