Steven Quam, D.O.
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · West Des Moines, IA
Steven Quam, D.O. is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1780681551, issued on Jul 7, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 1759, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Quam
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- 1759 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5901 Westown Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Phone
- (515) 221-9222
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5901 Westown Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Daniel Baldi, D.O.Anesthesiology Physician1215934914
- Kay Campbell, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1497853584
- Jason Dewilde, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1982696043
- Traci Flanigan, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1598757643
- Donald Franzen, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1184622839
- Lacinda Hanson, RNFARegistered Nurse First Assistant1699898239
Verify Steven Quam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 1759Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
496 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 237 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin75 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen70 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
- Tramadol Hcl34 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er30 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl29 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 79.7 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $121.41
5 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was SI-Bone, Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- Metro Anesthesia And Pain Mngmt LLPWest Des Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Iowa
There are 23 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Iowa.
Other pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Iowa
- William Chang, DOIowa City, IA1770112609
- Justin Elwood, MDWaterloo, IA1639518426
- Robert FederhoferWaterloo, IA1154361707
- Gene Gessner, MDGrinnell, IA1194779736
- Gayathry Inamdar, MDWaterloo, IA1992740401
- Maruti Kari, M.D., M.P.H.Bettendorf, IA1326275413
- Taehong Lim, MDIowa City, IA1548886609
- Timothy Maves, MDIowa City, IA1568435568
- Daniel Moyse, M.D.Des Moines, IA1508155524
- Arnold Parenteau, M.D.Ames, IA1518948793
Common questions
What is Steven Quam, D.O.'s NPI number?
Steven Quam, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780681551, issued on Jul 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Quam, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5901 Westown Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 221-9222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Quam, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 1759, 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 Quam, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Quam, D.O. had 496 Medicare Part D claims for 96 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven Quam, D.O.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.7 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), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.