Craig A. Block, M.D.
Urology Physician · Iowa City, IA
Craig A. Block, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1154530137, issued on May 22, 2007. Check the license (Iowa 37230, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig A. Block
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License numbers
- 37230 IA
7023 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
- Phone
- (319) 356-1616
- Enumerated
- May 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 12, 2025
- Fax
- (319) 384-6004
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070917000689); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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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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Verify Craig A. Block in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 37230Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
2,409 Medicare Part D claims for 560 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Finasteride636 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl624 claims
- Myrbetriq132 claims
- Erleada96 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim94 claims
- Xtandi92 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: $289.83
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Hawarden Regional HealthcareHawarden, IA · Critical Access Hospitals
- Sanford Health NetworkAberdeen, SD
- Siouxland Urology Associates PCDakota Dunes, SD
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).
Craig A. Block among 128 urology physician records in Iowa
Craig A. Block, M.D. is one of 128 urology physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 41% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 80 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Iowa
There are 128 urology physician records in Iowa.
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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Karl Kreder, MDIowa City, IA 522421487655700
- Hing Hung Lai, MDIowa City, IA 522421376676734
- Kenneth Nepple, MDIowa City, IA 522421659580678
- Michael Odonnell, MDIowa City, IA 522421124029582
Common questions
What is Craig A. Block, M.D.'s NPI number?
Craig A. Block, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154530137, issued on May 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig A. Block, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 356-1616. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig A. Block, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 37230, 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 Craig A. Block, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig A. Block, M.D. had 2,409 Medicare Part D claims for 560 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.