Cornelius Gucfa, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · West Des Moines, IA
Cornelius Gucfa, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in West Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1942274626, issued on Feb 17, 2006. Check the license (Iowa MD-34440, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cornelius Gucfa
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- MD-34440 IA
45155 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6600 Westown Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA 50266
- Phone
- (515) 283-1221
- Enumerated
- Feb 17, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6600 Westown Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jesse Becker, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1396289229
- Ashley Ebner, PSYDPsychologist1164244141
- Christina Johnson, LMHC, CADCMental Health Counselor1447798285
- Alissa Lilla, PAPhysician Assistant1568553584
- Brandon Peterson, DDSPeriodontics1700864543
- Haley Wedmore, PHD, LMFTMarriage & Family Therapist1275947418
Verify Cornelius Gucfa in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-34440Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
7.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
7,819 Medicare Part D claims for 444 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Escitalopram Oxalate534 claims
- Clonazepam476 claims
- Lorazepam420 claims
- Trazodone Hcl409 claims
- Buspirone Hcl364 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er362 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: $32.59
1 payment; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Corium, LLC. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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 2 group practices
- Central Iowa Hospital CorporationWest Des Moines, IA
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationWest Des Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Cornelius Gucfa, M.D.'s NPI number?
Cornelius Gucfa, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942274626, issued on Feb 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cornelius Gucfa, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6600 Westown Pkwy, West Des Moines, IA, 50266. Phone: (515) 283-1221. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cornelius Gucfa, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-34440, 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 Cornelius Gucfa, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cornelius Gucfa, M.D. had 7,819 Medicare Part D claims for 444 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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) 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 27, 2026.