Bruce Alan Obbink, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Dubuque, IA
Bruce Alan Obbink, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Dubuque, Iowa, and NPI 1669424644, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 32947, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce Alan Obbink
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 32947 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Langworthy St, Dubuque, IA 52001
- Phone
- (563) 584-3450
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 25, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (563) 584-3717
- Medicaid ID
- 0188763 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100508000042); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 Langworthy St
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Verify Bruce Alan Obbink in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 32947Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
208 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 67 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen61 claims
- Omeprazole36 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium27 claims
- Sucralfate17 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: $45.23
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Medical Associates Clinic P CDubuque, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bruce Alan Obbink among 437 surgery physician records in Iowa
Bruce Alan Obbink, M.D. is one of 437 surgery physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 73% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2005 among the 218 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Iowa
There are 437 surgery physician records in Iowa.
All 437 in Iowa → Every provider in Dubuque → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Phillip Bailey, M.D.Dubuque, IA 520011063858553
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- Garrett Fleming, D.O.Dubuque, IA 520011255606430
- Joseph Fuller, M.D.Dubuque, IA 520011053362194
- Garrett Mortensen, MDDubuque, IA 520011518233428
- Edmond O'Neill, M.D.Dubuque, IA 520011952355273
- David Oppert, MDDubuque, IA 520011548240948
- Roger Ott, M.D.Dubuque, IA 520011316991672
Common questions
What is Bruce Alan Obbink, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bruce Alan Obbink, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669424644, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce Alan Obbink, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Langworthy St, Dubuque, IA, 52001. Phone: (563) 584-3450. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce Alan Obbink, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 32947, 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 Bruce Alan Obbink, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce Alan Obbink, M.D. had 208 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.