Dr. Joel Charles Geerling, MD, PhD

Dr. Geerling practices at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa, part of The University of Iowa.

Dr. Geerling's NPI, 1578706628, was assigned on April 18, 2009. Dr. Geerling holds Massachusetts license 257202.

Dr. Geerling's primary practice is University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center, at 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242 in Johnson County. The practice phone is (319) 356-1616.

Dr. Geerling's primary practice is University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa, part of The University of Iowa. The medical group on file is Scanlan Center for School Mental Health Clinic.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Geerling practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurology is Dr. Geerling's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Geerling is licensed in Massachusetts.

CMS data shows 274 Medicare services from Dr. Geerling across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 124 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $14,696 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 124 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Geerling in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 53 patients. 74% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.49, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Geerling's median patient age at 75, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Geerling wrote 377 Medicare Part D claims for 62 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 351 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,397 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 187 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Dr. Geerling for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Geerling accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 49 papers to Dr. Geerling, published from 2010 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 6. The most frequent topics are Neurons, Mice, Inbred C57BL and Mice, Transgenic. Dr. Geerling has published most often in J Comp Neurol. Dr. Geerling's most frequent co-authors are Aaron Daniel Boes, MD, PhD, Georgina Michelle Aldridge, MD, PhD and David Alan Mccarron.