James Chounramany, MD

Primary specialty

Hospitalist PhysicianTaxonomy code 208M00000X

License

MD-52544 Issued in IA

Practice address

1200 Pleasant St
Des Moines, IA 50309-1406

Phone

(515) 241-6212

NPI assigned

Mar 25, 2018

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IA

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Internal Medicine

Education

Other, 2018

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationGroup PAC ID 8729992318, 1,254 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Hospital, Des Moines, IA, CCN 160082
• Grinnell Regional Medical Center Hospital, Grinnell, IA, CCN 160147

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: jchounramany789626@direct.unitypoint.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical Foundation

  • General Practice Physician
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1366425274

  Internal Medicine

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• St Luke'S Methodist Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Cedar Rapids, IA
  • NPI 1083708226
  NPD
• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1356433049
  NPD (past)
• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1396837951
  NPD (past)
• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1598905762
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1356433049
  Care Compare affiliation
• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1396837951
  Care Compare affiliation
• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1598905762
  Care Compare affiliation
• Grinnell Regional Medical Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Grinnell, IA
  • NPI 1669420501
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1785801600000",
    "number": "1982109716",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1200 PLEASANT ST",
            "city": "DES MOINES",
            "state": "IA",
            "postal_code": "503091406"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1200 PLEASANT ST",
            "city": "DES MOINES",
            "state": "IA",
            "postal_code": "503091406",
            "telephone_number": "515-241-6212"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "CHOUNRAMANY",
        "first_name": "JAMES",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2018-03-25",
        "last_updated": "2026-08-04",
        "certification_date": "2026-08-04",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "208M00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Hospitalist",
            "state": "IA",
            "license": "MD-52544",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
    "other_names": []
}

• Melanie Choos, PA-C
• Cheryl Lynne Chopard, LMHC
• Cynthia Sue Choudhary, DNP-ARNP, FNP
• Jaspreet Kaur Choudhary, DDS
• Kanwaljit K Chouhan, MD
• Gregory Chowanec
• Chris K Denouden, D.O., P.C.
• Sherri Chrisman-Batterson, CPNP,ARNP
• Gary L Christensen II, PHARM D
• Joan Christensen, LISW

• Hospitalist Physician in Des Moines, IA
• Providers in Des Moines, IA by specialty
• Hospitalist Physician in Iowa

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 4, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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