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Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu, MD
NPI1588653877PAC ID5799887402
- Medicare services, 2024
- 238,181
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 526
- Part D claims, 2024
- 2,384
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 84
- Practice address
- 1026 a Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
- Practice phone
- Call (319) 369-7211
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu is a rheumatologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Dr. Cherascu practices at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, part of UnityPoint Health.
Dr. Cherascu's NPI, 1588653877, was assigned on October 19, 2005. Dr. Cherascu graduated from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in 1994. Dr. Cherascu holds Iowa license 33460.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1588653877NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5799887402
- NPI enumeration date
- October 19, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (319) 369-7211
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu practices at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Dr. Cherascu's primary practice is UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids, at 1026 a Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 in Linn County. The practice phone is (319) 369-7211.
- UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids1026 a Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 · Linn CountyPhone(319) 369-7211
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Cherascu's primary practice is UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, part of UnityPoint Health. Dr. Cherascu is also affiliated with Mercy Medical Center. The medical group on file is Physicians' Clinic of Iowa. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cherascu to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Mercy Medical CenterPhysicians' Clinic of Iowa3 hospitalsNames with a free account1 group practice or clinicName with a free account
See all 7 affiliations for Dr. CherascuSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cherascu practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids | Available with a free account |
| +5 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu is one of 49 rheumatologists in Iowa
Rheumatology is Dr. Cherascu's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Cherascu is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Cherascu's licenses on file in 2 states: Iowa and Maine.
Specialties and state licenses
- Rheumatology, IowaPrimary
- Internal medicine, Maine
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists arteritis, arthritis, fluid in a joint, gout, joint arthropathy, lupus, muscle disease and osteoporosis among the conditions Dr. Cherascu treats.
Rheumatologists near Dr. Cherascu
Counts of rheumatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
49rheumatologists in Iowa
4rheumatologists in Cedar Rapids
2rheumatologists at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar RapidsSources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu billed Medicare for 238,181 services in 2024
CMS data shows 238,181 Medicare services from Dr. Cherascu across 57 procedure codes in 2024, for 526 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,134,330 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2024238,181
Medicare patients526
Paid by Medicare$2.1M
Procedure codes57
Dr. Cherascu's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 235,5562024: 227,5033%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 8,9102024: 8,1848%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,4932024: 1,26215%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 6182024: 5796%
- Surgery
- 2023: 6502024: 53817%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1492024: 11523%
Dr. Cherascu compared with the Iowa median for rheumatologists, 2024
- Dr. Cherascu
- Iowa median
- Medicare services
- 238,181vs 31,4657.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 526vs 39732% above
- Part D claims
- 2,272vs 1,46255% above
Medians across 49 rheumatologists in Iowa with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Cherascu's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu treated 526 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 526 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cherascu in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 265 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 71% have high cholesterol. 3% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.33, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cherascu's median patient age at 70, with 70% women.
Medicare patients, 2024526
Average age74
Average risk score1.33
Also on Medicaid3%
Dr. Cherascu's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Cherascu's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women36569%
- Men16131%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Cherascu's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High cholesterol71%
- High blood pressure68%
- Osteoporosis39%
- Anxiety24%
- Ischemic heart disease24%
- Mood disorders24%
- Chronic kidney disease22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Cherascu's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women70%
- Men30%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu wrote 2,384 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Cherascu wrote 2,384 Medicare Part D claims for 467 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,272 of them, across 31 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $823,595 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,615 claims across 34 drugs.
Part D claims, 20242,384
Drugs named by CMS31
Total drug cost$823,595
Part D patients467
Dr. Cherascu's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic2,158 claims91%
- Brand-name215 claims9%
- Other11 claims0%
Dr. Cherascu'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. Cherascu's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%15 of 2,384 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, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 2,6152024: 2,27213%
Drugs named by CMS: 31 in 2024, 34 in 2023.
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
Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Cherascu for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Cherascu accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Cherascu's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 84of 100Final score
- 68.7of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 76of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Cherascu. Dr. Cherascu's most frequent co-authors are Grant Wilson Cannon, MD, Gail S. Kerr, MD and Deana Lazaro, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Cherascu's most frequent co-authors
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu received $3,476 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 63 general payments to Dr. Cherascu from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 76% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $2,645.
General payments to Dr. Cherascu by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Cherascu by kind, 2016 to 2025
$3.5Kin total
- Speaker and faculty fees$2,62576%
- Food and beverage$79123%
- Education$602%
Companies that paid Dr. Cherascu the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Cherascu.
Awards and honors for Dr. Cherascu
- Undated
- ACR Fellow
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu graduated from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Dr. Cherascu graduated from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in 1994. Dr. Cherascu is a member of ACR.
- Medical school
- Board certified in internal medicine
- Board certified in rheumatology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers
Dr. Cherascu is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Alliant Health Plans
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- +10 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Cherascu accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO11
- HMO10
- Medicare7
- POS6
- EPO4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu's NPI number?
Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu's NPI number is 1588653877. It was assigned on October 19, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu?
Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu is a rheumatologist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).
Where does Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu practice?
Dr. Cherascu practices at 1026 a Ave NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402. Dr. Cherascu's primary practice is UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, part of UnityPoint Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cherascu to 3 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Cherascu is (319) 369-7211.
What is Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu's medical license number?
Dr. Cherascu holds Iowa license 33460, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Cherascu in Iowa (2000 to 2027) and Maine (since 2009).
Which hospitals is Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu affiliated with?
Dr. Cherascu practices at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital - Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Dr. Cherascu is also affiliated with Mercy Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Cherascu to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu part of?
Dr. Cherascu is linked to Physicians' Clinic of Iowa.
Does Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cherascu billed Medicare for 238,181 services in 2024, and Dr. Cherascu accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu's MIPS score?
Dr. Cherascu's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu see?
CMS counts 526 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cherascu in 2024, with an average age of 74.
Is Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu board certified?
Yes. Dr. Cherascu is board certified in internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Cherascu's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J3262), injected or infused drug (J1602) and injected or infused drug (J0129).
Where did Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu go to medical school?
Dr. Cherascu graduated from Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy in 1994.
What drugs does Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cherascu's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Methotrexate and Allopurinol.
Has Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,476 in general payments to Dr. Cherascu from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu been practicing?
Dr. Cherascu graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
Does Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Cherascu.
Who does Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu publish with?
Dr. Cherascu's most frequent co-authors are Grant Wilson Cannon, MD (1 shared paper), Gail S. Kerr, MD (1 shared paper) and Deana Lazaro, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu accept?
Dr. Cherascu is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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