Craig A. Stark, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Des Moines, IA
Craig A. Stark, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1245212075, issued on Nov 17, 2005. Check the license (Iowa MD-23727, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig A. Stark
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- MD-23727 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1215 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Phone
- (515) 241-5700
- Enumerated
- Nov 17, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 241-5775
- Medicaid IDs
- 6206847 IA
1245212075 IA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091019000143); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Craig A. Stark in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-23727Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
18,275 Medicare Part D claims for 1,659 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate1,996 claims
- Eliquis1,867 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,507 claims
- Furosemide971 claims
- Repatha Sureclick702 claims
- Farxiga571 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: $617.85
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Central Iowa Hospital CorporationDes Moines, IA
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationGrimes, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig A. Stark among 169 cardiovascular disease physician records in Iowa
Craig A. Stark, M.D. is one of 169 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 73% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2000 among the 119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Iowa
There are 169 cardiovascular disease physician records in Iowa.
All 169 in Iowa → Every provider in Des Moines → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eduardo Antezano, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091447363486
- Muhammad Awan, MBBSDes Moines, IA 503091306263736
- Rajeev Fernando, MBBSDes Moines, IA 503091952651382
- Ratna Priya Gangi, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091164653945
- Sowjanya Kapaganti, MDDes Moines, IA 503091790264240
- Shubha Deep Roy, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091689061095
- Nelson Telles Garcia, MDDes Moines, IA 503091922360726
- Thomas Brown, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141669454930
Common questions
What is Craig A. Stark, M.D.'s NPI number?
Craig A. Stark, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245212075, issued on Nov 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig A. Stark, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA, 50309. Phone: (515) 241-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig A. Stark, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-23727, 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. Stark, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig A. Stark, M.D. had 18,275 Medicare Part D claims for 1,659 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.