Highest-Volume Hip Fracture — Hemiarthroplasty/Fixation Surgeons in Iowa (2026 update)
11 Iowa providers billed Medicare for Hip Fracture — Hemiarthroplasty/Fixation (CPT 27236) in 2024. The top 10 by case volume are below — the full ranked list, CSV export and competitor-payment intel are available with a DocVol subscription ($199/mo, cancel anytime).
Database refreshed July 2026Live NPPES registryⓘ sources
| # | Surgeon | Location | Medicare cases (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Herring, MD | Des Moines, IA | 54 |
| 2 | Chinedu Nwosa, MD | Des Moines, IA | 49 |
| 3 | Kamaldeen Aderibigbe, M.D | Des Moines, IA | 32 |
| 4 | Lea Gunnell, MD | West Des Moines, IA | 29 |
| 5 | Thomas Dulaney, MD | West Des Moines, IA | 19 |
| 6 | Nathan Nicholson | Ottumwa, IA | 13 |
| 7 | Christopher Palmer, MD | Dubuque, IA | 13 |
| 8 | Douglas Rossi, MD | Bettendorf, IA | 11 |
| 9 | Matthew Karam, M.D. | Iowa City, IA | 11 |
| 10 | Michael Willey, M.D. | Iowa City, IA | 11 |
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Search the full databaseFrequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform Hip Fracture — Hemiarthroplasty/Fixation in Iowa?
- 11 Iowa providers billed Medicare for Hip Fracture — Hemiarthroplasty/Fixation (CPT 27236) in CY2024. CMS suppresses providers with 10 or fewer Medicare patients, so the true count is somewhat higher.
- Where does this data come from?
- CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (fee-for-service Part B claims, CY2024, released May 2026) and CMS Open Payments. Both are official U.S. federal datasets.
- Does this include all of a surgeon's cases?
- No — it covers traditional Medicare only (no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or Medicaid claims). Absolute volumes undercount total practice, but the ranking of high- vs low-volume surgeons is a strong targeting signal.