Sarah Christine Tallman, D.O. (AS OF 5-09)
Internal Medicine Physician · West Des Moines, IA
Sarah Christine Tallman, D.O. (AS OF 5-09) is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1487897294, issued on Apr 8, 2009. Check the license (Iowa DO-04272, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sarah Christine Tallman
- Credential
- D.O. (AS OF 5-09)
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- DO-04272 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Phone
- (515) 875-9192
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jan 11, 2024
- Fax
- (515) 875-9151
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120914000593); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sarah Christine Tallman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license DO-04272Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
7,543 Medicare Part D claims for 523 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 256 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium461 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium439 claims
- Losartan Potassium279 claims
- Omeprazole263 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate226 claims
- Lisinopril203 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: $16.85
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- The Iowa Clinic PCWest Des Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sarah Christine Tallman among 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa
Sarah Christine Tallman, D.O. (AS OF 5-09) is one of 871 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 44% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 386 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in West Des Moines
They are 22 of the 2,201 NPPES records with a practice address in West Des Moines, and 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Sarah Christine Tallman, D.O. (AS OF 5-09)'s NPI number?
Sarah Christine Tallman, D.O. (AS OF 5-09)'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487897294, issued on Apr 8, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sarah Christine Tallman, D.O. (AS OF 5-09) located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5950 University Ave, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 875-9192. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sarah Christine Tallman, D.O. (AS OF 5-09)'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number DO-04272, 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 Sarah Christine Tallman, D.O. (AS OF 5-09) prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sarah Christine Tallman, D.O. (AS OF 5-09) had 7,543 Medicare Part D claims for 523 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.