Steven A. Cahalan, MD
Surgery Physician · Des Moines, IA
Steven A. Cahalan, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1376658237, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 24894, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven A. Cahalan
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 24894 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 Penn Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316
- Phone
- (515) 265-1300
- Enumerated
- Aug 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 0055020 IA
1376658237 IA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100504000514); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Steven A. Cahalan in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 24894Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
23 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $27.44
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationDes Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven A. Cahalan among 437 surgery physician records in Iowa
Steven A. Cahalan, MD is one of 437 surgery physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 73% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2005 among the 218 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
103 surgery physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 103 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 437 surgery physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Steven A. Cahalan, MD's NPI number?
Steven A. Cahalan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376658237, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven A. Cahalan, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 Penn Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50316. Phone: (515) 265-1300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven A. Cahalan, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 24894, 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 Steven A. Cahalan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven A. Cahalan, MD had 23 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.