NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brandon Shalim Baksh, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · Iowa City, IA

Brandon Shalim Baksh, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1679212047, issued on Jun 2, 2022. Check the license (Iowa R-12589, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679212047
Name
Brandon Shalim Baksh
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
R-12589 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone
(319) 356-2034
Enumerated
Jun 2, 2022
Record last updated
Jun 2, 2022
Fax
(319) 384-8955
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 200 Hawkins Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  3. Mary Jo Abbott, RPHPharmacist1841325875
  4. Francois Abboud, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1598753113
  5. Abdalla Abdalla, MBBCHAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1518859826
  6. Sameh AbdallaAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1437902160

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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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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

328 Medicare Part D claims for 113 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.

  1. Brandon Baksh328
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisolone Acetate47 claims
  2. Latanoprost44 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol43 claims
  4. Fluorometholone38 claims
  5. Moxifloxacin21 claims
  6. Brimonidine Tartrate18 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: $31.39

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.

  1. Brandon Baksh$31.39
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Brandon Shalim Baksh among 220 ophthalmology physician records in Iowa

Brandon Shalim Baksh, MD 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 2022, is newer than 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 88% of these records are older, 9% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 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.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Abramoff, MD, PHDIowa City, IA 522421578564639
  2. Wallace Alward, MDIowa City, IA 522421063413417
  3. Herbert Boldt, MDIowa City, IA 522421558362871
  4. Keith Carter, MDIowa City, IA 522421942201082
  5. John Fingert, MDIowa City, IA 522421306847454
  6. James Folk, MDIowa City, IA 522421316948490
  7. Karen Gehrs, MDIowa City, IA 522421669473732
  8. Emily Greenlee, MDIowa City, IA 522421710979919

Common questions

What is Brandon Shalim Baksh, MD's NPI number?

Brandon Shalim Baksh, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679212047, issued on Jun 2, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brandon Shalim Baksh, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 356-2034. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brandon Shalim Baksh, MD's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number R-12589, 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 Brandon Shalim Baksh, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brandon Shalim Baksh, MD had 328 Medicare Part D claims for 113 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.