David J. Kusner, MD PHD
Infectious Disease Physician · Iowa City, IA
David J. Kusner, MD PHD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1871562736, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Iowa MD-29619, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David J. Kusner
- Credential
- MD PHD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- MD-29619 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 540 E Jefferson St Ste 306, Iowa City, IA 52245
- Phone
- (319) 688-7440
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 3, 2024
- Fax
- (319) 887-2971
- Medicaid ID
- 0106575 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050124001041); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 75 in Iowa → Look up another NPI →
Verify David J. Kusner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-29619Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
488 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cefadroxil74 claims
- Levofloxacin52 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim33 claims
- Ertapenem31 claims
- Linezolid26 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl19 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 12.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
David J. Kusner among 75 infectious disease physician records in Iowa
David J. Kusner, MD PHD is one of 75 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 87% 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 24% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 24% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2003 among the 54 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Iowa
There are 75 infectious disease physician records in Iowa.
All 75 in Iowa → Every provider in Iowa City → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alpheus Appenheimer, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421083932909
- Rebekah Betar, DOIowa City, IA 522421588353916
- Alexandria Burtness-Guard, DOIowa City, IA 522421699342345
- Martha Carvour, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421619235553
- Eric DahlquistIowa City, IA 522421740925254
- Shinya Hasegawa, MDIowa City, IA 522421598462954
- Quanhathai Kaewpoowat, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421780995506
- Lemuel Benedict Non, MDIowa City, IA 522421013205285
Common questions
What is David J. Kusner, MD PHD's NPI number?
David J. Kusner, MD PHD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871562736, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David J. Kusner, MD PHD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 540 E Jefferson St Ste 306, Iowa City, IA, 52245. Phone: (319) 688-7440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David J. Kusner, MD PHD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-29619, 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 J. Kusner, MD PHD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David J. Kusner, MD PHD had 488 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David J. Kusner, MD PHD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 12.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.