Brian C. Gartrell, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Council Bluffs, IA
Brian C. Gartrell, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and NPI 1225262538, issued on May 14, 2009. Check the license (Iowa 44949, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian C. Gartrell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 44949 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 Risen Son Blvd, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
- Phone
- (712) 256-8600
- Enumerated
- May 14, 2009
- Record last updated
- Aug 31, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (712) 256-8599
- Medicaid IDs
- 47068731712 NE
47068731777 NE
1225262538 IA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180725002397); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1001 Risen Son Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Gary Devoss, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1467566836
- Jill Jensen, PA-CPhysician Assistant1477652469
- Erica Kilnoski, P.A.Physician Assistant1245348127
- Melissa Marshall, ARNPNurse Practitioner1356690887
Verify Brian C. Gartrell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 44949Check 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
11,488 Medicare Part D claims for 532 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 126 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium922 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium634 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium415 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate408 claims
- Losartan Potassium353 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate309 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: $104.83
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Physicians Clinic IncCouncil Bluffs, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian C. Gartrell among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
Brian C. Gartrell, M.D. 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 2009, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · 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).
40 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Council Bluffs
They are 40 of the 1,028 NPPES records with a practice address in Council Bluffs, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Brian C. Gartrell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian C. Gartrell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225262538, issued on May 14, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian C. Gartrell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 Risen Son Blvd, Council Bluffs, IA, 51503. Phone: (712) 256-8600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian C. Gartrell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 44949, 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 Brian C. Gartrell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian C. Gartrell, M.D. had 11,488 Medicare Part D claims for 532 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.