Highest-Volume UroLift — Prostatic Urethral Lift Surgeons in Iowa (2026 update)
3 Iowa providers billed Medicare for UroLift — Prostatic Urethral Lift (CPT 52441) 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 | Kevin Birusingh, M.D. | Des Moines, IA | 15 |
| 2 | Carl Meyer, MD | Urbandale, IA | 12 |
| 3 | Jonathan Rippentrop, MD | Cedar Rapids, IA | 11 |
Frequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform UroLift — Prostatic Urethral Lift in Iowa?
- 3 Iowa providers billed Medicare for UroLift — Prostatic Urethral Lift (CPT 52441) 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.