Krishan Ariyarathna, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Council Bluffs, IA
Krishan Ariyarathna, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Council Bluffs, Iowa, and NPI 1497975353, issued on Apr 25, 2007. Check the license (Iowa MD-51888, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Krishan Ariyarathna
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- MD-51888 IA
5378 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 933 E Pierce St, Council Bluffs, IA 51503
- Phone
- (712) 396-4360
- Enumerated
- Apr 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2024
- Fax
- (712) 396-7069
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090923000611); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 933 E Pierce St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Joni Anderson, MNTRegistered Dietitian1821535550
- Angela Benson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1245196799
- Jessica Bortolotti Burke, ARNPNurse Practitioner1962171090
- Ryan Buetow, NPNurse Practitioner1487095055
- Mark Cade, MDAnesthesiology Physician1932172400
- Emily Chavez, NPNurse Practitioner1255229647
Verify Krishan Ariyarathna in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-51888Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
512 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium31 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium21 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium17 claims
- Clopidogrel17 claims
- Eliquis17 claims
- Furosemide17 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: $26.66
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. 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
- Physicians Clinic IncFremont, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
22 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Council Bluffs
They are 22 of the 1,028 NPPES records with a practice address in Council Bluffs, and 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa.
All 22 in Council Bluffs → All 302 in Iowa → Every provider in Council Bluffs →
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Common questions
What is Krishan Ariyarathna, MD's NPI number?
Krishan Ariyarathna, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497975353, issued on Apr 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Krishan Ariyarathna, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 933 E Pierce St, Council Bluffs, IA, 51503. Phone: (712) 396-4360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Krishan Ariyarathna, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-51888, 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 Krishan Ariyarathna, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Krishan Ariyarathna, MD had 512 Medicare Part D claims for 165 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.