Nicholas J. Goetsch, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Waterloo, IA
Nicholas J. Goetsch, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Waterloo, Iowa, and NPI 1740287614, issued on Jul 6, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 3649, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas J. Goetsch
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 3649 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3421 W 9TH St, Waterloo, IA 50702
- Phone
- (319) 272-8000
- Enumerated
- Jul 6, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 1740287614 IA
0456830 IA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050924000229); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas J. Goetsch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 3649Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
382 Medicare Part D claims for 198 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen33 claims
- Cephalexin29 claims
- Ondansetron Odt28 claims
- Prednisone25 claims
- Cefdinir22 claims
- Tramadol Hcl18 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: $66,695.14
30 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Cedar Falls Emergency Physicians, LLCCedar Falls, IA
- Ellsworth Municipal HospitalIowa Falls, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas J. Goetsch among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
Nicholas J. Goetsch, D.O. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
93 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Waterloo
They are 93 of the 1,512 NPPES records with a practice address in Waterloo, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Nicholas J. Goetsch, D.O.'s NPI number?
Nicholas J. Goetsch, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740287614, issued on Jul 6, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas J. Goetsch, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3421 W 9TH St, Waterloo, IA, 50702. Phone: (319) 272-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas J. Goetsch, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 3649, 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 Nicholas J. Goetsch, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas J. Goetsch, D.O. had 382 Medicare Part D claims for 198 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.