John Charles Keech, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Iowa City, IA
John Charles Keech, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1770685604, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 40878, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Charles Keech
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 40878 IA
ML20007978 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
- Phone
- (319) 356-2424
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 356-3891
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130904000529); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Charles Keech in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 40878Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $125.94
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Conmed Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- State University OF IowaIowa City, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Charles Keech among 53 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Iowa
John Charles Keech, MD is one of 53 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 72% 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 21% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2000 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Iowa
There are 53 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Iowa.
All 53 in Iowa → Every provider in Iowa City → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Evgeny Arshava, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421326257585
- Mohammad Bashir, M.B., B.S.Iowa City, IA 522421790994960
- Douglas Behrendt, MDIowa City, IA 522421134112253
- Pauline Go, MDIowa City, IA 522421033404652
- David Helman, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421609836519
- Karam Karam, MDIowa City, IA 522421487893004
- Mohsen Karimi, MDIowa City, IA 522421366400129
- Roman Klos, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421952337628
Common questions
What is John Charles Keech, MD's NPI number?
John Charles Keech, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770685604, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Charles Keech, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 356-2424. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Charles Keech, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 40878, 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.
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.