Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.
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Christine Ruth Carstensen, MD

Individual provider Anesthesiology Physician · NPI 1083606222

Christine Ruth Carstensen, MD practises Anesthesiology in Des Moines, Iowa. Graduated from University of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College of Medicine in 1999, 27 years ago. Practices with Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation, a 1,242-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Iowa.

Years since qualifying
27
Trained at
University of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College of Medicine
Licensed in
IA
In the registry since
2005
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

411 Laurel St Ste 3170
Des Moines, IA 50314-3017 Not confirmed with CMS for 19 years — call before visiting
Phone: (515) 283-0463
Fax: (515) 283-0794
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Specialties & licences

Anesthesiology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207L00000X · Licence 35143 (IA)
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician Taxonomy 207LP2900X · Licence 35143 (IA)

Record details

NPI number1083606222
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedAugust 15, 2005
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 28, 2007

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyANESTHESIOLOGY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF IOWA, RJ & L CARVER COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1999 (27 years in practice)
Group practice Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation — 1242 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations5 on file with Medicare

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 patients151
Services billed 174 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

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Colleagues at Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1242 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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