Helen Prathiba Gnanapragasam, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · Iowa City, IA
Helen Prathiba Gnanapragasam, MD is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1750738654, issued on May 20, 2016. Check the license (Iowa MD-48001, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen Prathiba Gnanapragasam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
- License number
- MD-48001 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
- Phone
- (319) 353-7842
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2016
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 353-7850
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211122001901); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Helen Prathiba Gnanapragasam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-48001Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024
535 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium96 claims
- Ozempic67 claims
- Alendronate Sodium39 claims
- Hydrocortisone30 claims
- Glipizide Er24 claims
- Metformin Hcl18 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: $163.61
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 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
- State University OF IowaIowa City, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Helen Prathiba Gnanapragasam among 52 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Iowa
Helen Prathiba Gnanapragasam, MD is one of 52 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 71% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 38 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RE0101X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in Iowa
There are 52 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Iowa.
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The 8 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Marcelo Correia, MD, MSC, PHDIowa City, IA 522421235421140
- Joseph Dillon, MDIowa City, IA 522421710960026
- Gregory Doelle, MDIowa City, IA 522421225025372
- Ayotunde Dokun, MD PHDIowa City, IA 522421548463078
- Yumi Imai, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421376634543
- Amie Ogunsakin, MDIowa City, IA 522421952533580
- Brian Oneill, M.D./PH.D.Iowa City, IA 522421477720357
- Janet Schlechte, MDIowa City, IA 522421528056173
Common questions
What is Helen Prathiba Gnanapragasam, MD's NPI number?
Helen Prathiba Gnanapragasam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750738654, issued on May 20, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen Prathiba Gnanapragasam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 353-7842. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen Prathiba Gnanapragasam, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-48001, 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 Helen Prathiba Gnanapragasam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen Prathiba Gnanapragasam, MD had 535 Medicare Part D claims for 100 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. 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.