Ruchie Bhattarai, M.D
Internal Medicine Physician · West Burlington, IA
Ruchie Bhattarai, M.D is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in West Burlington, Iowa, and NPI 1760915375, issued on Apr 10, 2017. Check the license on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruchie Bhattarai
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 036151750 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1221 S Gear Ave, West Burlington, IA 52655
- Phone
- (319) 768-3471
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2017
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210722002824); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1221 S Gear Ave
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Verify Ruchie Bhattarai in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of MedicineCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
688 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Furosemide43 claims
- Clopidogrel31 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium29 claims
- Prednisone27 claims
- Lisinopril24 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate24 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $105.09
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Methodist Medical Center OF IllinoisPeoria, IL
- Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center IncWest Burlington, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruchie Bhattarai among 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa
Ruchie Bhattarai, M.D 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 2017, is newer than 59% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 59% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2008 among the 386 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
8 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in West Burlington
They are 8 of the 261 NPPES records with a practice address in West Burlington, and 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Ruchie Bhattarai, M.D's NPI number?
Ruchie Bhattarai, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760915375, issued on Apr 10, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruchie Bhattarai, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1221 S Gear Ave, West Burlington, IA, 52655. Phone: (319) 768-3471. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruchie Bhattarai, M.D's license?
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 Ruchie Bhattarai, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ruchie Bhattarai, M.D had 688 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ruchie Bhattarai, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.