Dhruv Praful Patel, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Des Moines, IA
Dhruv Praful Patel, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1063073633, issued on Jun 25, 2019. Check the license (Iowa MD-53915, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dhruv Praful Patel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- MD-53915 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Phone
- (515) 241-6212
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250723000572); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dhruv Praful Patel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-53915Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Central Iowa Hospital CorporationDes Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dhruv Praful Patel among 75 infectious disease physician records in Iowa
Dhruv Praful Patel, MD is one of 75 infectious disease 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 89% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2003 among the 54 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Iowa
There are 75 infectious disease physician records in Iowa.
All 75 in Iowa → Every provider in Des Moines → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ahmad Alsalman, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091831645704
- Leyla Best Bandenay, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091003074931
- Guy Delarosa, MDDes Moines, IA 503091679570360
- Roger Harvey, DODes Moines, IA 503091235137845
- Sudhir Kumar, MDDes Moines, IA 503091417931700
- Roshan Lewis, MDDes Moines, IA 503091316188261
- Elizabeth Ndungu, MDDes Moines, IA 503091750901823
- David Terrero Salcedo, M.DDes Moines, IA 503091013282953
Common questions
What is Dhruv Praful Patel, MD's NPI number?
Dhruv Praful Patel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063073633, issued on Jun 25, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dhruv Praful Patel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA, 50309. Phone: (515) 241-6212. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dhruv Praful Patel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-53915, 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 Dhruv Praful Patel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dhruv Praful Patel, MD had 19 Medicare Part D claims; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.