Denise R. Zwahlen, MD
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Kansas City, KS
Denise R. Zwahlen, MD is a geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Kansas City, Kansas, and NPI 1497748859, issued on Aug 31, 2005. Check the license (Kansas 04-31476, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Denise R. Zwahlen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QG0300X
- License numbers
- 04-31476 KS
2001-125 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3599 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS 66103
- Phone
- (913) 588-1227
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 16, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- E0495 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090723000720); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Denise R. Zwahlen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 04-31476Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
3,338 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries, against an average of 5,222 among the 1,271 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims. 118 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium175 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium161 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate157 claims
- Losartan Potassium134 claims
- Furosemide95 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium86 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: $20.35
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Insulet Corporation. The 460 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,218.49 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
- Kansas University Physicians IncKansas City, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Denise R. Zwahlen among 17 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in Kansas
Denise R. Zwahlen, MD is one of 17 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 1994 among the 10 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207QG0300X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in Kansas
There are 17 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records in Kansas.
All 17 in Kansas → Every provider in Kansas City → Geriatric Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician nationwide →
The 8 geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Rider, D.O.Winchester, KS 660971215968870
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- Carli Beyer, DOKansas City, KS 661601760061626
- Sumalatha Muthineni, MBBSKansas City, KS 661601528320272
- Gregory O'Donnell, MDMerriam, KS 662041891734224
- Arthur SnowShawnee Mission, KS 662041578607982
- Morgan Rainey, FNP-BCOverland Park, KS 662121417837196
- Scott Bowlin, D.O.Shawnee, KS 662261992780852
Common questions
What is Denise R. Zwahlen, MD's NPI number?
Denise R. Zwahlen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497748859, issued on Aug 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Denise R. Zwahlen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3599 Rainbow Blvd, Kansas City, KS, 66103. Phone: (913) 588-1227. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Denise R. Zwahlen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-31476, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Denise R. Zwahlen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Denise R. Zwahlen, MD had 3,338 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 5,222. 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.