Jotesh S. Chug, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Ames, IA
Jotesh S. Chug, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Ames, Iowa, and NPI 1235126137, issued on Oct 5, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 35871, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jotesh S. Chug
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 35871 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 Duff Ave, Ames, IA 50010
- Phone
- (515) 239-6992
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 239-3644
- Medicaid ID
- 0460840 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050512000935); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jotesh S. Chug in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 35871Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
413 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium28 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
- Prednisone20 claims
- Omeprazole18 claims
- Eliquis15 claims
- Furosemide15 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: $20.00
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Csl Behring. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Mcfarland Clinic PCAmes, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jotesh S. Chug among 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa
Jotesh S. Chug, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 95% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2014 among the 243 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
19 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Ames
They are 19 of the 1,249 NPPES records with a practice address in Ames, and 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa.
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- William Barry, MDAmes, IA 500101558358440
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- Ryan Elsey, DOAmes, IA 500101003269325
- Bianca Finn, MDAmes, IA 500101730455445
- Priyadarshini GangulaAmes, IA 500101477904589
- Richard Glenn, D.O.Ames, IA 500101265437081
- Shobhadarshini Gogoi, M.D.Ames, IA 500101326383563
Common questions
What is Jotesh S. Chug, MD's NPI number?
Jotesh S. Chug, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235126137, issued on Oct 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jotesh S. Chug, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 Duff Ave, Ames, IA, 50010. Phone: (515) 239-6992. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jotesh S. Chug, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 35871, 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 Jotesh S. Chug, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jotesh S. Chug, MD had 413 Medicare Part D claims for 135 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.