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Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM

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Specializes in: Wound Care and Podiatry (Foot & Ankle Medicine)

Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Professional interests include: ankle problems, diabetic foot ulcers, wounds, and more.

1215 Blairs Ferry Road
Marion, IA 52302

(319) 363-8854

Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM is a wound care provider in Marion, IA specializing in wound care and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine). He graduated from Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM is affiliated with UnityPoint Health, Buchanan County Health Center, FOOT AND ANKLE SPECIALISTS OF IOWA, PLC and St. Luke's Mercy Hospital.

Office Locations

1215 Blairs Ferry Road
Marion, IA 52302

(319) 363-8854

(319) 363-0807

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St. Luke's Mercy Hospital

1795 Highway 64
East Anamosa, IA 52205

(319) 462-6131

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

nail procedures

By Affordability:

excisional debridement

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

nail debridement

nail procedures

nail trimming

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Iowa, Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM performed more nail procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for excisional debridement, hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), nail debridement (removal of diseased nail matter), nail procedures, and nail trimming that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

non-excisional debridement

skin debridement

In 2023, Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM had a list price for non-excisional debridement, and skin debridement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Iowa. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

debridement

In 2012, Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM performed more debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM treated as a wound care provider in Marion, IA during 2012 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, nursing home care and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	303
doctor visit	654
excision	64
hospital care	18
injections	19
inpatient care	18
musculoskeletal imaging	19
nail avulsion	16
nail procedures	208
nursing home care	146
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	66
skin procedures	66
X-rays	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM treated as a wound care provider in Marion, IA during 2013 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, nursing home care and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	434
doctor visit	769
excision	76
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
nail procedures	299
nursing home care	143
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	67
skin procedures	67

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	423

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	693
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	245
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	43
Dementia	22
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM treated as a wound care provider in Marion, IA during 2014 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, nursing home care and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	475
doctor visit	718
excision	87
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
nail procedures	355
nursing home care	122
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	63
skin procedures	63

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	455

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	705
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	223
85 and over	226
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	46
Dementia	22
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM treated as a wound care provider in Marion, IA during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, excision and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	614
doctor visit	691
excision	169
hospital care	31
injections	28
inpatient care	31
musculoskeletal imaging	13
nail avulsion	20
nail procedures	468
nursing home care	71
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	57
skin procedures	57
X-rays	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	546
Female	938

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1442
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	402
From 75 to 84	448
85 and over	488
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	46
Dementia	21
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM treated as a wound care provider in Marion, IA during 2016 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, excision and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	709
doctor visit	731
excision	197
hospital care	21
injections	16
inpatient care	21
nail procedures	544
nursing home care	69
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
skin procedures	21

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	480

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	739
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	261
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	44
Dementia	22
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM treated as a wound care provider in Marion, IA during 2017 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, excision and nail avulsion.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	802
doctor visit	722
excision	267
hospital care	18
injections	35
inpatient care	18
nail avulsion	44
nail procedures	630
nursing home care	35
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23
skin procedures	23

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	732
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	215
85 and over	266
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	48
Dementia	25
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM treated as a wound care provider in Marion, IA during 2018 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, excision and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	34
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	866
doctor visit	1034
excision	311
hospital care	13
immobilization	40
injections	34
inpatient care	13
nail avulsion	16
nail procedures	685
nursing home care	69
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	36
skin procedures	36

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	340
Female	525

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	847
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	297
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	44
Dementia	26
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM treated as a wound care provider in Marion, IA during 2019 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, excision and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	659
doctor visit	994
excision	195
hospital care	37
immobilization	51
injections	25
inpatient care	37
nail procedures	645
nursing home care	50
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	41
skin procedures	41

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	475

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	771
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	271
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	47
Dementia	25
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM treated as a wound care provider in Marion, IA during 2020 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, excision and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	565
doctor visit	958
excision	209
hospital care	22
immobilization	58
injections	35
inpatient care	22
nail avulsion	17
nail procedures	540
nursing home care	24
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	54
skin procedures	54

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	319
Female	460

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	754
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	278
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	46
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM treated as a wound care provider in Marion, IA during 2021 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, excision and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	36
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	537
doctor visit	934
excision	133
hospital care	17
injections	36
inpatient care	17
nail procedures	508
nursing home care	31

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	338
Female	473

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	786
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	249
85 and over	276
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	42
Dementia	25
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM treated as a wound care provider in Marion, IA during 2022 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, excision and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	668
doctor visit	879
excision	222
hospital care	16
injections	38
inpatient care	16
nail avulsion	11
nail procedures	513

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	355
Female	484

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	818
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	282
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	42
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM treated as a wound care provider in Marion, IA were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, excision and nursing home care.

aspiration	23
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	602
doctor visit	825
excision	175
hospital care	22
immobilization	49
injections	29
inpatient care	22
musculoskeletal imaging	16
nail avulsion	20
nail procedures	490
nursing home care	76
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	47
skin procedures	47
X-rays	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	469

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	753
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	235
85 and over	262
Less than 65	69
65 to 74	206

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Cancer	8
Dementia	21

Education & Training

Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM graduated from Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed residency at Caritas Carney Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certified in Foot Surgery by the American Board of Pediatric Surgery and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Caritas Carney Hospital

Board Certification: Board Certified in Foot Surgery by the American Board of Pediatric Surgery

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UnityPoint Health

Buchanan County Health Center

FOOT AND ANKLE SPECIALISTS OF IOWA, PLC

St. Luke's Mercy Hospital

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David K. Hemmes, MD, DPM. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$538 GRAFIX PL $140	RENASYS GO v2 HOME $112	STRAVIX $98	GrafixPL $85	PICO7 $24	Other $79
Stryker Corporation	$431 Orthobiologics $197	Anchorage $137	ORTHOLOC 2 LAPIFUSE $42	SonicAnchor $28	Variax $27
Trilliant Surgical Ltd.	$365 Two-Step $160	Gridlock $105	Two Step $65	Tiger $35
Organogenesis Inc.	$122 PuraPly $122
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$90 Wound Matrix $90
Other	$968 Seglentis $72	PriMatrix $68	ENTRE $42	Baxdela $34	CoLag $33	Other $719

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,515

Biography

Dr. David Hemmes is a wound care and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine) specialist. Dr. Hemmes's areas of expertise include the following: diabetic foot ulcers, surgical procedures, and ankle problems. He is a graduate of Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine and a graduate of Caritas Carney Hospital's residency program. His professional affiliations include UnityPoint Health and Buchanan County Health Center. His practice in East Anamosa, IA is open to new patients as reported by UnityPoint Health.

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