What is Cornelius Gucfa's specialty?

Cornelius Gucfa (NPI 1942274626) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Psychiatry in West Des Moines, IA.

Where does Cornelius Gucfa practice?

Cornelius Gucfa practices in West Des Moines, IA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1942274626.

How much does Medicare pay Cornelius Gucfa?

Cornelius Gucfa (NPI 1942274626) received approximately $35K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 226 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1942274626

Cornelius GucfaM.D.

PsychiatryWest Des Moines, IAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

330

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

543

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$32K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 159 Psychiatry providers in IA — top quintile (cohort median 244).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

7,712

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$695K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Escitalopram Oxalate534 claims

Clonazepam476 claims

Lorazepam420 claims

Trazodone Hcl409 claims

Buspirone Hcl364 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Cornelius Gucfa's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 12 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION	75	197
CENTRAL IOWA HOSPITAL CORPORATION	31	143
James Lovell Interventional Cardiology · West Des Moines, IA	22	62
CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES-IOWA CORP	21	81
Jessica Mcilrath Psychiatry · Onalaska, WI	21	349
NERHEIM, PAMELA	21	94
James Jacobs Diagnostic Radiology · Clive, IA	16	79
City Of West Des Moines Ambulance Service Provider · West Des Moines, IA	14	79
BROADLAWNS MEDICAL CENTER	13	33
Aaron Hurlbut Diagnostic Radiology · Clive, IA	12	39
RIZZI, JOHN	12	25
Bradley King Diagnostic Radiology · Clive, IA	11	32

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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