Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Laura Lee Dakovich, DO

Individual provider Gastroenterology Physician · NPI 1992826432

Laura Lee Dakovich, DO practises Gastroenterology in West Des Moines, Iowa. Qualified in 2001, 25 years ago. Practices with The Iowa Clinic PC, a 305-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Iowa.

Years since qualifying
25
Licensed in
IA
In the registry since
2007
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 221
West Des Moines, IA 50266
Phone: (515) 875-9115
Fax: (575) 875-9117
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Specialties & licences

Gastroenterology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RG0100X · Licence DO-03807 (IA)

Record details

NPI number1992826432
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 3, 2007
Last updated in NPPESDecember 19, 2023
Certification dateDecember 19, 2023

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyGASTROENTEROLOGY
Also practisesINTERNAL MEDICINE
Medical schoolOTHER
Graduated 2001 (25 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.

Colonoscopy 120 times · 84th percentile
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 92 times · 75th percentile

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 patients468
Services billed 1,152 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

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.

  • 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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