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Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO

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Specializes in: Family Medicine and Emergency Medicine

Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine (1988)

502 Mound Street
Decorah, IA 52101

(563) 382-0118

Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO is a family medicine practitioner in West Des Moines, IA specializing in family medicine and emergency medicine. He graduated from Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1988 and has 38 years of experience.

Office Locations

1454 30th Street Suite 109
West Des Moines, IA 50266

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502 Mound Street
Decorah, IA 52101

(563) 382-0118

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

emergency care

emergency room care

In 2023, Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO had a list price for emergency care, and emergency room (ER) care 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:

emergency room care

In 2012, Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO performed more emergency room (ER) care 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. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in West Des Moines, IA during 2012 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	324

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in West Des Moines, IA during 2013 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	318

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	65
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	27
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in West Des Moines, IA during 2014 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	316

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	57
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO in 2014

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	29
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in West Des Moines, IA during 2015 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	413

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	300
Female	400

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	672
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	172
Less than 65	172

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in West Des Moines, IA during 2016 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	368

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	75
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in West Des Moines, IA during 2017 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	365

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	303
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	65
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	33
Dementia	19
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in West Des Moines, IA during 2018 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	354

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	77
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in West Des Moines, IA during 2019 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	318

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	72
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	30
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in West Des Moines, IA during 2020 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	313

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	53
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in West Des Moines, IA during 2021 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	294

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	67
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in West Des Moines, IA during 2022 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO for Medicare patients.

emergency care	295

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	54
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in West Des Moines, IA were emergency care.

emergency care	334

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	286
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	91
85 and over	68
Less than 65	58
65 to 74	84

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO graduated from Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1988. He is certified by the Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Geriatric Medicine-Family Medicine, Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Family Medicine, and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment-Family Medicine and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine (1988)

Board Certification: Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Geriatric Medicine-Family Medicine, Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Family Medicine, and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment-Family Medicine

Licensed In: Iowa

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Stephen M. Ellestad, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$40 LIVALO $40
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$39 FARXIGA $39

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$80

Biography

Dr. Stephen Ellestad's areas of specialization are family medicine, emergency medicine, and complementary and alternative medicine. He is a graduate of Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine.