Paul Alejandro Kendall Chaparro, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Des Moines, IA
Paul Alejandro Kendall Chaparro, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1871271734, issued on Jul 10, 2023. Check the license (Iowa R-12992, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Alejandro Kendall Chaparro
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- R-12992 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1215 Pleasant St Ste 400, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Phone
- (515) 241-4051
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jul 31, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Alejandro Kendall Chaparro in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license R-12992Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
55 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $639.96
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Paul Alejandro Kendall Chaparro among 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa
Paul Alejandro Kendall Chaparro, MD is one of 871 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 78% of these records are older, 17% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 44% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
226 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 226 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Paul Alejandro Kendall Chaparro, MD's NPI number?
Paul Alejandro Kendall Chaparro, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871271734, issued on Jul 10, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Alejandro Kendall Chaparro, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 Pleasant St Ste 400, Des Moines, IA, 50309. Phone: (515) 241-4051. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Alejandro Kendall Chaparro, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number R-12992, 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 Paul Alejandro Kendall Chaparro, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Alejandro Kendall Chaparro, MD had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.