Penumetsa B. Raju, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Waterloo, IA
Penumetsa B. Raju, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Waterloo, Iowa, and NPI 1184666539, issued on Jun 11, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 18458, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Penumetsa B. Raju
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 18458 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2750 Saint Francis Dr, Waterloo, IA 50702
- Phone
- (319) 272-8922
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 272-8929
- Medicaid ID
- 3179598 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101124000903); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2750 Saint Francis Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mervin Carnahan, MSWSocial Worker1407884331
- Shantila Caston, LISWClinical Social Worker1396114906
- Christopher Eagan, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1861448128
- Daniel Ekstrom, PSY.S.Psychologist1497783625
- Kimberly Ellingson, LMHCCounselor1922312412
- Carollyn Hartsfield, MSWSocial Worker1639115108
Verify Penumetsa B. Raju in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 18458Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
6,369 Medicare Part D claims for 405 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl592 claims
- Alprazolam491 claims
- Lamotrigine421 claims
- Bupropion Xl409 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er356 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate326 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: $66.60
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Covenant Medical Center IncWaverly, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Penumetsa B. Raju, M.D.'s NPI number?
Penumetsa B. Raju, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184666539, issued on Jun 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Penumetsa B. Raju, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2750 Saint Francis Dr, Waterloo, IA, 50702. Phone: (319) 272-8922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Penumetsa B. Raju, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 18458, 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 Penumetsa B. Raju, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Penumetsa B. Raju, M.D. had 6,369 Medicare Part D claims for 405 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.