NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert K. Dekoster, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Waterloo, IA

Robert K. Dekoster, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Waterloo, Iowa, and NPI 1417926643, issued on Mar 17, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 21538, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417926643
Name
Robert K. Dekoster
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
21538 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1825 Logan Ave, Waterloo, IA 50703
Phone
(319) 235-3697
Enumerated
Mar 17, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 22, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(319) 235-3844
Medicaid ID
1182121 IA
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1825 Logan Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Paula Anderson, ARNPNurse Practitioner1992744569
  2. Rajeev Anugu, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1851576946
  3. Katie Baker, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1518387893
  4. Brandon Beauchamp, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1982637112
  5. Wayde Blumhardt, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1528011996
  6. Zubair Hassan Bodla, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1427710698

Verify Robert K. Dekoster in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Robert K. Dekoster among 509 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa

Robert K. Dekoster, M.D. is one of 509 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

19 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Waterloo

They are 19 of the 1,512 NPPES records with a practice address in Waterloo, and 509 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Katie Baker, DOWaterloo, IA 507031518387893
  2. Brandon Beauchamp, DOWaterloo, IA 507031982637112
  3. Brian Cunningham, M.D.Waterloo, IA 507031619009537
  4. William Fangman, MDWaterloo, IA 507031457611931
  5. Edward Herold, D.O.Waterloo, IA 507031326026279
  6. Kendall Kurt, M.D.Waterloo, IA 507031205826443
  7. Joseph Kwofie, DOWaterloo, IA 507031891953543
  8. Todd Lawrence, M.D.Waterloo, IA 507031790772614

Common questions

What is Robert K. Dekoster, M.D.'s NPI number?

Robert K. Dekoster, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417926643, issued on Mar 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert K. Dekoster, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1825 Logan Ave, Waterloo, IA, 50703. Phone: (319) 235-3697. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert K. Dekoster, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 21538, 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.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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