Ruffin Tchakounte
Internal Medicine Physician · Des Moines, IA
Ruffin Tchakounte is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Des Moines, Iowa, and NPI 1245961127, issued on Jun 21, 2022. Check the license (Iowa DO-06650, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruffin Tchakounte
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- DO-06650 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1415 Woodland Ave Ste 140, Des Moines, IA 50309
- Phone
- (515) 241-6636
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2022
- Record last updated
- Apr 23, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250213003572); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruffin Tchakounte in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license DO-06650Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5 hospitals and group practices
- Broadlawns Medical CenterDes Moines, IA · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationDes Moines, IA
- Knoxville Community Hospital IncKnoxville, IA
- Mahaska County HospitalOskaloosa, IA
- St. Joseph's Hospital And Health CenterDickinson, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Ruffin Tchakounte among 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa
Ruffin Tchakounte 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 2022, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 73% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 44% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2008 among the 386 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
226 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Des Moines
They are 226 of the 5,538 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Moines, and 871 internal medicine physician records in Iowa.
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Common questions
What is Ruffin Tchakounte's NPI number?
Ruffin Tchakounte's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245961127, issued on Jun 21, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruffin Tchakounte located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1415 Woodland Ave Ste 140, Des Moines, IA, 50309. Phone: (515) 241-6636. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruffin Tchakounte's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number DO-06650, 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.
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.