Brian Whyms, DO
NPI 1821440066ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Des Moines, IA
Internal Medicine (DO) with Curana Health of Iowa PLLC and 5 other groups, practicing in Des Moines, Iowa. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,181,997 for 15,413 claims, against $47,106 paid for services in 2024. Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $495.55 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Boone County Hospital and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1821440066 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | DO |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 12, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 12, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 12, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | DO-05326 | IA |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 02007685A | IN |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 73220 | MN |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 036165589 | IL |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 1865-321 | WI |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 34C.000134 | OH |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | EMC0005157 | MI |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 2024041979 | MO |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
Official OIG search · How matching works ·Bulk check a roster
Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (IA); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (IL); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (IN); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (KS); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (MI); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (MN); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (MO); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (NE); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (OH); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (WI) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 305 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 492 across 12 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $47,106 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 15,413 · 15,627 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 550 |
| Total drug cost | $1,181,997 |
| Generic share | 81% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical groups
- Curana Health of Iowa PLLCOsceola, IA · 151 clinicians
- Curana Health of Missouri-Kansas LLCSaint Louis, MO · 146 clinicians
- Ch Specialty Services Ia PCOsceola, IA · 136 clinicians
- Curana Health of Minnesota PLLCMinneapolis, MN · 71 clinicians
- Preferred Physician Services of Ohio LLCWesterville, OH · 69 clinicians
- Curana Health of Wisconsin IncHartford, WI · 45 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Boone County HospitalBoone, IA
- Loring HospitalSac City, IA
- Mercyone North Iowa Medical CenterMason City, IA
- Story County HospitalNevada, IA
- Van Diest Medical CenterWebster City, IA
Other facilities
- Care Initiatives Hospice - GreenfieldHospice · Greenfield, IA
- Care Initiatives Hospice - Sioux CityHospice · Sioux City, IA
- Gentiva 1Hospice · Hermantown, MN
- Legacy HospiceHospice · Elm Grove, WI
- Mercyone Des Moines HospiceHospice · Des Moines, IA
- Friendship Village of DublinNursing home · Dublin, OH
- Fonda Specialty CareNursing home · Fonda, IA
- Lutheran Retirement HomeNursing home · Northwood, IA
- Madrid Home for the AgedNursing home · Madrid, IA
- Rolling Green Village Care CenterNursing home · Nevada, IA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$495.55 · 4 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$214.03 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. | $256.90 | 2 |
| Sk Life Science, Inc. | $146.38 | 1 |
| Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc | $92.27 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$495.55 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
Other internal medicine physicians in Des Moines
- 1023469798
- 1043574981
- 1083939110
- 1093027120
- 1194999573
- 1245764752
- 1396724167
- 1447268198
- 1467611491
- 1497054662
- 1518535913
- 1548280696
All 232 internal medicine physicians in Des Moines · All internal medicine physicians in Iowa