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Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD

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(Dr. Michael Andrew Gainer, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: hand surgery procedures, wrist surgery

1755 59th Place
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 358-8000

Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD is an orthopedist in West Des Moines, IA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD is affiliated with MercyOne, MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL and IOWA ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER, P.C..

Office Locations

MercyOne

1755 59th Place
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 358-8000

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

tendon sheath incision

trigger finger surgery

In 2012, Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD had a list price for tendon sheath incision, and trigger finger surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD treated as an orthopedist in West Des Moines, IA during 2012 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	15
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	241
immobilization	19
injections	53
nerve procedures	30
open surgery	30
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD treated as an orthopedist in West Des Moines, IA during 2013 were upper extremity surgery, injections, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	273
immobilization	14
injections	47
nerve procedures	33
open surgery	33
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	50

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	23
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD treated as an orthopedist in West Des Moines, IA during 2014 were injections, nerve procedures, open surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	298
immobilization	20
injections	48
nerve procedures	28
open surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	28

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	31
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD treated as an orthopedist in West Des Moines, IA during 2015 were injections, aspiration, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	284
injections	67
nerve procedures	18
open surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	18

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	416
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	40
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD treated as an orthopedist in West Des Moines, IA during 2016 were injections, upper extremity surgery, open surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	37
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	334
fracture surgery	11
injections	78
nerve procedures	44
open surgery	55
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	69

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	27
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD treated as an orthopedist in West Des Moines, IA during 2017 were injections, nerve procedures, open surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	16
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	324
immobilization	15
injections	92
nerve procedures	38
open surgery	38
upper extremity surgery	38

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	28
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD treated as an orthopedist in West Des Moines, IA during 2018 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	358
immobilization	17
injections	90
nerve procedures	38
open surgery	38
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	52

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	24
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD treated as an orthopedist in West Des Moines, IA during 2019 were injections, nerve procedures, open surgery and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	411
immobilization	24
injections	103
nerve procedures	34
open surgery	34
upper extremity surgery	34

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	29
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD treated as an orthopedist in West Des Moines, IA during 2020 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	361
injections	105
nerve procedures	29
open surgery	29
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	50

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	27
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD treated as an orthopedist in West Des Moines, IA during 2021 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	41
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	355
immobilization	20
injections	120
nerve procedures	27
open surgery	27
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	45

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	33
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD treated as an orthopedist in West Des Moines, IA during 2022 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	383
immobilization	17
injections	119
nerve procedures	27
open surgery	27
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	45

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	33
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD treated as an orthopedist in West Des Moines, IA were injections, upper extremity surgery, open surgery and nerve procedures.

aspiration	29
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	329
fracture surgery	11
immobilization	18
injections	83
nerve procedures	31
open surgery	32
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	43

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	257
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	75
85 and over	26
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	135

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	6
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Southern Illinois University Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

Residency: Southern Illinois University Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MercyOne

MONROE COUNTY HOSPITAL

IOWA ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER, P.C.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Michael A. Gainer, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$164 Persona $164
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$157 NA $105	LCP $21	VA-LCP PLATES & SCREWS $19	Fibulink $12
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$145 Recon Hips $145
Skeletal Dynamics LLC	$88 Implate $88
Pfizer Inc.	$56 FLECTOR PATCH $44	CELEBREX $13
Other	$46 Variax $35	OFIRMEV $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$657

Biography

Dr. Michael Gainer is a specialist in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He is a graduate of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. Dr. Gainer trained at a hospital affiliated with Southern Illinois University for residency. In his practice, he is particularly interested in wrist surgery and hand surgery procedures. He is affiliated with MercyOne. Dr. Gainer welcomes new patients at his office inWest Des Moines, IA as reported by MercyOne.