Matthew Evan Raecker, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · West Des Moines, IA
Matthew Evan Raecker, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1548581374, issued on Jun 16, 2010. Check the license (Iowa MD-41728, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew Evan Raecker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- MD-41728 IA
R-8977 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5901 Westown Pkwy Ste 200, West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Phone
- (515) 225-3546
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Fax
- (515) 224-5946
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140815001579); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Matthew Evan Raecker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-41728Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,495 Medicare Part D claims for 422 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate368 claims
- Latanoprost178 claims
- Moxifloxacin154 claims
- Fluorometholone129 claims
- Valacyclovir91 claims
- Timolol Maleate79 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: $966.07
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Des Moines Eye Surgeons, LLPWest Des Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew Evan Raecker among 220 ophthalmology physician records in Iowa
Matthew Evan Raecker, MD is one of 220 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 123 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207W00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in West Des Moines
They are 23 of the 2,201 NPPES records with a practice address in West Des Moines, and 220 ophthalmology physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Matthew Evan Raecker, MD's NPI number?
Matthew Evan Raecker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548581374, issued on Jun 16, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew Evan Raecker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5901 Westown Pkwy Ste 200, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 225-3546. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew Evan Raecker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-41728, 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 Matthew Evan Raecker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew Evan Raecker, MD had 1,495 Medicare Part D claims for 422 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.