David R. Ahrens, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Guthrie Center, IA
David R. Ahrens, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Guthrie Center, Iowa, and NPI 1891754941, issued on Mar 18, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 22458, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David R. Ahrens
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 22458 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 502 Main, Guthrie Center, IA 50115
- Phone
- (641) 332-2365
- Enumerated
- Mar 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 23, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (641) 332-2370
- Medicaid IDs
- 0183053 IA
0293423 IA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080331000268); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1978
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David R. Ahrens in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 22458Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,650 Medicare Part D claims for 429 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 166 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril179 claims
- Omeprazole150 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate149 claims
- Furosemide121 claims
- Alprazolam110 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium104 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Guthrie Family Medicine Center PLCGuthrie Center, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David R. Ahrens among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
David R. Ahrens, MD 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 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1978 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 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).
4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Guthrie Center
They are 4 of the 43 NPPES records with a practice address in Guthrie Center, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is David R. Ahrens, MD's NPI number?
David R. Ahrens, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891754941, issued on Mar 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David R. Ahrens, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 502 Main, Guthrie Center, IA, 50115. Phone: (641) 332-2365. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David R. Ahrens, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 22458, 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 David R. Ahrens, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David R. Ahrens, MD had 3,650 Medicare Part D claims for 429 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.