David Mortensen, MD
Surgery Physician · Council Bluffs, IA
David Mortensen, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and NPI 1518024520, issued on Jan 2, 2007. Check the license (Iowa 35976, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Mortensen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 35976 IA
26750 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Mercy Dr Ste 220, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
- Phone
- (712) 388-2660
- Enumerated
- Jan 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 19, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050401000402); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Texas Tech University Health Science Center School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 800 Mercy Dr Ste 220
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Erin Hale, M.D.Surgery Physician1801237706
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Verify David Mortensen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 35976Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
163 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole59 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen52 claims
- Famotidine11 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: $37.37
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- Alegent Creighton ClinicCouncil Bluffs, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Iowa
There are 437 surgery physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is David Mortensen, MD's NPI number?
David Mortensen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518024520, issued on Jan 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Mortensen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Mercy Dr Ste 220, Council Bluffs, IA, 51503. Phone: (712) 388-2660. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Mortensen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 35976, 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 Mortensen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Mortensen, MD had 163 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.