NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gabriela Cherascu, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Iowa City, IA

Gabriela Cherascu, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1669461232, issued on Oct 17, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 34492, 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
1669461232
Name
Gabriela Cherascu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
34492 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 E Market St, Iowa City, IA 52245
Phone
(319) 339-3404
Enumerated
Oct 17, 2005
Record last updated
May 26, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(319) 339-3448
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100714000804); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 500 E Market St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Maisaa AbudaggaPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1205750262
  2. Philip Barns, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1346222650
  3. Emily Boevers Solverson, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1053808220
  4. Patricia Branch, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1750646253
  5. Jerry Browne, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1538141734
  6. Anna Bruns, O.T.Occupational Therapist1851944045

Verify Gabriela Cherascu in five checks

  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
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,762 Medicare Part D claims for 119 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Gabriela Cherascu1,762
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Bupropion Xl145 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl114 claims
  3. Mirtazapine104 claims
  4. Quetiapine Fumarate101 claims
  5. Fluoxetine Hcl94 claims
  6. Lorazepam82 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Meadowlark Partners LLCNorth Liberty, IA

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

Gabriela Cherascu among 398 psychiatry physician records in Iowa

Gabriela Cherascu, MD is one of 398 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2010 among the 188 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2010 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

144 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Iowa City

They are 144 of the 7,163 NPPES records with a practice address in Iowa City, and 398 psychiatry physician records in Iowa.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kimberly Verhoef, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522451922097484
  2. Christopher Welsh, MDIowa City, IA 522451275576571
  3. Thomas Brashers-Krug, MDIowa City, IA 522461659414621
  4. Erin ChurchillIowa City, IA 522461295698447
  5. Kyle McGinty, MDIowa City, IA 522461164963351
  6. Anthony Miller, MDIowa City, IA 522461841372620
  7. Krystal Nizar, M.D., PH.D.Iowa City, IA 522461760748446
  8. Evan Ouyang, MDIowa City, IA 522461477848190

Common questions

What is Gabriela Cherascu, MD's NPI number?

Gabriela Cherascu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669461232, issued on Oct 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gabriela Cherascu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 E Market St, Iowa City, IA, 52245. Phone: (319) 339-3404. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gabriela Cherascu, MD's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 34492, 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 Gabriela Cherascu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gabriela Cherascu, MD had 1,762 Medicare Part D claims for 119 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), 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.