Christa Slagle, APRN, FNP-BC
NPI 1629478581ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner, Family· Tama, IA
Nurse Practitioner, Family (APRN, FNP-BC) with Mercy Physician Associates Inc, practicing in Tama, Iowa. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $522,533 for 5,524 claims, against $4,970 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 20 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,962 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Grinnell Regional Medical Center and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1629478581 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | APRN, FNP-BC |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 28, 2014 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Feb 4, 2015 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner, Family Primary | 363LF0000X | 53-76444 | KS |
| Registered Nurse | 163W00000X | 14-128673 | KS |
| Registered Nurse | 163W00000X | 126378 | IA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (IA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 126 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 557 across 18 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $4,970 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 5,524 · 9,957 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 344 |
| Total drug cost | $522,533 |
| Generic share | 86% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Mercy Physician Associates IncHiawatha, IA · 101 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Grinnell Regional Medical CenterGrinnell, IA
- Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA
- Unitypoint Health - MarshalltownMarshalltown, IA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,962 · 142 payments from 20 companies
- 2024$1,780 · 130 payments from 20 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $398.66 | 22 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $286.81 | 26 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $269.29 | 34 |
| Amgen Inc. | $187.68 | 19 |
| Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $179.61 | 6 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,962 · 142 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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