NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karl J. Kreder, MD

Urology Physician · Iowa City, IA

Karl J. Kreder, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1487655700, issued on Aug 9, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 28593, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487655700
Name
Karl J. Kreder
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
28593 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone
(319) 353-8771
Enumerated
Aug 9, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 11, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(319) 356-3900
Medicaid ID
0087387 IA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100301000492); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 1981
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 200 Hawkins Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Helena Aaberg, MDAnesthesiology Physician1689301558
  2. Abdullah Abbasi, MDGastroenterology Physician1932944204
  3. Mary Jo Abbott, RPHPharmacist1841325875
  4. Francois Abboud, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1598753113
  5. Abdalla Abdalla, MBBCHAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1518859826
  6. Sameh AbdallaAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1437902160

Verify Karl J. Kreder in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

119 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.

  1. Karl Kreder119
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl34 claims
  2. Finasteride30 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: $443.07

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axonics, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karl Kreder$443.07
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Progressive Rehabilitation Associates LLCIowa City, IA
  2. State University OF IowaCoralville, IA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Karl J. Kreder among 128 urology physician records in Iowa

Karl J. Kreder, MD is one of 128 urology physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 77% 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, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 2004 among the 80 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Iowa

There are 128 urology physician records in Iowa.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Craig Block, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421154530137
  2. Dennis Boatman, MDIowa City, IA 522421205888039
  3. James Brown, MDIowa City, IA 522421467562181
  4. Christopher Cooper, MDIowa City, IA 522421982606547
  5. Bradley Erickson, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421164679262
  6. Hing Hung Lai, MDIowa City, IA 522421376676734
  7. Kenneth Nepple, MDIowa City, IA 522421659580678
  8. Michael Odonnell, MDIowa City, IA 522421124029582

Common questions

What is Karl J. Kreder, MD's NPI number?

Karl J. Kreder, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487655700, issued on Aug 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karl J. Kreder, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 353-8771. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karl J. Kreder, MD's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 28593, 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 Karl J. Kreder, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karl J. Kreder, MD had 119 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.