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Alex N Eischeid, MD

Neurology · Des Moines

NPI 1689055790

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Offices
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Offices

5 locations · Mercy Clinics Inc · 441 clinicians in this group

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Hospitals listed: Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center. That is not proof they admit you there this week.

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California Medical Board record

Licence A161313 · Delinquent

Licence status: Delinquent · since 2019 · expires 2023-03-31 · University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine.

License renewal fee has not been paid. No practice is permitted.

No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.

Hospitals they work in

1 hospital

These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.

  • Mercyone Des Moines Medical CenterDes Moines, IAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Trinity Health, which runs 105 hospitals in 16 statesPatients rate it 2 of 5 · 57% would definitely recommend it
    Overall rating: 1 of 5 starsBetter than the national rate — Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards): 0.434, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.457, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.481, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.8 (0.6 to 1) · 1,285 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center

Behind the star rating — Deaths: 0 better, 8 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 4 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 2 better, 9 the same, 0 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.

Every scored measure at Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.434BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.457BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.481BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits0.8 (0.6 to 1) · 1,285 casesBetterJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.95 (0.12 to 1.79) · 2,108 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.96 (0.74 to 1.18)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths213.67 (170.66 to 256.69) · 151 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths3 · 378 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths8.7 · 187 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths10.6 · 436 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths13.2 · 634 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths16.5 · 533 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths13.7 · 654 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths4.9 · 5,747 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.36 (0.18 to 0.54) · 10,796 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.31 (0.13 to 0.49) · 11,365 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths3.35 (1.75 to 4.94) · 3,755 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths2.15 (0.96 to 3.34) · 1,701 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths2.76 (1.62 to 3.9) · 3,683 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths9.65 (6.05 to 13.25) · 1,741 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.58 (1.91 to 7.25) · 1,720 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths2.03 (0.64 to 3.42) · 601 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.4 (0 to 0.89) · 9,657 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths4.5 · 112 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections1.225No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.976No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.96No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits13.2 · 658 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.7 · 883 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits0.1 · 548 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-0.4 · 719 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits-16.1 · 556 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits16.4 · 716 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits5.4 (3.6 to 8.2) · 110 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits10.1 (7.2 to 14) · 110 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits6.5 · 114 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits10.7 · 318 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits19.7 · 314 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits11.4 (8.9 to 14.5) · 2,140 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024

What patients said (674 patients answered, 21% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
Cleanliness2
Nurse communication1
Doctor communication2
Communication about medicines1
Discharge information3
Overall hospital rating2
Quietness2
Recommend hospital2
Share of patients giving the best answer at Mercyone Des Moines Medical Center
Room was "always" clean59%
Nurses "always" communicated well67%
Doctors "always" communicated well70%
Staff "always" explained48%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information84%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge82%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand64%
Doctors "always" listened carefully68%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect78%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)58%
Staff "always" explained new medications60%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand63%
Nurses "always" listened carefully64%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect75%
"Always" quiet at night50%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital57%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects36%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms86%

Original Medicare doctor bills

$90,492

Medicare paid this office $90,492 for 397 people.

This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Long return visit (40+ min)186$24,323$94
Return visit (30+ min)206$22,401$66
New patient visit (60+ min)76$8,244$108
New patient visit (45+ min)76$6,285$83
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's298$6,247$12
See all 13 services
Every Original Medicare service billed
Long return visit (40+ min)186$24,323$94
Return visit (30+ min)206$22,401$66
New patient visit (60+ min)76$8,244$108
New patient visit (45+ min)76$6,285$83
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's298$6,247$12
Injection of chemical for paralysis of nerve muscles on side of neck excluding voice box20$5,054$99
Injection of chemical for paralysis of salivary glands on both sides of mouth19$3,488$67
Electronic analysis of implanted brain, spinal cord, or peripheral neurostimulator generator with brain stimulator programming, first 15 minutes with qualified health professional23$2,508$34
Return visit (30+ min)15$1,905$91
Long return visit (40+ min)14$1,891$100
Short return visit (20+ min)19$1,208$46
Muscle electrical test28$979$13
Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's21$413$12

Who their Medicare patients are

397 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 5% · 85 and older 9% · Women 48% · Also on Medicaid 6% · Health risk score 1.27. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical neurology clinician is at 1.61.

Conditions among them: High blood pressure 68% · Depression 33% · Diabetes 28% · Coronary heart disease 25% · Chronic kidney disease 21% · Cancer 16% · Atrial fibrillation 15% · Heart failure 12% · Dementia 12% · Stroke 10% · COPD 8%.

The office billed $259,312, Medicare allowed $126,300 and paid $90,492; for 2,249 services of 20 kinds.

Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.

Year by year

Original Medicare by year
20243972,249741.27$259,312$90,492
2023389864741.36$179,900$71,212
2022304481741.39$126,641$52,365
2021327827741.59$318,148$75,194
2020162235731.43$89,172$23,283

Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.

