John Alan Stern, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Des Moines, IA
John Alan Stern, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1982681995, issued on Dec 30, 2005. Check the license (Iowa MD-26585, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Alan Stern
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- MD-26585 IA
26585 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 Pennsylvania Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316
- Phone
- (515) 422-2754
- Enumerated
- Dec 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 26, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 864-0260
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Alan Stern in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-26585Check 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: $174.40
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
John Alan Stern among 437 surgery physician records in Iowa
John Alan Stern, M.D. is one of 437 surgery physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
103 surgery physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 103 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 437 surgery physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is John Alan Stern, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Alan Stern, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982681995, issued on Dec 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Alan Stern, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Pennsylvania Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50316. Phone: (515) 422-2754. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Alan Stern, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-26585, 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.