Brian Whyms, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · Des Moines, IA
Brian Whyms, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1821440066, issued on Jul 12, 2016. Check the license (Iowa DO-05326, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Whyms
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- DO-05326 IA
036165589 IL
02007685A IN
EMC0005157 MI
73220 MN
and 3 more
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
- Phone
- (515) 643-2261
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2016
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2024
- Fax
- (515) 643-5802
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231102002383); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Whyms in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license DO-05326Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
15,413 Medicare Part D claims for 550 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis711 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium666 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium594 claims
- Furosemide475 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate450 claims
- Gabapentin423 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: $214.03
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 6 group practices
- CH Specialty Services IA PCOsceola, IA
- Curana Health OF Indiana LLCDanville, IN
- Curana Health OF Iowa PLLCOneill, NE
- Curana Health OF Minnesota PLLCMinneapolis, MN
- Curana Health OF Missouri-Kansas LLCCole Camp, MO
- Curana Health OF Wisconsin IncHartford, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Whyms among 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa
Brian Whyms, DO is one of 871 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 57% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 386 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
226 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 226 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Brian Whyms, DO's NPI number?
Brian Whyms, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821440066, issued on Jul 12, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Whyms, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 643-2261. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Whyms, DO's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number DO-05326, 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 Brian Whyms, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Whyms, DO had 15,413 Medicare Part D claims for 550 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.