Michael Piplani, MD

Chief Medical Officer, Iowa Health Plus and Siouxland Community Health Center
Biography

Dr. Piplani is Chief Medical Officer of Siouxland Community Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Sioux City, Iowa.  He takes pride in being on the leadership team that lead the health center to be a HRSA National quality leader across multiple domains for 2019 and 2020.  In 2020 the health center’s quality metrics were 10’th out of 1384 health centers in the United States.  He also serves as Chief Medical Officer for Iowa Health Plus, a Medicaid Accountable care organization representing Iowa Community Health Centers.  Before joining the Siouxland Health Center, he had relocated back to Iowa, to be Chief Medical Officer at Community Health Centers of Southeast Iowa in West Burlington and Columbus City, Iowa.  He enjoys welcoming refugees and immigrants to the Siouxland Community- his Great Grandparents were Norwegian immigrants to Sioux City at the turn of the century, and his Father was one of the first Asian Indian students at the University of Iowa.  Dr. Piplani is the 3’rd of 5 generations in his family with a connection to the University of Iowa or its Hospital.

Michael Piplani