Rima I. El-Herte, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Des Moines, IA
Rima I. El-Herte, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1164787412, issued on Jul 11, 2012. Check the license (Iowa MD-43611, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rima I. El-Herte
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- MD-43611 IA
43611 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 411 Laurel St Ste A120, Des Moines, IA 50314
- Phone
- (515) 643-7900
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 643-7901
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210204001047); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 75 in Iowa → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 411 Laurel St Ste A120
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Eric Asbe, DOPulmonary Disease Physician1629420989
- Angela Beckel, ARNPNurse Practitioner1881874436
- Elizabeth Biggerstaff, ARNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1013681881
- Beth Borden, ARNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1912208703
- Julianne Bruce, MDInternal Medicine Physician1932631835
Verify Rima I. El-Herte in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-43611Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
53% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
321 Medicare Part D claims for 62 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin33 claims
- Biktarvy29 claims
- Fluconazole18 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl18 claims
- Cefazolin Sodium16 claims
- Itraconazole16 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: $79.99
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Alegent Creighton ClinicOmaha, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rima I. El-Herte among 75 infectious disease physician records in Iowa
Rima I. El-Herte, 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 2012, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2003 among the 54 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 Des Moines → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aneesa Afroze, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141457378242
- James Halsey, MDDes Moines, IA 503141356839674
- Casey Rice, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503141417110404
- Francisco Rincon Boscan, MDDes Moines, IA 503141457873168
- Megan Srinivas, MD, MPHDes Moines, IA 503141710397179
- Ravi Vemuri, MDDes Moines, IA 503141154307536
- Ahmad Alsalman, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091831645704
- Leyla Best Bandenay, M.D.Des Moines, IA 503091003074931
Common questions
What is Rima I. El-Herte, M.D.'s NPI number?
Rima I. El-Herte, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164787412, issued on Jul 11, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rima I. El-Herte, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 411 Laurel St Ste A120, Des Moines, IA, 50314. Phone: (515) 643-7900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rima I. El-Herte, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-43611, 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 Rima I. El-Herte, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rima I. El-Herte, M.D. had 321 Medicare Part D claims for 62 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.