Thomas Volberding, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Council Bluffs, IA
Thomas Volberding, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and NPI 1376117036, issued on May 18, 2021. Check the license (Iowa MD-50721, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Volberding
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- MD-50721 IA
36436 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Mercy Dr, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
- Phone
- (855) 824-4001
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2021
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2024
- Fax
- (712) 325-2499
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240910000295); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 800 Mercy Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jennifer AchenbachNurse Practitioner1013967280
- Juanita Alvarez-Hall, MSN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1447616313
- Yuttana Chawengsub, M.D., PH.D.Hospitalist Physician1518306570
- Benjamin DenichAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1104436575
- Casie Dorr, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1437555257
Verify Thomas Volberding in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-50721Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024
1,442 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium126 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium80 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl60 claims
- Lisinopril53 claims
- Losartan Potassium52 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium49 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: $12.18
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Alegent Creighton ClinicOmaha, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Volberding among 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa
Thomas Volberding, MD is one of 302 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 77% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2014 among the 243 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Council Bluffs
They are 22 of the 1,028 NPPES records with a practice address in Council Bluffs, and 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Thomas Volberding, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Volberding, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376117036, issued on May 18, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Volberding, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Mercy Dr, Council Bluffs, IA, 51503. Phone: (855) 824-4001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Volberding, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-50721, 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 Thomas Volberding, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Volberding, MD had 1,442 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.