NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Abdur Rahim, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Cedar Falls, IA

Abdur Rahim, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and NPI 1518909894, issued on Jun 12, 2006. Check the license (Iowa MD-20977, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518909894
Name
Abdur Rahim
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
MD-20977 IA
20977 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1824 West 8TH Street, Cedar Falls, IA 50613
Phone
(319) 277-0992
Enumerated
Jun 12, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(319) 277-5768
Medicaid ID
0041236 IA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20111116000846); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
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4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024

4,847 Medicare Part D claims for 304 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Abdur Rahim4,847
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Clonazepam378 claims
  2. Bupropion Xl318 claims
  3. Aripiprazole259 claims
  4. Sertraline Hcl254 claims
  5. Duloxetine Hcl248 claims
  6. Lamotrigine222 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationWaterloo, IA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Abdur Rahim among 398 psychiatry physician records in Iowa

Abdur Rahim, MD is one of 398 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated1973 · median 2010 among the 188 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in Iowa

There are 398 psychiatry physician records in Iowa.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rashid Chaudhry, MDCedar Falls, IA 506131154301901
  2. Brady HulsCedar Falls, IA 506131356008445
  3. Muhammad Chowdhry, MDIndependence, IA 506441194764100
  4. Bhasker Dave, MDIndependence, IA 506441679684641
  5. Vithalji Modha, MDIndependence, IA 506441013964279
  6. Rasiklal Patel, MDIndependence, IA 506441770522252
  7. Ann Rathe, MDWaverly, IA 506771952310195
  8. Carrie O'ConnellWaterloo, IA 507011558028852

Common questions

What is Abdur Rahim, MD's NPI number?

Abdur Rahim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518909894, issued on Jun 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Abdur Rahim, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1824 West 8TH Street, Cedar Falls, IA, 50613. Phone: (319) 277-0992. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Abdur Rahim, MD's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-20977, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Abdur Rahim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Abdur Rahim, MD had 4,847 Medicare Part D claims for 304 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.