Eric Alden Hovda, DO
Emergency Medicine Physician · Cedar Rapids, IA
Eric Alden Hovda, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and NPI 1306428958, issued on Apr 23, 2021. Check the license (Iowa DO-06729, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric Alden Hovda
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- DO-06729 IA
5101027429 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1026 A Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
- Phone
- (319) 369-7211
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Eric Alden Hovda in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license DO-06729Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
187 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 41 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen34 claims
- Ondansetron Odt22 claims
- Prednisone21 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.6 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Eric Alden Hovda among 509 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa
Eric Alden Hovda, DO is one of 509 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 82% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
61 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Cedar Rapids
They are 61 of the 2,949 NPPES records with a practice address in Cedar Rapids, and 509 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Eric Alden Hovda, DO's NPI number?
Eric Alden Hovda, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306428958, issued on Apr 23, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric Alden Hovda, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1026 A Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52402. Phone: (319) 369-7211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric Alden Hovda, DO's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number DO-06729, 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 Eric Alden Hovda, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric Alden Hovda, DO had 187 Medicare Part D claims for 133 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Eric Alden Hovda, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 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), 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.