NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1891754941
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. David Ahrens3,650
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Lisinopril179 claims
  2. Omeprazole150 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate149 claims
  4. Furosemide121 claims
  5. Alprazolam110 claims
  6. 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

  1. 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.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Bascom, MDGuthrie Center, IA 501151164491502
  2. Austin Boeckman, DOGuthrie Center, IA 501151417515685
  3. Jeffrey Roske, D.O.Guthrie Center, IA 501151396056073
  4. Patrick Cogley, MDGrinnell, IA 501121417941717
  5. David Cranston, MDGrinnell, IA 501121376526277
  6. Ryan Dahlby Albright, M.D.Grinnell, IA 501121184621922
  7. Roy Doorenbos, MDGrinnell, IA 501121164416467
  8. Laura Ferguson, M.D.Grinnell, IA 501121659378446

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.