Nathan Handler, DO
Hospitalist Physician · Des Moines, IA
Nathan Handler, DO is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1437641537, issued on Jun 4, 2018. Check the license (Iowa DO-05773, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nathan Handler
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- DO-05773 IA
R-11258 IA
036.173537 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
- Phone
- (515) 643-2261
- Enumerated
- Jun 4, 2018
- Record last updated
- May 14, 2025
- Fax
- (515) 643-5802
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210728001002); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nathan Handler in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license DO-05773Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
390 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass33 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium17 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium12 claims
- Carvedilol11 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
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationDes Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nathan Handler among 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa
Nathan Handler, DO is one of 302 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 60% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2014 among the 243 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
84 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 84 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Nathan Handler, DO's NPI number?
Nathan Handler, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437641537, issued on Jun 4, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nathan Handler, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 643-2261. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nathan Handler, DO's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number DO-05773, 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 Nathan Handler, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nathan Handler, DO had 390 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.