Alan David Scher, MD.
Surgery Physician · Swea City, IA
Alan David Scher, MD. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Swea City, Iowa, and NPI 1457356008, issued on Jun 19, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 29211, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan David Scher
- Credential
- MD.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 29211 IA
39594 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 202 3RD St N, Swea City, IA 50590
- Phone
- (515) 272-4499
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Fax
- (515) 295-7908
- Medicaid ID
- 1094763 IA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 202 3RD St N
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Susan Scher, PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTSurgical Physician Assistant1669472734
Verify Alan David Scher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 29211Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
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Common questions
What is Alan David Scher, MD.'s NPI number?
Alan David Scher, MD.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457356008, issued on Jun 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan David Scher, MD. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 202 3RD St N, Swea City, IA, 50590. Phone: (515) 272-4499. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan David Scher, MD.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 29211, 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 Alan David Scher, MD. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan David Scher, MD. had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.