Michael Blaess, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Des Moines, IA
Michael Blaess, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1730197476, issued on Aug 4, 2006. Check the license (Iowa DO-03085, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Blaess
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- DO-03085 IA
03085 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1350 Des Moines St Ste 110, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Phone
- (515) 643-0833
- Enumerated
- Aug 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 29, 2022
- Fax
- (515) 643-0933
- Medicaid ID
- 4155408 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040304000434); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1350 Des Moines St Ste 110
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Reecha Reising, ARNP, AGPCNP-BCNurse Practitioner1184229239
- Rebekah Rogers, NPNurse Practitioner1841763059
Verify Michael Blaess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license DO-03085Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,605 Medicare Part D claims for 401 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 838 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen415 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium386 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate298 claims
- Omeprazole269 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium267 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium266 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mercy Clinics IncDes Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Blaess among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
Michael Blaess, DO is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 75% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
292 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 292 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Michael Blaess, DO's NPI number?
Michael Blaess, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730197476, issued on Aug 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Blaess, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1350 Des Moines St Ste 110, Des Moines, IA, 50309. Phone: (515) 643-0833. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Blaess, DO's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number DO-03085, 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 Michael Blaess, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Blaess, DO had 8,605 Medicare Part D claims for 401 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.