Dr. Ruchi Sharma, MD

  • Iowa City, IA
  • Hospitalist
NPI1972979664
Medicare services, 2023
69
Part D claims, 2024
198
Publications
8
Hospital affiliations
1
Industry payments
$529
Practice address
200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242
Practice phone
Call (319) 356-1616
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Dr. Ruchi Sharma is a hospitalist in Iowa City, Iowa

Dr. Sharma practices at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa, part of The University of Iowa.

Dr. Sharma's NPI, 1972979664, was assigned on August 17, 2015. Dr. Sharma holds Iowa license MD47477.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
August 17, 2015
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(319) 356-1616
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
47
Medical school graduation
2005

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Ruchi Sharma practices at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa

Dr. Sharma's primary practice is University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center, at 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242 in Johnson County. The practice phone is (319) 356-1616.

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Dr. Ruchi Sharma is affiliated with 1 site of care

Dr. Sharma's primary practice is University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa, part of The University of Iowa.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Ruchi Sharma's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
University of Iowa Health Care Medical CenterAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Ruchi Sharma is one of 262 hospitalists in Iowa

Hospitalist is Dr. Sharma's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Sharma's licenses on file in 2 states: Iowa and Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Hospitalist, IowaPrimaryLicense MD-47477 · taxonomy 208M00000X
  • Internal medicine, OhioLicense 35.136464 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Hospitalists near Dr. Sharma

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Ruchi Sharma billed Medicare for 69 services in 2023

CMS data shows 69 Medicare services from Dr. Sharma across 4 procedure codes in 2023. Medicare paid $5,819 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202369
Paid by Medicare$5,819
Procedure codes4

Dr. Sharma's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Office and hospital visits
2022: 2882023: 6976%

Dr. Sharma compared with the Iowa median for hospitalists, 2023

  • Dr. Sharma
  • Iowa median
Medicare services
69vs 47585% below
Part D claims
71vs 755% below

Medians across 231 hospitalists in Iowa with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Sharma's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Ruchi Sharma's patients have a median age of 70

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sharma's median patient age at 70, with 52% women.

Dr. Sharma's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men48%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Dr. Ruchi Sharma wrote 198 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Sharma wrote 198 Medicare Part D claims for 43 patients. 73% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 71 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $64,777 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 120 claims across 7 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024198
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$64,777
Part D patients43

Dr. Sharma's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic144 claims73%
  • Brand-name54 claims27%

Dr. Sharma's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Sharma's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics15%30 of 198 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2019 to 2024

  • 2019
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2019: 1202024: 7141%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 7 in 2019.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

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Dr. Ruchi Sharma has 8 publications on record

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Sharma, published from 2019 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Bioprinting, Printing, Three-Dimensional and Tissue Engineering.

Papers8
Years published2019 to 2025

Dr. Sharma's papers by year, 2019 to 2025

Topics Dr. Sharma writes about most

  • Bioprinting
  • Printing, Three-Dimensional
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Tissue Scaffolds
  • Cell Survival
  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Cell Differentiation
  • Extracellular Matrix

Recent publications by Dr. Sharma

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Ruchi Sharma received $529 in industry payments from 2021 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Sharma from 3 drug and device companies from 2021 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc paid the most, $358.

General payments to Dr. Sharma by program year, 2021 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Sharma by kind, 2021 to 2025

$529in total
  • Food and beverage$43081%
  • Education$9919%

Companies that paid Dr. Sharma the most, 2021 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Ruchi Sharma's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel Data
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Ruchi Sharma's NPI number?

Dr. Ruchi Sharma's NPI number is 1972979664. It was assigned on August 17, 2015, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Ruchi Sharma?

Dr. Ruchi Sharma is a hospitalist in Iowa City, Iowa. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hospitalist Physician (taxonomy code 208M00000X).

Where does Dr. Ruchi Sharma practice?

Dr. Sharma practices at 200 Hawkins Drive, Iowa City, IA 52242. Dr. Sharma's primary practice is University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa, part of The University of Iowa.

What is Dr. Ruchi Sharma's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Sharma is (319) 356-1616.

What is Dr. Ruchi Sharma's medical license number?

Dr. Sharma holds Iowa license MD47477, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Ruchi Sharma been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Sharma in Iowa and Ohio.

Which hospitals is Dr. Ruchi Sharma affiliated with?

Dr. Sharma practices at University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa.

Does Dr. Ruchi Sharma accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sharma billed Medicare for 69 services in 2023.

What services does Dr. Ruchi Sharma bill to Medicare?

In 2023, Dr. Sharma's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), office visit, new patient (99205) and hospital inpatient care (99222).

What drugs does Dr. Ruchi Sharma prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sharma's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Xifaxan and Esomeprazole Magnesium.

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Has Dr. Ruchi Sharma received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $529 in general payments to Dr. Sharma from 3 companies from 2021 to 2025. The largest total came from Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Ruchi Sharma been practicing?

Dr. Sharma graduated from medical school in 2005, 21 years ago.

Does Dr. Ruchi Sharma do research?

Dmand AI links 8 publications to Dr. Sharma, published from 2019 to 2025.

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