NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Adam Axelrod, MD

Transplant Surgery Physician · Iowa City, IA

David Adam Axelrod, MD is a transplant surgery physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1477574820, issued on Jul 21, 2006. Check the license (Iowa MD-45522, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477574820
Name
David Adam Axelrod
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Transplant Surgery Physician 204F00000X
License numbers
MD-45522 IA
12774 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone
(319) 356-1334
Enumerated
Jul 21, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 14, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(319) 356-2381
Medicaid IDs
3072491 NH
1011731 VT
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240923002146); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Duke University School Of Medicine, 1996
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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Also registered at 200 Hawkins Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Helena Aaberg, MDAnesthesiology Physician1689301558
  2. Abdullah Abbasi, MDGastroenterology Physician1932944204
  3. Mary Jo Abbott, RPHPharmacist1841325875
  4. Francois Abboud, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1598753113
  5. Abdalla Abdalla, MBBCHAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1518859826
  6. Sameh AbdallaAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1437902160

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
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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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60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average transplant surgery physician in 2024

105 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 260 among the 541 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. David Axelrod105
  2. Specialty average260

Most prescribed

  1. Valganciclovir Hcl18 claims
  2. Prednisone11 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: $26,569.85

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,913.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Axelrod$26,570
  2. Specialty average$3,913

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

  1. University Hospitals Medical Group IncCleveland, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

David Adam Axelrod among 15 transplant surgery physician records in Iowa

David Adam Axelrod, MD is one of 15 transplant surgery physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 53% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Record last updated2018 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 204F00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Transplant Surgery Physician providers in Iowa

There are 15 transplant surgery physician records in Iowa.

The 8 transplant surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hassan Aziz, MDIowa City, IA 522421356781363
  2. Ramy El-Diwany, MD, PHDIowa City, IA 522421558718031
  3. Hamzeh Farraj, MDIowa City, IA 522421922584622
  4. Shengliang HeIowa City, IA 522421568982767
  5. Alan Hemming, MDIowa City, IA 522421073529426
  6. Daniel Katz, MDIowa City, IA 522421023019676
  7. Yuki NakafusaIowa City, IA 522421528985330
  8. Alan Reed, MDIowa City, IA 522421174623599

Common questions

What is David Adam Axelrod, MD's NPI number?

David Adam Axelrod, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477574820, issued on Jul 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Adam Axelrod, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 356-1334. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Adam Axelrod, MD's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-45522, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does David Adam Axelrod, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Adam Axelrod, MD had 105 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among transplant surgery physician prescribers was 260. 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.