Daniel Kandah, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Des Moines, IA
Daniel Kandah, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1144889148, issued on Jun 12, 2019. Check the license (Iowa MD-51567, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Kandah
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- MD-51567 IA
94-09985 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
- Phone
- (515) 643-2261
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2019
- Record last updated
- Mar 18, 2025
- Fax
- (515) 643-5802
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241209000427); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daniel Kandah in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-51567Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
254 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium33 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate27 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium27 claims
- Farxiga16 claims
- Spironolactone13 claims
- Clopidogrel11 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: $253.35
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationBettendorf, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel Kandah among 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa
Daniel Kandah, MD is one of 302 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 66% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2014 among the 243 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 26% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
84 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 84 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Daniel Kandah, MD's NPI number?
Daniel Kandah, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144889148, issued on Jun 12, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Kandah, MD 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 Daniel Kandah, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-51567, 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 Daniel Kandah, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Kandah, MD had 254 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.