Heather Dawn Back, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · West Des Moines, IA
Heather Dawn Back, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1750545364, issued on Jul 12, 2008. Check the license (Iowa DO-04521, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Dawn Back
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- DO-04521 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5950 University Ave Ste 220, West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Phone
- (515) 875-9410
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2023
- Fax
- (515) 875-9412
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140313001455); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Heather Dawn Back in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license DO-04521Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,826 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium267 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium229 claims
- Lisinopril125 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate102 claims
- Losartan Potassium89 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium89 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: $128.40
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- The Iowa Clinic PCWest Des Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Dawn Back among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
Heather Dawn Back, D.O. is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
54 family medicine physician records list a practice address in West Des Moines
They are 54 of the 2,201 NPPES records with a practice address in West Des Moines, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Heather Dawn Back, D.O.'s NPI number?
Heather Dawn Back, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750545364, issued on Jul 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Dawn Back, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5950 University Ave Ste 220, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 875-9410. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Dawn Back, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number DO-04521, 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 Heather Dawn Back, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Dawn Back, D.O. had 2,826 Medicare Part D claims for 267 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.