Dr. Anke Bellinger , MD
Anesthesiology โข Waterloo, IA
2710 Saint Francis Dr Ste 419
Waterloo, IA 507025634
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NPI assigned on May 16, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 823 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 319 service units.
- 99204 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 75 service units.
- 20553 โ Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles: 65 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 14 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 448 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Gabapentin โ 281 prescription fills, including refills.
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) โ 49 prescription fills, including refills.
- Pregabalin โ 32 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 8 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Waterloo, IA (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 100. Middle half: 46 to 135.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Iowa (2024, 298 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 87. Middle half: 44 to 154.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 4,898 in 2020 to 823 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2710 Saint Francis Dr Ste 419
Waterloo, IA 507025634
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Covenant Medical Center Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
1997
What Public CMS Data Show
Anesthesiology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
212 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $60,003 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $42,859 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
487 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$7,378 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $729.40 across 11 records.
By nature of payment
- Travel and Lodging: $528.88 across 2 records.
- Food and Beverage: $200.52 across 9 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Medtronic, Inc.: $622.04 across 6 records.
- SPR Therapeutics, Inc: $72.18 across 3 records.
- VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED: $35.18 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
29 years (graduated 1997)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1997 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Bellinger has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Bellinger as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Waterloo and Iowa
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Waterloo, IA (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 100. Middle half: 46 to 135.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Iowa (2024, 298 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 87. Middle half: 44 to 154.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Waterloo, IA (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,505. Middle half: $6,293 to $18,936.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Iowa (2024, 298 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,960. Middle half: $5,105 to $21,018.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Waterloo, IA (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,957. Middle half: $4,424 to $14,909.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Iowa (2024, 298 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,466. Middle half: $4,058 to $16,401.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 75% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Iowa (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 44. Middle half: 13 to 443.
Too few clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Waterloo have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Iowa (2024, 18 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,580. Middle half: $274 to $11,577.
Too few clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Waterloo have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
29 active clinicians are listed under Anesthesiology with a practice address in Waterloo, IA (570 in Iowa).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Waterloo
3.4% of these 29 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
69% of these 29 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 83% from 4,898 in 2020 to 823 in 2024.
- 2020: 4,898
- 2021: 9,591
- 2022: 797
- 2023: 730
- 2024: 823
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 47% from $113,573 in 2020 to $60,003 in 2024.
- 2020: $113,573
- 2021: $186,525
- 2022: $51,449
- 2023: $54,683
- 2024: $60,003
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 52% from $90,083 in 2020 to $42,859 in 2024.
- 2020: $90,083
- 2021: $147,848
- 2022: $38,096
- 2023: $40,888
- 2024: $42,859
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions varied from year to year: 471 in 2020 and 448 in 2024.
- 2020: 471
- 2021: 545
- 2022: 126
- 2023: 268
- 2024: 448
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30-day fills
30-day fills varied from year to year: 500 in 2020 and 487 in 2024.
- 2020: 500
- 2021: 568
- 2022: 142
- 2023: 295
- 2024: 487
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 44% from $13,151 in 2020 to $7,378 in 2024.
- 2020: $13,151
- 2021: $10,042
- 2022: $2,359
- 2023: $3,992
- 2024: $7,378
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $323.12 in 2021 to $729.40 in 2025.
- 2021: $323.12
- 2022: $163.23
- 2023: $164.94
- 2024: $98.95
- 2025: $729.40
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 11 records totaling $729.40.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY | General | $493.81 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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SPRINT PNS System | General | $40.11 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY | General | $35.07 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY | General | $31.26 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY | General | $26.32 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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SPRINT PNS System | General | $25.60 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $20.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM | General | $18.68 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY | General | $16.90 |
| VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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JOURNAVX | General | $15.18 |
| SPR Therapeutics, Inc |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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SPRINT PNS System | General | $6.47 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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319 | 145 | $148.61 | $60.73 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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75 | 75 | $378.84 | $122.37 |
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20553
Injection of trigger points, 3 or more muscles
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65 | 45 | $341.59 | $35.16 |
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64493
Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, single level
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59 | 42 | $1257.05 | $106.25 |
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64494
Injection of lower or sacral spine facet joint using imaging guidance, second level
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58 | 41 | $549.14 | $59.65 |
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20610
Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint
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56 | 29 | $391.80 | $40.53 |
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27096
Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance
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55 | 49 | $4877.38 | $93.61 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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31 | 28 | $234.85 | $89.76 |
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64483
Injection of anesthetic and/or steroid drug into sacral spine nerve root using imaging guidance, single level
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26 | 24 | $2331.15 | $107.70 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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20 | 20 | $107.03 | $32.38 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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17 | 11 | $179.94 | $53.24 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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16 | 16 | $270.27 | $75.15 |
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64635
Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint
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13 | 12 | $2066.62 | $217.25 |
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64636
Destruction of lower or sacral spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, each additional facet joint
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13 | 12 | $787.77 | $65.99 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 281 | 9,331 | $3,792.87 | 72 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 49 | 1,277 | $1,123.16 | 14 |
| Pregabalin | Pregabalin | 32 | 917 | $1,227.31 | 14 |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 22 | 576 | $123.61 | โ |
| Baclofen | Baclofen | 20 | 490 | $87.16 | 11 |
| Diclofenac Sodium | Diclofenac Sodium | 16 | 510 | $200.89 | โ |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 16 | 483 | $180.53 | โ |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 12 | 334 | $642.24 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-06-02NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207LP2900X
An anesthesiologist who provides a high level of care, either as a primary physician or consultant, for patients experiencing problems with acute, chronic and/or cancer pain in both hospital and ambulatory settings. Patient care needs are also coordinated with other specialists.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PAIN MANAGEMENT
I20200219002844
IL
9638181407
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Covenant Medical Center Inc
226 Bluebell Rd, Cedar Falls, IA 506136328
Phone: 3195755800
Covenant Medical Center Inc
2710 Saint Francis Dr, Waterloo, IA 507025634
Phone: 3192725000
Covenant Medical Center Inc
2710 Saint Francis Dr, Waterloo, IA 507025619
Phone: 3192725000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Specialist
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Neurological Surgery
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Otolaryngology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Family Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 2710 SAINT FRANCIS DR STE 419, WATERLOO, IA 507025634 (Tel: 3192725000)
Registered at 2710 SAINT FRANCIS DR STE 419, WATERLOO, IA 507025634 (Tel: 3192725000)
Anesthesiology (license number reported to NPPES: IA 36217)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 200 HAWKINS DR, IOWA CITY, IA 522421009 (Tel: 3193562633)
Registered at 200 HAWKINS DR, IOWA CITY, IA 522421009 (Tel: 3193562633)
Recorded as ANKE BELLINGER, MD
Anesthesiology (license number reported to NPPES: IA 36217)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Anesthesiology Specialists in Waterloo
- Dr. Luiz Gustavo Moreira Costa, MD
- Dr. Michael Peters, MD
- Dr. Vijayasimha Pothula, MD
- Dr. Keeran Ghandivel, MD
- Dr. Rachelle Makinde, MD
- Dr. Vytautas Naslenas, MD
Mailing Address
2710 Saint Francis Dr Ste 419
Waterloo, IA 507025634
Phone: 3192725000