Arpan Ghanshyam Patel
Pain Medicine Physician · West Des Moines, IA
Arpan Ghanshyam Patel is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1528453966, issued on Apr 2, 2015. Check the license (Iowa MD47307, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Arpan Ghanshyam Patel
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License number
- MD47307 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5950 University Ave Ste 380, West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Phone
- (515) 875-9902
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jan 11, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200708001334); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc), 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Arpan Ghanshyam Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD47307Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024
1,074 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 1% of claims. 383 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen261 claims
- Gabapentin109 claims
- Methylprednisolone105 claims
- Pregabalin99 claims
- Alprazolam93 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium79 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $282.94
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Iowa Clinic PCWest Des Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine Physician providers in Iowa
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The 4 pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jun Xu, MDWest Des Moines, IA 502661568882934
- Jamie Ruggles, RNDes Moines, IA 503101124728233
- John Dooley, M.D.Davenport, IA 528071326005703
- Timothy Miller, M.D.Davenport, IA 528071265439947
Common questions
What is Arpan Ghanshyam Patel's NPI number?
Arpan Ghanshyam Patel's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528453966, issued on Apr 2, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Arpan Ghanshyam Patel located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5950 University Ave Ste 380, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 875-9902. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Arpan Ghanshyam Patel's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD47307, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Arpan Ghanshyam Patel prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Arpan Ghanshyam Patel had 1,074 Medicare Part D claims for 297 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.