Then Ethan Van Tong, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · Des Moines, IA
Then Ethan Van Tong, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1447578992, issued on May 8, 2010. Check the license (Iowa 4475, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Then Ethan Van Tong
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 4475 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1201 Penn Ave, Des Moines, IA 50316
- Phone
- (515) 266-1000
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 266-1824
- Medicaid ID
- 1447578992 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180515002948); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Then Ethan Van Tong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 4475Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
535 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate35 claims
- Cefdinir33 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa30 claims
- Azithromycin29 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass25 claims
- Furosemide19 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- North Pacific Cardiology MedicalArcata, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Then Ethan Van Tong among 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa
Then Ethan Van Tong, DO 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 2010, is newer than 47% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 47% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2008 among the 386 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
226 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 226 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Then Ethan Van Tong, DO's NPI number?
Then Ethan Van Tong, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447578992, issued on May 8, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Then Ethan Van Tong, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1201 Penn Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50316. Phone: (515) 266-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Then Ethan Van Tong, DO's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 4475, 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 Then Ethan Van Tong, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Then Ethan Van Tong, DO had 535 Medicare Part D claims for 179 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.