Richard Dale Posthuma, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Pella, IA
Richard Dale Posthuma, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pella, Iowa, and NPI 1144298019, issued on Mar 8, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 30162, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Dale Posthuma
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 30162 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 405 Monroe St, Pella, IA 50219
- Phone
- (641) 621-2200
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2022
- Fax
- (641) 621-2335
- Medicaid ID
- 1119735 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100818000836); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 405 Monroe St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Dale Posthuma in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 30162Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
3,494 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 92 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium197 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium183 claims
- Lisinopril175 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate169 claims
- Metformin Hcl127 claims
- Omeprazole113 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Pella Regional Health CenterPella, IA · Critical Access Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Richard Dale Posthuma among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
Richard Dale Posthuma, MD 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
- Graduated1991 · 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).
20 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pella
They are 20 of the 318 NPPES records with a practice address in Pella, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Richard Dale Posthuma, MD's NPI number?
Richard Dale Posthuma, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144298019, issued on Mar 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Dale Posthuma, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 405 Monroe St, Pella, IA, 50219. Phone: (641) 621-2200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Dale Posthuma, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 30162, 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 Richard Dale Posthuma, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Dale Posthuma, MD had 3,494 Medicare Part D claims for 219 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Dale Posthuma, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.