James Chounramany, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Des Moines, IA
James Chounramany, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1982109716, issued on Mar 25, 2018. Check the license (Iowa MD-52544, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Chounramany
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- MD-52544 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
- Mar 25, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240522000684); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Chounramany in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-52544Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
181 Medicare Part D claims for 93 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir14 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
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationDes Moines, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Chounramany among 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa
James Chounramany, 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 2018, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 60% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2014 among the 243 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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 James Chounramany, MD's NPI number?
James Chounramany, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982109716, issued on Mar 25, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Chounramany, 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 James Chounramany, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-52544, 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 James Chounramany, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Chounramany, MD had 181 Medicare Part D claims for 93 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.