Alex Kartvelishvili, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Iowa City, IA
Alex Kartvelishvili, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1215124706, issued on Sep 27, 2007. Check the license (Iowa 42695, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex Kartvelishvili
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 42695 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2225 Mormon Trek Blvd Ste 100, Iowa City, IA 52246
- Phone
- (641) 754-6200
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 15, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (641) 754-6245
- Medicaid ID
- 1215124706 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150715000824); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest ophthalmology physician records → All 220 in Iowa → Look up another NPI →
Verify Alex Kartvelishvili in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 42695Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
637 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate191 claims
- Moxifloxacin94 claims
- Atropine Sulfate84 claims
- Timolol Maleate38 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine36 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate33 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $178.24
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Wolfe Clinic IncIowa City, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alex Kartvelishvili among 220 ophthalmology physician records in Iowa
Alex Kartvelishvili, M.D. is one of 220 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 51% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 51% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 123 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
94 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Iowa City
They are 94 of the 7,163 NPPES records with a practice address in Iowa City, and 220 ophthalmology physician records in Iowa.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Kay Larue, COA,ABOCIowa City, IA 522461306703327
- Robert Goffstein, MDIowa City, IA 522451043518368
- Benjamin Janson, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522451275957623
- John Stamler, M.D., PHD.Iowa City, IA 522451720085509
- Lyse Strnad, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522451306843230
- Chris Watts, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522451457598641
- Stephen Wolken, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522451962409623
Common questions
What is Alex Kartvelishvili, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alex Kartvelishvili, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215124706, issued on Sep 27, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex Kartvelishvili, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2225 Mormon Trek Blvd Ste 100, Iowa City, IA, 52246. Phone: (641) 754-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex Kartvelishvili, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 42695, 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 Alex Kartvelishvili, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alex Kartvelishvili, M.D. had 637 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.