NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Alejandra Guevara Hernandez, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Des Moines, IA

Maria Alejandra Guevara Hernandez, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1487931788, issued on Nov 15, 2011. Check the license (Iowa MD-41655, 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
1487931788
Name
Maria Alejandra Guevara Hernandez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
MD-41655 IA
MT199675 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA 50314
Phone
(515) 247-4240
Enumerated
Nov 15, 2011
Record last updated
Nov 8, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(515) 247-4239
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140728002278); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1111 6TH Ave

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

  1. Muhammad Abdul-Wahab, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1649690686
  2. Alissa AbelCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1124888599
  3. Kenneth Acevedo, MDFamily Medicine Physician1154190148
  4. Luis Acosta, MDInternal Medicine Physician1376398842
  5. Luis Acosta Nunez, MDHospitalist Physician1154018349
  6. Steve Adelman, DONeurology Physician1639283294

Verify Maria Alejandra Guevara Hernandez 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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

61 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.

  1. Maria Guevara Hernandez61
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis13 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 2 group practices

  1. Mercy Clinics IncDes Moines, IA
  2. Primary Health Care IncDes Moines, IA

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

Maria Alejandra Guevara Hernandez among 302 hospitalist physician records in Iowa

Maria Alejandra Guevara Hernandez, M.D. 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 2011, is newer than 30% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 30% of these records are older, 67% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2014 among the 243 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tara Andersen, DODes Moines, IA 503141881734499
  2. Rupinder Deep Singh Deo, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141205092095
  3. Wael Haidar, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141932185253
  4. David Jones, MDDes Moines, IA 503141346359528
  5. Robert McKinney, DODes Moines, IA 503141720191760
  6. Jeffrey Morris, MDDes Moines, IA 503141922111491
  7. Rodney Nagimesi, M.DDes Moines, IA 503141932411865
  8. Moanis Omar, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141073747424

Common questions

What is Maria Alejandra Guevara Hernandez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Maria Alejandra Guevara Hernandez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487931788, issued on Nov 15, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Alejandra Guevara Hernandez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 6TH Ave, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 247-4240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Alejandra Guevara Hernandez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-41655, 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 Maria Alejandra Guevara Hernandez, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria Alejandra Guevara Hernandez, M.D. had 61 Medicare Part D claims; 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.