Karen M. Bober, D.D.S.
Dentist · Council Bluffs, IA
Karen M. Bober, D.D.S. is a dentist with a practice address in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and NPI 1538134044, issued on Feb 18, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 08169, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen M. Bober
- Credential
- D.D.S.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License numbers
- 08169 IA
6387 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 W Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
- Phone
- (712) 325-1990
- Enumerated
- Feb 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 300 W Broadway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Karen M. Bober in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
Search for license 08169Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $29.45
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., LLC. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Karen M. Bober among 726 dentist records in Iowa
Karen M. Bober, D.D.S. is one of 726 dentist records with a practice address in Iowa. 63% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 dentist records list a practice address in Council Bluffs
They are 17 of the 1,028 NPPES records with a practice address in Council Bluffs, and 726 dentist records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Karen M. Bober, D.D.S.'s NPI number?
Karen M. Bober, D.D.S.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538134044, issued on Feb 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen M. Bober, D.D.S. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 W Broadway, Council Bluffs, IA, 51503. Phone: (712) 325-1990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen M. Bober, D.D.S.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 08169, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Karen M. Bober, D.D.S. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen M. Bober, D.D.S. had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.