NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Matthew Scott Alexander, M.D.

Pediatric Surgery Physician · Des Moines, IA

Matthew Scott Alexander, M.D. is a pediatric surgery physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1760895536, issued on Jun 9, 2014. Check the license (Iowa MD-48841, 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
1760895536
Name
Matthew Scott Alexander
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pediatric Surgery Physician 2086S0120X
License numbers
MD-48841 IA
R-10019 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1206 Pleasant St Dept General, Des Moines, IA 50309
Phone
(515) 241-8363
Enumerated
Jun 9, 2014
Record last updated
Nov 13, 2024
Fax
(319) 356-8682
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  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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Industry payments in 2024: $152.88

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 523 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,419.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Matthew Alexander$152.88
  2. Specialty average$5,419.89

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

Matthew Scott Alexander among 13 pediatric surgery physician records in Iowa

Matthew Scott Alexander, M.D. is one of 13 pediatric surgery physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 23% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 69% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 69% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 23% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 8% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 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 2086S0120X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatric Surgery Physician providers in Iowa

There are 13 pediatric surgery physician records in Iowa.

The 8 pediatric surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Stephanie Kapfer, MDDes Moines, IA 503091518065804
  2. Mackenzie Lees, MD, MSC, FRCSCDes Moines, IA 503091558076471
  3. Onyebuchi Ukabiala, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091790767903
  4. Ulises Garza Serna, MDDes Moines, IA 503141821526906
  5. James Hopkins, MDDes Moines, IA 503141518032580
  6. Tarun Kumar, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141922105303
  7. Henry George Noble, MDDes Moines, IA 503141437254745
  8. Erica Carlisle, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421649508037

Common questions

What is Matthew Scott Alexander, M.D.'s NPI number?

Matthew Scott Alexander, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760895536, issued on Jun 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Matthew Scott Alexander, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1206 Pleasant St Dept General, Des Moines, IA, 50309. Phone: (515) 241-8363. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Matthew Scott Alexander, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-48841, 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.