Laxmi Narayana Raju Buddharaju, M.D.
Medical Oncology Physician · Des Moines, IA
Laxmi Narayana Raju Buddharaju, M.D. is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1184604993, issued on Jan 18, 2006. Check the license (Iowa MD-50376, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laxmi Narayana Raju Buddharaju
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License numbers
- MD-50376 IA
21789 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
- Phone
- (515) 643-8735
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 3, 2026
- Fax
- (515) 643-8741
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260130000852); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laxmi Narayana Raju Buddharaju in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-50376Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
39% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
426 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Hcl59 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate52 claims
- Dexamethasone39 claims
- Anastrozole21 claims
- Letrozole20 claims
- Gabapentin19 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: $534.63
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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 2 group practices
- Mercy Clinics IncDes Moines, IA
- North Platte Nebraska Hospital CorporationNorth Platte, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laxmi Narayana Raju Buddharaju among 61 medical oncology physician records in Iowa
Laxmi Narayana Raju Buddharaju, M.D. is one of 61 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2002 among the 45 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Oncology Physician providers in Iowa
There are 61 medical oncology physician records in Iowa.
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- Brian Freeman, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141225141609
- Steven Heddinger, MDDes Moines, IA 503141750344743
- Bradley Hiatt, DODes Moines, IA 503141841254406
Common questions
What is Laxmi Narayana Raju Buddharaju, M.D.'s NPI number?
Laxmi Narayana Raju Buddharaju, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184604993, issued on Jan 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laxmi Narayana Raju Buddharaju, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 643-8735. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laxmi Narayana Raju Buddharaju, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-50376, 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 Laxmi Narayana Raju Buddharaju, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laxmi Narayana Raju Buddharaju, M.D. had 426 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. 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.