NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pratibha Sharma Kandel, ARNP

Nurse Practitioner · Iowa City, IA

Pratibha Sharma Kandel, ARNP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1770279358, issued on Apr 17, 2023. Check the license (Iowa A173593, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; 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
1770279358
Name
Pratibha Sharma Kandel
Credential
ARNP
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
A173593 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone
(319) 356-4901
Enumerated
Apr 17, 2023
Record last updated
Jun 16, 2023
Fax
(319) 384-8559
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230613003498); 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 200 Hawkins Dr

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

  1. Helena Aaberg, MDAnesthesiology Physician1689301558
  2. Abdullah Abbasi, MDGastroenterology Physician1932944204
  3. Mary Jo Abbott, RPHPharmacist1841325875
  4. Francois Abboud, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1598753113
  5. Abdalla Abdalla, MBBCHAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1518859826
  6. Sameh AbdallaAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1437902160

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa board licenses this profession
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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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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

257 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.

  1. Pratibha Sharma Kandel257
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Peg 3350-Electrolyte84 claims
  2. Gavilyte-G37 claims
  3. Ursodiol24 claims
  4. Xifaxan20 claims
  5. Gavilyte-N15 claims
  6. Mavyret15 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: $109.65

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Madrigal Pharmaceuticals. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Pratibha Sharma Kandel$109.65
  2. Specialty average$791.64

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

  1. 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).

Pratibha Sharma Kandel among 1,294 nurse practitioner records in Iowa

Pratibha Sharma Kandel, ARNP is one of 1,294 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Iowa. 79% 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 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 85% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2018 among the 873 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 363L00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

199 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Iowa City

They are 199 of the 7,163 NPPES records with a practice address in Iowa City, and 1,294 nurse practitioner records in Iowa.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Barloon, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421881689552
  2. Katherine Bjornsen, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421851386791
  3. Joni Bosch, PHD ARNPIowa City, IA 522421700871647
  4. Kathryn Breitbach, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421841285772
  5. Kristen Brown, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421518952720
  6. Jo Crowe, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421982699658
  7. Elizabeth Dowd, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421710972591
  8. Kathleen Fenoy, ARNPIowa City, IA 522421063405181

Common questions

What is Pratibha Sharma Kandel, ARNP's NPI number?

Pratibha Sharma Kandel, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770279358, issued on Apr 17, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Pratibha Sharma Kandel, ARNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 356-4901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Pratibha Sharma Kandel, ARNP's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number A173593, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Pratibha Sharma Kandel, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Pratibha Sharma Kandel, ARNP had 257 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.