Arthur P. Check, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Nevada, IA
Arthur P. Check, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Nevada, Iowa, and NPI 1760455323, issued on Feb 13, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 1305931, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arthur P. Check
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 1305931 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 640 S 19TH St Ste 100, Nevada, IA 50201
- Phone
- (515) 382-5413
- Enumerated
- Feb 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 382-7107
- Medicaid IDs
- 0257378 IA
1257378 IA
2257378 IA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040605000280); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 640 S 19TH St Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Arthur P. Check in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 1305931Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
11,474 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 708 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium469 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium374 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate350 claims
- Potassium Chloride337 claims
- Furosemide321 claims
- Losartan Potassium311 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Story County HospitalNevada, IA · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Arthur P. Check among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
Arthur P. Check, DO is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 75% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Nevada
They are 8 of the 82 NPPES records with a practice address in Nevada, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Arthur P. Check, DO's NPI number?
Arthur P. Check, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760455323, issued on Feb 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arthur P. Check, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 640 S 19TH St Ste 100, Nevada, IA, 50201. Phone: (515) 382-5413. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arthur P. Check, DO's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 1305931, 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 Arthur P. Check, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arthur P. Check, DO had 11,474 Medicare Part D claims for 475 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.