William F. Maher, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Des Moines, IA
William F. Maher, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1265410450, issued on Jan 6, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 03178, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William F. Maher
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 03178 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4631 Merle Hay RD, Des Moines, IA 50322
- Phone
- (515) 278-0949
- Enumerated
- Jan 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 22, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 278-6721
- Medicaid IDs
- 0178178 IA
1265410450 IA
1178178 IA
2178178 IA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100211000386); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4631 Merle Hay RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify William F. Maher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 03178Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,030 Medicare Part D claims for 551 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 229 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium646 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium333 claims
- Lisinopril279 claims
- Metformin Hcl274 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate260 claims
- Omeprazole230 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
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationBettendorf, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William F. Maher among 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa
William F. Maher, DO is one of 2,336 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 75% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 1,367 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
292 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 292 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 2,336 family medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is William F. Maher, DO's NPI number?
William F. Maher, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265410450, issued on Jan 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William F. Maher, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4631 Merle Hay RD, Des Moines, IA, 50322. Phone: (515) 278-0949. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William F. Maher, DO's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 03178, 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 William F. Maher, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William F. Maher, DO had 7,030 Medicare Part D claims for 551 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.