Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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David Mortensen, MD

Individual provider Surgery Physician · NPI 1518024520

David Mortensen, MD practises General Surgery in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Graduated from Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine in 2000, 26 years ago. Practices with Alegent Creighton Clinic, a 947-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Iowa and Nebraska.

Years since qualifying
26
Trained at
Texas Tech University Health Science Center School of Medicine
Licensed in
IA, NE
In the registry since
2007
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

800 Mercy Dr Ste 220
Council Bluffs, IA 51503-3128
Phone: (712) 388-2660
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Specialties & licences

Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 35976 (IA)
Surgery Physician Taxonomy 208600000X · Licence 26750 (NE)

Record details

NPI number1518024520
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJanuary 2, 2007
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 19, 2017

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGENERAL SURGERY
Medical schoolTEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2000 (26 years in practice)
Group practice Alegent Creighton Clinic — 947 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive) 20 times · 89th percentile
Colonoscopy 73 times · 72nd percentile
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 36 times · 59th percentile
Hernia repair - groin (open) 1–10 times
Mastectomy 1–10 times
Removal of tissue 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients283
Services billed 475 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age71

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

  • Chi Health Bergan Mercy Hospital · Omaha, NE
  • Chi Health Mercy Council Bluffs Hospital · Council Bluffs, IA

Colleagues at Alegent Creighton Clinic

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 947 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

Other providers in Council Bluffs