Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Dustin Derflinger, D.O.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Des Moines, IA

Dustin Derflinger, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1932379682, issued on Mar 10, 2008. Check the license (Iowa 3886, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1932379682
Name
Dustin Derflinger
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
3886 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
Phone
(515) 247-3211
Enumerated
Mar 10, 2008
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1111 6TH Ave

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

  1. Muhammad Abdul-Wahab, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1649690686
  2. Alissa AbelCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1124888599
  3. Kenneth Acevedo, MDFamily Medicine Physician1154190148
  4. Luis Acosta, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1376398842
  5. Luis Acosta Nunez, MDHospitalist Physician1154018349
  6. Steve Adelman, DONeurology Physician1639283294

Verify Dustin Derflinger in five checks

  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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20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

285 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 355 among the 49,029 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 45 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dustin Derflinger285
  2. Specialty average355

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin33 claims
  2. Prednisone30 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt29 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl19 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl13 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 practice group's Medicare quality score for 2023: 81.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score87.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%51.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Pella Regional Health CenterPella, IA · Critical Access Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Des Moines River Physicians LLCDes Moines, IA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

87 emergency medicine physician records list a Des Moines practice address

They are 87 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a Des Moines practice address, and 499 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa.

Other emergency medicine physician records in Iowa

  1. Javaid Abbasi, D.O.Des Moines, IA1831127562
  2. Dmitriy Acherkan, MDCoralville, IA1952565368
  3. Erik Adair, D.O.Des Moines, IA1356756175
  4. Agustin Aguilar, MDIowa City, IA1649252503
  5. Raminder Ahluwalia, MDDavenport, IA1578581534
  6. Mohan Akella, MDKnoxville, IA1346239597
  7. Omar Alazem, DODavenport, IA1780320697
  8. Jeffrey Allgood, MDMuscatine, IA1336122308
  9. Hiba Anaqrah, MDIowa City, IA1417516428
  10. Karl Anderson, DOCedar Rapids, IA1679533004

Common questions

What is Dustin Derflinger, D.O.'s NPI number?

Dustin Derflinger, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932379682, issued on Mar 10, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dustin Derflinger, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 247-3211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dustin Derflinger, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 3886, 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 Dustin Derflinger, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dustin Derflinger, D.O. had 285 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 355. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dustin Derflinger, D.O.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.