NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rheumatology Physician in Iowa

57 NPPES records list rheumatology physician with a practice address in Iowa, 1.8 per 100,000 residents, the 38th highest rate of 51. Iowa City and Urbandale have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Iowa license search. Page 1 of 2.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RR0500X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Iowa City has the most, 22

  1. Iowa City22
  2. Urbandale14
  3. Cedar Rapids6
  4. Ames3
  5. Bettendorf3

Rheumatology Physician records in Iowa

  1. Vijay Aluri, MBBSCedar Rapids, IA 524031215979539
  2. Brittany Bettendorf, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421487943908
  3. Eman Boulis, MDGrinnell, IA 501121265617047
  4. Michael Brooks, MDCedar Rapids, IA 524031760480289
  5. Mark Burdt, DOUrbandale, IA 503221245349182
  6. Bogdan Cherascu, MDCedar Rapids, IA 524031588653877
  7. Gino Chesini, DOUrbandale, IA 503221043749765
  8. Melissa Chiston, MDAmes, IA 500101134440886
  9. John Cowdery, MDIowa City, IA 522421881682797
  10. Steven Craig, M.D.Urbandale, IA 503221134249832
  11. Shelby Dames, M.D.Pella, IA 502191528000940
  12. Steven Eyanson, MDCedar Rapids, IA 524031316945827
  13. Alick FengIowa City, IA 522421689161838
  14. Elizabeth Field, MDIowa City, IA 522421790773638
  15. Michael Finan, MDDes Moines, IA 503221780799049
  16. David Gerbracht, M.D.Ames, IA 500101487642468
  17. Joseph Gilg, MDUrbandale, IA 503221205941416
  18. Kristin Harts, MDUrbandale, IA 503221871608091
  19. Deana Hoganson, M.D.Urbandale, IA 503221487626990
  20. Amanda Hurtig, MDIowa City, IA 522421336883123
  21. Ayesha Iftekhar, MDIowa City, IA 522421467004465
  22. Susan Jacobi, MDUrbandale, IA 503221225143316
  23. Mudappa Kalaiah, MDBettendorf, IA 527221942457981
  24. Suman Khicher, M.D.Waterloo, IA 507031467985630
  25. Adnan Kiani, M.DCedar Rapids, IA 524031548611841
  26. Bharat Kumar, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421952694309
  27. Aleksander Lenert, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421770716193
  28. Petar Lenert, MDIowa City, IA 522421790772846
  29. Alejandra Londono Jimenez, M.D.Ames, IA 500101699161919
  30. Robert LukinIowa City, IA 522421720729924
  31. Craig Morita, MD PHDIowa City, IA 522421770571630
  32. Lindsay Moy, DOIowa City, IA 522421851929616
  33. Jacob Murray, DOUrbandale, IA 503221700240579
  34. Ruoning Ni, MDIowa City, IA 522421194386904
  35. Mark Niemer, M.D.Dubuque, IA 520021275585259
  36. Gulsen Ozen, MDIowa City, IA 522421487211793
  37. Prasanna Patel, MDIowa City, IA 522421962074385
  38. Sunita Penmatcha, M.D.Bettendorf, IA 527221407065006
  39. Cory Pittman, MDUrbandale, IA 503221285765354
  40. Mary Radia, DODes Moines, IA 503221598870586
  41. Lawrence Rettenmaier, MDUrbandale, IA 503221679688626
  42. Christopher Ronkar, MDUrbandale, IA 503221992810956
  43. Paul Rothman, MDIowa City, IA 522421316935273
  44. Nancy Sadler, M.D.Davenport, IA 528071932187101
  45. Matthew Samec, MDDecorah, IA 521011447782735
  46. Colten Sammons, MDIowa City, IA 522421033814199
  47. Thomas Schmidt, MDUrbandale, IA 503221245468768
  48. Mohaddeseh SharifzadehWest Burlington, IA 526551497201610
  49. Harinder Singh, MDCedar Rapids, IA 524031043300510
  50. Stephen Slade, MDUrbandale, IA 503221992237960

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Iowa ranks 38 of 51 per resident

  1. Delaware1.8
  2. Kansas1.8
  3. Texas1.8
  4. Iowa1.8
  5. Georgia1.8
  6. Montana1.8
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

86.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 81.6% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Iowa86.0%
  2. United States81.6%

Rheumatology Physician records in Iowa, measured

  • In a Medicare file49 of 57 · 86.0% here, 81.6% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file40 · 70.2% here, 69.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more24 · 42.1% here, 56.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2004 · the 39 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RR0500X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

57 NPPES records list rheumatology physician (207RR0500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Iowa: 1.8 per 100,000 residents against 2.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Iowa City has 22 of them (39%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. District of Columbia57
  2. New Hampshire58
  3. Kansas54
  4. Arkansas53

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Georgia1.8
  2. Texas1.8
  3. Montana1.8
  4. West Virginia1.8

The largest states

  1. California926
  2. New York599
  3. Texas545
  4. Florida494
  5. Pennsylvania413

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.