Robert Stephen Pranger, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Waterloo, IA
Robert Stephen Pranger, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Waterloo, Iowa, and NPI 1972582856, issued on Jan 10, 2006. Check the license (Iowa MD34769, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Stephen Pranger
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD34769 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 220 Southbrooke Dr, Waterloo, IA 50702
- Phone
- (319) 236-7751
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 8, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 236-7753
- Medicaid ID
- 1972582856 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031209001044); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 220 Southbrooke Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Meagan Menken, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1043567514
- Katie Schmitz, LISWClinical Social Worker1255006151
Verify Robert Stephen Pranger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD34769Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
923 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium50 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium48 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate41 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium41 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate35 claims
- Irbesartan30 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: $552.57
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer 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 one group practice
- Fiat Family MedicineWaterloo, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Stephen Pranger among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
Robert Stephen Pranger, 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
- Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 Robert Stephen Pranger, MD's NPI number?
Robert Stephen Pranger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972582856, issued on Jan 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Stephen Pranger, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 220 Southbrooke Dr, Waterloo, IA, 50702. Phone: (319) 236-7751. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Stephen Pranger, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD34769, 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 Robert Stephen Pranger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Stephen Pranger, MD had 923 Medicare Part D claims for 71 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.