Benjamin W. Hale, MD
Pediatric Cardiology Physician · Iowa City, IA
Benjamin W. Hale, MD is a pediatric cardiology physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1124464599, issued on May 13, 2013. Check the license (Iowa MD-51488, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin W. Hale
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pediatric Cardiology Physician 2080P0202X
- License numbers
- MD-51488 IA
14588 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
- Phone
- (319) 353-6521
- Enumerated
- May 13, 2013
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2026
- Fax
- (319) 384-6955
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231011000863); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Aurora, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin W. Hale in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-51488Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatric cardiology physician in 2024
65 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 74 among the 518 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Spironolactone14 claims
- Warfarin Sodium14 claims
- Xarelto11 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: $1,566.53
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,156 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,864.57 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 2 group practices
- Sanford Medical CenterSioux Falls, SD
- State University OF IowaIowa City, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin W. Hale among 38 pediatric cardiology physician records in Iowa
Benjamin W. Hale, MD is one of 38 pediatric cardiology physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 61% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 61% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 20 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2080P0202X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pediatric Cardiology Physician providers in Iowa
There are 38 pediatric cardiology physician records in Iowa.
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The 8 pediatric cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dianne Atkins, MDIowa City, IA 522421184619967
- Marcelo Auslender, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421952395584
- Rajiv Devanagondi, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421710143383
- Vernat ExilIowa City, IA 522421730279977
- Umang Gupta, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421336346782
- Ian Law, MDIowa City, IA 522421093700783
- Larry Mahoney, MDIowa City, IA 522421609862366
- Mary Morriss, MDIowa City, IA 522421114914470
Common questions
What is Benjamin W. Hale, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin W. Hale, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1124464599, issued on May 13, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin W. Hale, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 353-6521. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin W. Hale, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-51488, 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 Benjamin W. Hale, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin W. Hale, MD had 65 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatric cardiology physician prescribers was 74. 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.