Physician

Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Bogdan Cherascu, MD (NPI: 1588653877) practices rheumatology in the Cedar Rapids, IA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Linn, IA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is PHYSICIANS' CLINIC OF IOWA, PC (NPI: 1821075599; TIN: 421462899) and primary practice location at 52403-2414. Cherascu is affiliated with the Caravan Health ACO 50 LLC (ACO ID: A5160), UnityPoint Accountable Care, L.C. (ACO ID: A5170), Aledade 155 National MSSP (ACO ID: A5358), Main Street Rural Health Willow ACO LLC (ACO ID: A5404), and CoreHealth Alliance LLC (ACO ID: A5645), participating under the MSSP model.

Cherascu's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 526 traditional Medicare patients, billed 247,806 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $2,420,111 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 36415 (Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample). Part D data shows 2,384 prescription claims across 467 beneficiaries totaling $919,717 in drug costs, led by Xeljanz Xr (Tofacitinib Citrate). 2017 DME data shows 12 claims. Open Payments data shows 1 records totaling $14. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	586	134,116	$1,926,027
2016	573	134,975	$1,925,833
2017	598	126,171	$2,349,021
2018	563	129,888	$2,421,223
2019	550	119,908	$2,150,742
2020	486	136,228	$2,133,588
2021	493	163,555	$1,911,586
2022	530	211,627	$2,202,981
2023	579	251,084	$2,480,662
2024	526	247,806	$2,420,111

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	454	3,922	$758,359
2016	466	3,761	$786,385
2017	470	3,390	$937,772
2018	462	3,287	$1,041,887
2019	488	3,258	$1,276,344
2020	505	3,308	$1,202,551
2021	511	3,109	$1,277,446
2022	490	2,790	$1,132,926
2023	502	2,753	$1,031,501
2024	467	2,384	$919,717

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Payment
2015	N/R	24	$1,988
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	12	$495
2018	N/R	N/R	N/R
2019	N/R	N/R	N/R
2020	N/R	N/R	N/R
2021	N/R	N/R	N/R
2022	N/R	N/R	N/R
2023	N/R	N/R	N/R
2024	N/R	N/R	N/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
36415	Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	340	506	$9
85025	Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test and automated differential white blood cell count	345	1,076	$8
86140	Measurement c-reactive protein for detection of infection or inflammation	369	1,117	$5
82565	Blood creatinine level	367	1,095	$5
85652	Red blood cell sedimentation rate, to detect inflammation, automated	372	1,125	$3

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Xeljanz Xr	Tofacitinib Citrate	28	840	$168,878
Enbrel Sureclick	Etanercept	13	476	$127,489
Cosentyx (2 Syringes)	Secukinumab	15	450	$108,437
Cosentyx Sensoready (2 Pens)	Secukinumab	13	376	$96,023
Humira Pen	Adalimumab	14	398	$94,102

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	1	$14	Amgen Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu, MD (NPI 1588653877), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Caravan Health ACO 50 LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5160), UnityPoint Accountable Care, L.C. (MSSP, ACO ID A5170), Aledade 155 National MSSP (MSSP, ACO ID A5358), Main Street Rural Health Willow ACO LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5404), and CoreHealth Alliance LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5645).

What billing organization is linked to Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu, MD?

Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu, MD is linked to PHYSICIANS' CLINIC OF IOWA, PC (billing NPI 1821075599) in the available physician profile data.

Does Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu, MD have Open Payments data?

Bogdan Nicolae Cherascu, MD has 1 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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