Poorani Sekar, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Iowa City, IA
Poorani Sekar, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1740441807, issued on Jun 21, 2008. Check the license (Iowa 42063, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Poorani Sekar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 42063 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
- Phone
- (319) 356-7740
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2025
- Fax
- (319) 356-4600
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141014002424); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 75 in Iowa → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 200 Hawkins Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Poorani Sekar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 42063Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
529 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate111 claims
- Cefadroxil97 claims
- Amoxicillin53 claims
- Minocycline Hcl34 claims
- Penicillin V Potassium29 claims
- Ceftriaxone26 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
- State University OF IowaIowa City, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Poorani Sekar among 75 infectious disease physician records in Iowa
Poorani Sekar, M.D. is one of 75 infectious disease 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 2008, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 48% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 54 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Iowa
There are 75 infectious disease physician records in Iowa.
All 75 in Iowa → Every provider in Iowa City → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Barker, MDIowa City, IA 522421730161050
- Peter Densen, MDIowa City, IA 522421518949825
- Michael Edmond, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421568552107
- Loreen Herwaldt, MDIowa City, IA 522421811979131
- Birgir Johannsson, MDIowa City, IA 522421528172418
- Louis Kirchhoff, MDIowa City, IA 522421174510283
- Jeffery Meier, MDIowa City, IA 522421760470678
- William Nauseef, MDIowa City, IA 522421992793848
Common questions
What is Poorani Sekar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Poorani Sekar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740441807, issued on Jun 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Poorani Sekar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 356-7740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Poorani Sekar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 42063, 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 Poorani Sekar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Poorani Sekar, M.D. had 529 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.