NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Eric Christopher Donels, DO

Internal Medicine Physician · Waukee, IA

Eric Christopher Donels, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Waukee, Iowa, and NPI 1629362785, issued on Jun 7, 2011. Check the license (Iowa DO-04363, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629362785
Name
Eric Christopher Donels
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
DO-04363 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1025 SE Tallgrass Lane Ste 240, Waukee, IA 50263
Phone
(515) 875-8200
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2011
Record last updated
Feb 20, 2024
Fax
(515) 875-8201
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130725000044); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
At Still University Of Health Sciences, College Of Osteo Med, Kirksville, 2011
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

8,171 Medicare Part D claims for 497 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 219 claims were for opioids.

  1. Eric Donels8,171
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium343 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium298 claims
  3. Meloxicam267 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate243 claims
  5. Tamsulosin Hcl239 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium194 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: $396.43

29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.

  1. Eric Donels$396.43
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

  1. The Iowa Clinic PCUrbandale, IA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Eric Christopher Donels among 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa

Eric Christopher Donels, 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 2011, is newer than 48% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 48% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · 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).

Internal Medicine Physician providers in Iowa

There are 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nyi Nyi KyawWaukee, IA 502631376925776
  2. Daniel Allen, MDWest Des Moines, IA 502661376548784
  3. Ailey Brehmer, DOWest Des Moines, IA 502661104939545
  4. Katherine Burns, DOWest Des Moines, IA 502661164627204
  5. Tyler Casey, MDWest Des Moines, IA 502661750368817
  6. Vimala Chandran, M.D.West Des Moines, IA 502661649263112
  7. Kevin Cunningham, M.D.West Des Moines, IA 502661003809831
  8. Jeffrey Defrancisco, MDWest Des Moines, IA 502661568570398

Common questions

What is Eric Christopher Donels, DO's NPI number?

Eric Christopher Donels, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629362785, issued on Jun 7, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Eric Christopher Donels, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1025 SE Tallgrass Lane Ste 240, Waukee, IA, 50263. Phone: (515) 875-8200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Eric Christopher Donels, DO's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number DO-04363, 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 Eric Christopher Donels, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Eric Christopher Donels, DO had 8,171 Medicare Part D claims for 497 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.