See the services billed each year

2023: 13 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2023
Long return visit (40+ min)131$18,599$99
Return visit (30+ min)113$11,422$72
New patient visit (60+ min)66$8,334$126
New patient visit (45+ min)77$7,367$96
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes47$6,080$129
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making at least 55 minutes43$4,249$99
Injection of chemical for paralysis of nerve muscles on side of neck excluding voice box11$2,951$102
Injection of chemical for paralysis of salivary glands on both sides of mouth17$1,922$69
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes27$1,868$60
Electronic analysis of implanted brain, spinal cord, or peripheral neurostimulator generator with brain stimulator programming, first 15 minutes with qualified health professional17$1,557$36
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes13$1,360$91
Short return visit (20+ min)19$1,104$50
Muscle electrical test17$536$14

2022: 6 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2022
New patient visit (60+ min)117$15,191$130
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes93$13,933$150
Long return visit (40+ min)81$12,694$108
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes26$2,480$77
New patient visit (45+ min)20$1,753$88
Return visit (30+ min)14$1,197$75

2021: 8 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2021
Long return visit (40+ min)248$45,977$114
New patient visit (60+ min)53$8,492$160
Injection of chemical for paralysis of nerve muscles on side of neck excluding voice box17$4,392$125
Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or115$4,162$28
Return visit (30+ min)27$2,246$83
Injection of chemical for paralysis of salivary glands on both sides of mouth11$2,137$89
Electronic analysis of implanted brain, spinal cord, or peripheral neurostimulator generator with brain stimulator programming, first 15 minutes with qualified health professional13$1,015$39
Muscle electrical test23$871$18

2020: 4 services

Original Medicare services billed in 2020
Long return visit (40+ min)66$7,641$103
New patient visit (60+ min)41$6,375$155
New patient visit (45+ min)22$2,615$119
Return visit (30+ min)24$1,751$70

Medicaid work

$4,504 in 2024

Medicaid paid $4,504 for 73 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 14 people in a month for one service.

Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.

Largest Medicaid services in 2024
Hospital outpatient clinic visit for assessment and management of a patient73$4,504
Medicaid work by year
202473114$4,504
202350115$2,380
202225213$2,000
202114114$947
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years

2023

Largest Medicaid services in 2023
Hospital outpatient clinic visit for assessment and management of a patient50$2,380

2022

Largest Medicaid services in 2022
Hospital outpatient clinic visit for assessment and management of a patient12$1,021
New patient visit (60+ min)13$979

2021

Largest Medicaid services in 2021
Long return visit (40+ min)14$947

Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid

$245,972

Pharmacies billed $245,972 in 2024.

This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.

Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 1,843) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical neurology clinician is at 0%.

1,729 generic and 114 brand-name prescriptions · $245,972 in drug cost · 23 antipsychotic prescriptions to people over 65.

Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.

Largest Part D drug costs
RytaryParkinson's31$48,651$1,569
NeuproNone40$47,797$1,195
Carbidopa-LevodopaNone970$28,052$29
GocovriNone12$19,624$1,635
Propranolol Hcl ErNone132$5,244$40
See all 25 drugs
Every Part D drug this clinician prescribed
RytaryParkinson's31$48,651$1,569
NeuproNone40$47,797$1,195
Carbidopa-LevodopaNone970$28,052$29
GocovriNone12$19,624$1,635
Propranolol Hcl ErNone132$5,244$40
PrimidoneNone103$3,888$38
Carbidopa-Levodopa-EntacaponeNone11$2,425$220
Carbidopa-Levodopa ErNone63$2,255$36
AmantadineNone44$2,173$49
Ropinirole ErNone11$1,415$129
PropranololNone41$1,109$27
RopiniroleNone14$744$53
MidodrineNone13$646$50
RivastigmineNone20$604$30
DonepezilNone69$586$8
QuetiapineNone18$482$27
MemantineNone24$363$15
MirtazapineNone16$340$21
GabapentinNone36$335$9
ClonazepamNone23$313$14
LevetiracetamNone15$196$13
TopiramateNone11$130$12
EscitalopramNone15$120$8
TrazodoneNone14$39$3
SertralineNone15$34$2

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
20241,8433430% (0)6%$245,972
20231,0272040% (0)8%$186,300
20226501780% (0)12%$178,536
20219831770% (0)11%$442,840
20202931220% (0)8%$73,924
2019142480% (0)11%$59,157
2018105360% (0)12%$47,753
2017143390% (0)16%$41,937
201615141None26%$10,549
201532None0% (0)None$3,982

Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.

