Dr. Nathan Handler, DO
Hospitalist (Hospitalist Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 8
- In the NPI registry since
- 2018
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 329
Licensed in Illinois since 2025, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
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. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2018Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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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Hospitalist Physician primary
IA license DO-05773 · IL license 036.173537 (first issued 2025; inactive) -
Internal Medicine Physician
IA license R-11258 · IA license DO-05773
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Des Moines, IA
- Trinity Regional Medical Center Fort Dodge, IA
Medical groups
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation (1,246 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
- 329
- Services billed
- 770
- Patients’ average age
- 76
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 237 | 109 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 178 | 103 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 127 | 123 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 81 | 38 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 73 | 72 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 31 | 31 |
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.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (amoxicillin/potassium clav) Other prescribers in Des Moines, IA | 33 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium Other prescribers in Des Moines, IA | 17 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium Other prescribers in Des Moines, IA | 12 |
| Carvedilol Other prescribers in Des Moines, IA | 11 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.