Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Brett James Baldwin, DO

Individual provider Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician · NPI 1316212632

Dr. Brett James Baldwin, DO practises Otolaryngology in West Des Moines, Iowa. Graduated from At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, Kirksville in 2012, 14 years ago. Practices with The Iowa Clinic PC, a 305-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Iowa.

Years since qualifying
14
Trained at
At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, Kirksville
Licensed in
IA
In the registry since
2012
What do these letters mean?
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.

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Practice location Address checks out

5950 University Ave Ste 265
West Des Moines, IA 50266-8233
Phone: (515) 875-9450
Fax: (515) 875-9457
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Specialties & licences

Otolaryngology/Facial Plastic Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207YX0905X · Licence DO-06498 (IA)

Record details

NPI number1316212632
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMarch 20, 2012
Last updated in NPPESDecember 13, 2023
Certification dateDecember 13, 2023

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyOTOLARYNGOLOGY
Medical schoolAT STILL UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES, COLLEGE OF OSTEO MED, KIRKSVILLE
Graduated 2012 (14 years in practice)
Group practice The Iowa Clinic Pc — 305 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.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times
Skin biopsy 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 patients300
Services billed 744 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $17 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

  • Mercyone Newton Medical Center Hospital · Newton, IA · listed as Mercy Medical Center-Newton
  • Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Hospital · Des Moines, IA

Colleagues at The Iowa Clinic PC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 305 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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