Dr. David L. Bushnell JR., MD
Nuclear Medicine (Nuclear Medicine Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) (1979)
- Years since graduation
- 47
- In the NPI registry since
- 2005
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 147
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1979Medical school: University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)
- 2005Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Nuclear Medicine Physician primary
IA license 28587 -
Internal Medicine Physician
IA license 28587
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- University of Iowa Hospital & Clinics Iowa City, IA
Medical groups
- State University of Iowa (1,897 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 147
- Services billed
- 153
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Nuclear medicine study from skull base to mid-thigh with ct scan | 64 | 63 |
| Nuclear medicine study whole body with ct scan | 24 | 24 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $2,940 in total to this clinician.
| Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. | $2,940 |
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| Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) | $2,940 |
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What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc. Aug 26, 2025 | Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty) | $2,940 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 3 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 2 companies. The companies reported $458,889 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- Study of RYZ101 Compared With SOC in Pts w Inoperable SSTR+ Well-differentiated GEP-NET That Has Progressed Following 177Lu-SSA Therapy
E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.l.c. · Active, not recruiting · NCT05477576 - Study of RYZ101 in Combination With SoC in Subjects With SSTR+ ES-SCLC
E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.l.c. · Active, not recruiting · NCT05595460 - A Phase III Multi-center, Randomized, Open-label Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Lutathera in Patients With Grade 2 and Grade 3 Advanced GEP-NET
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.