NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lakshmi Durairaj, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Iowa City, IA

Lakshmi Durairaj, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1447232871, issued on Nov 21, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 33511, 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
1447232871
Name
Lakshmi Durairaj
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
33511 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone
(319) 353-7968
Enumerated
Nov 21, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 29, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(319) 353-6406
Medicaid ID
0294736 IA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100107000380); 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 200 Hawkins Dr

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

  1. Helena Aaberg, MDAnesthesiology Physician1689301558
  2. Abdullah Abbasi, MDGastroenterology Physician1932944204
  3. Mary Jo Abbott, RPHPharmacist1841325875
  4. Francois Abboud, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1598753113
  5. Abdalla Abdalla, MBBCHAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1518859826
  6. Sameh AbdallaAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1437902160

Verify Lakshmi Durairaj 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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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

448 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.

  1. Lakshmi Durairaj448
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Ofev88 claims
  2. Mycophenolate Mofetil82 claims
  3. Azithromycin36 claims
  4. Pirfenidone33 claims
  5. Methotrexate28 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa26 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. State University OF IowaCoralville, IA

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

Lakshmi Durairaj among 124 pulmonary disease physician records in Iowa

Lakshmi Durairaj, MD is one of 124 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 84% 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, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2005 among the 97 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Iowa

There are 124 pulmonary disease physician records in Iowa.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mahmoud Aboualaiwa, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421609860006
  2. Herbert Berger, MDIowa City, IA 522421366439473
  3. Josalyn Cho, MDIowa City, IA 522421679554331
  4. John Fieselmann, MDIowa City, IA 522421457334898
  5. Dawn Flaherty, MD FACOGIowa City, IA 522421720060999
  6. Lois Geist, MDIowa City, IA 522421598753444
  7. Thomas Gross, MDIowa City, IA 522421861489973
  8. Douglas Hornick, MDIowa City, IA 522421437147386

Common questions

What is Lakshmi Durairaj, MD's NPI number?

Lakshmi Durairaj, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447232871, issued on Nov 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lakshmi Durairaj, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 353-7968. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lakshmi Durairaj, MD's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number 33511, 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 Lakshmi Durairaj, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lakshmi Durairaj, MD had 448 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.