See the drugs prescribed each year

2023: 14 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2023
NeuproNone20$28,261$1,413
Carbidopa-LevodopaNone473$24,817$52
GocovriNone14$23,787$1,699
RytaryParkinson's14$20,113$1,437
UbrelvyNone15$16,037$1,069
AimovigMigraine11$8,598$782
Propranolol Hcl ErNone78$4,632$59
PropranololNone44$3,525$80
PrimidoneNone69$3,460$50
AmantadineNone26$2,248$86
Carbidopa-Levodopa ErNone31$2,045$66
DonepezilNone68$877$13
GabapentinNone25$373$15
TopiramateNone13$288$22

2022: 12 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
NuplazidParkinson's psychosis13$77,958$5,997
RytaryParkinson's20$26,737$1,337
NeuproNone21$21,863$1,041
Carbidopa-LevodopaNone274$9,768$36
AmantadineNone49$3,857$79
Propranolol Hcl ErNone31$2,745$89
Carbidopa-Levodopa ErNone46$2,407$52
PrimidoneNone34$1,654$49
PropranololNone15$353$24
DonepezilNone27$304$11
GabapentinNone16$244$15
ClonidineNone12$41$3

2021: 15 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
NuplazidParkinson's psychosis38$192,266$5,060
RytaryParkinson's34$42,488$1,250
Carbidopa-LevodopaNone331$26,599$80
NeuproNone15$19,271$1,285
AmantadineNone102$8,750$86
Carbidopa-Levodopa ErNone124$6,538$53
Propranolol Hcl ErNone32$2,063$64
RivastigmineNone18$1,830$102
PrimidoneNone30$1,040$35
PropranololNone27$957$35
GabapentinNone26$730$28
EscitalopramNone20$414$21
DonepezilNone21$337$16
ClonazepamNone45$246$5
Pramipexole DihydrochlorideNone11$208$19

2020: 5 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Rasagiline Mesylate11$10,080$916
Carbidopa-Levodopa88$4,520$51
Carbidopa-Levodopa Er25$2,841$114
Amantadine31$2,407$78
Gabapentin15$162$11

2019: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2019
Carbidopa-Levodopa Er11$1,112$101
Carbidopa-Levodopa29$835$29
Levetiracetam20$500$25

2018: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2018
Tetrabenazine12$39,738$3,311
Atorvastatin18$596$33
Levetiracetam14$343$25
Gabapentin17$124$7

2017: 3 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2017
Atorvastatin29$561$19
Levetiracetam12$251$21
Clopidogrel11$114$10

2016: 4 drugs

Part D drugs prescribed in 2016
Ranexa11$3,504$319
Zetia11$3,026$275
Levetiracetam15$463$31
Metoprolol11$72$7

2015: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2015
Levetiracetam15$484$32

Money from drug and device companies

$124 in 2025

Industry payments by year
202523None$124
202411None$28
202312None$62
202229None$1,265
201911None$13

Paid work is consulting, speaking, honoraria and royalties, as opposed to meals and travel.

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
AbbvieVyalev$109
2 payments
  • Meals for Vyalev · 2025-11-10 · $84
  • Meals for Botox · 2025-04-08 · $25
Ge HealthcareNone$16
1 payment
  • Meals · 2025-06-04 · $16
See all 3 published payments
Every published payment
AbbvieMeals · 2025-11-10Vyalev$84
Ge HealthcareMeals · 2025-06-04None$16
AbbvieMeals · 2025-04-08Botox$25
See earlier years (2024, 2023, 2022, 2019)

2024: $28

Payments by company in 2024
Ge HealthcareNone$28
1 payment
  • Meals · 2024-11-19 · $28

2023: $62

Payments by company in 2023
AbbvieUbrelvy$62
2 payments
  • Meals for Ubrelvy · 2023-12-14 · $33
  • Meals for Qulipta · 2023-05-09 · $29

2022: $1,265

Payments by company in 2022
MedtronicPercept PC Brainsense$1,187
8 payments
  • Travel for Percept PC Brainsense · 2022-03-05 · $318
  • Travel for Percept PC Brainsense · 2022-03-05 · $54
  • Meals for Percept PC Brainsense · 2022-03-05 · $88
  • Meals for Percept PC Brainsense · 2022-03-05 · $113
  • Meals for Percept PC Brainsense · 2022-03-05 · $136
  • Meals for Percept PC Brainsense · 2022-03-05 · $29
  • Travel for Percept PC Brainsense · 2022-01-26 · $30
  • Travel for Percept PC Brainsense · 2022-01-26 · $419
Janssen PharmaceuticalsPonvory$78
1 payment
  • Meals for Ponvory · 2022-03-16 · $78

2019: $13

Payments by company in 2019
Boston ScientificGeneral Dbs$13
1 payment
  • Meals for General Dbs · 2019-09-19 · $13

Professional record

NPI
1689055790
Licence
CA A161313, IA MD-49047, IA R-10297California A161313: Delinquent · expires 2023-03-31
Video visits
Lists video visits
Gender
Male
More record details
Sole proprietor
No
Taxonomy
Neurology (2084N0400X)
Mailing address
Po Box 1475, Des Moines, IA, 50305
NPI first listed
2015-06-15
NPI last updated
2022-01-17
NPI record certified
2022-01-17

This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.

Extra NPI addresses: 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242 · 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305