Nicholas Gene Vellema, PA-C

Primary specialty

Physician AssistantTaxonomy code 363A00000X

License

079188 Issued in IA

Practice address

2900 Westown Pkwy Ste 130
West Des Moines, IA 50266-1315

Phone

(515) 224-6065

Fax

(833) 907-2405

NPI assigned

Sep 9, 2015

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: No

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Physician Assistant

Education

Other, 2015

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Focused Life Health Care PCGroup PAC ID 1355733734, 5 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

93.78 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

80.38

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

93.78 of 100Reported as apm

Quality

80.38

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Physician Assistant

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: nicholas.vellema.1@23533.direct.athenahealth.com
• Direct secure messaging: nvellema4074852@direct.trinity-health.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Focused Life Health Care PC

  • Psychiatry Physician
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1417621665
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group
• Decatur County Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Leon, IA
  • NPI 1144209255
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Mercyone Central Iowa Urgent Care

  • Clinic/Center
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1790422095
  Medicare reassignment
• Mercyone Urgentcare

  • Clinic/Center
  • Clinton, IA
  • NPI 1447995766
  Medicare reassignment
• Mercyone Urgentcare

  • Oxygen Equipment & Supplies (DME)
  • Clinton, IA
  • NPI 1437030053
  NPD

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1771977600000",
    "number": "1871961789",
    "addresses": [
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "2900 WESTOWN PKWY STE 130",
            "city": "WEST DES MOINES",
            "state": "IA",
            "postal_code": "502661315",
            "telephone_number": "515-224-6065",
            "fax_number": "833-907-2405"
        },
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
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            "address_1": "2900 WESTOWN PKWY STE 130",
            "city": "WEST DES MOINES",
            "state": "IA",
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            "fax_number": "833-907-2405"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "VELLEMA",
        "first_name": "NICHOLAS",
        "middle_name": "GENE",
        "name_prefix": "Mr.",
        "credential": "PA-C",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2015-09-09",
        "last_updated": "2026-02-25",
        "certification_date": "2026-02-25",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "code": "363A00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
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        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
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}

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• Physician Assistant in West Des Moines, IA
• Providers in West Des Moines, IA by specialty
• Physician Assistant in Iowa

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Feb 25, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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