Eric J. Potthoff, D.O.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Mason City, IA
Eric J. Potthoff, D.O. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Mason City, Iowa, and NPI 1538123526, issued on Apr 14, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 3690, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric J. Potthoff
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 3690 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 250 S Crescent Dr, Mason City, IA 50401
- Phone
- (641) 494-5210
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2024
- Fax
- (641) 494-5214
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060410000063); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Eric J. Potthoff in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 3690Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
111 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin69 claims
- Tramadol Hcl23 claims
- Cephalexin11 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: $27.80
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Orthofix Medical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- North Iowa Mercy ClinicsMason City, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Eric J. Potthoff among 257 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Iowa
Eric J. Potthoff, D.O. is one of 257 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 76% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 151 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Mason City
They are 10 of the 866 NPPES records with a practice address in Mason City, and 257 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Iowa.
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- Gabrielle Brown, PAMason City, IA 504011902544182
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- Timothy Gibbons, M.D.Mason City, IA 504011750374252
- Darron Jones, MDMason City, IA 504011285629519
- Mihail Radulescu, MDMason City, IA 504011265873418
- Richard Rattay, M.D.Mason City, IA 504011295737484
- Michael Scherb, M.D.Mason City, IA 504011538292883
Common questions
What is Eric J. Potthoff, D.O.'s NPI number?
Eric J. Potthoff, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538123526, issued on Apr 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric J. Potthoff, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 250 S Crescent Dr, Mason City, IA, 50401. Phone: (641) 494-5210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric J. Potthoff, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 3690, 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 J. Potthoff, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric J. Potthoff, D.O. had 111 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.