OrthoProcedures

Top Orthopedic Surgeons in Iowa

Iowa Rankings
114 surgeons • 8,350 procedures
Current Medicare Data

Discover Iowa's leading orthopedic surgeons ranked by verified Medicare procedure volume. Our comprehensive analysis covers 114 specialists across hip, knee, and shoulder replacement procedures.

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Top cities by number of orthopedic surgeons

Cedar Rapids13 Iowa City12 Des Moines11 West Des Moines11 Bettendorf8 Mason City7 Waterloo6 Ames5 Council Bluffs5 Dubuque5 Davenport4 Cedar Falls4

Iowa Rankings

114 surgeons • All procedures

Current Medicare data
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1
State Rank
NPI: 1790749174

David A Vittetoe, MD

Des Moines
IA
223
Verified Cases
#1
State
Hip 69
Knee 154
2
State Rank
NPI: 1144457474

Mark J Isaacson, D.O.

Ankeny
IA
220
Verified Cases
#2
State
Hip 75
Knee 145
3
State Rank
NPI: 1235113234

Sandeep Munjal, MD

Cedar Rapids
IA
214
Verified Cases
#3
State
Hip 67
Knee 147
4
State Rank
NPI: 1275943334

Michael Stefl, MD

Ames
IA
208
Verified Cases
#4
State
Hip 99
Knee 109
5
State Rank
NPI: 1972564334

Mark R Matthes, M.D.

Des Moines
IA
181
Verified Cases
#5
State
Hip 42
Knee 139
6
State Rank
NPI: 1831155126

Jason C Hough, D.O.

Spencer
IA
178
Verified Cases
#6
State
Hip 53
Knee 105
Shoulder 20
7
State Rank
NPI: 1134106396

Barron R Bremner, D.O.

West Des Moines
IA
175
Verified Cases
#7
State
Hip 96
Knee 63
Shoulder 16
8
State Rank
NPI: 1770544165

Craig R Mahoney, M.D.

Des Moines
IA
160
Verified Cases
#8
State
Hip 43
Knee 117
9
State Rank
NPI: 1558658559

Benjamin Wilke, MD

Des Moines
IA
157
Verified Cases
#9
State
Hip 75
Knee 82
10
State Rank
NPI: 1649241589

John Hoffman, MD

Davenport
IA
154
Verified Cases
#10
State
Hip 27
Knee 127
11
State Rank
NPI: 1457622631

Taylor D Dennison, MD

Iowa City
IA
152
Verified Cases
#11
State
Hip 89
Knee 63
12
State Rank
NPI: 1184832594

Matthew J Dewall, M.D.

West Des Moines
IA
149
Verified Cases
#12
State
Hip 25
Knee 124
13
State Rank
NPI: 1336147800

Jeffrey M Nassif, MD

Cedar Rapids
IA
140
Verified Cases
#13
State
Hip 65
Knee 56
Shoulder 19
14
State Rank
NPI: 1659428530

Brent W Whited, MD

Iowa City
IA
138
Verified Cases
#14
State
Hip 46
Knee 92
15
State Rank
NPI: 1659363182

Craig L Hansen, M.D.

Council Bluffs
IA
134
Verified Cases
#15
State
Hip 37
Knee 97
16
State Rank
NPI: 1053390914

Matthew R Lindaman, D.O.

Bettendorf
IA
128
Verified Cases
#16
State
Hip 48
Knee 80
17
State Rank
NPI: 1740403500

Christopher D Nelson, DO

West Des Moines
IA
127
Verified Cases
#17
State
Hip 68
Knee 59
18
State Rank
NPI: 1093022873

Ryan T Pokorney, D.O.

Bettendorf
IA
125
Verified Cases
#18
State
Hip 54
Knee 53
Shoulder 18
19
State Rank
NPI: 1942596176

Derek L Breder, M.D.

Iowa City
IA
125
Verified Cases
#19
State
Hip 29
Knee 48
Shoulder 48
20
State Rank
NPI: 1942264346

Thomas D Dulaney, MD

West Des Moines
IA
123
Verified Cases
#20
State
Hip 51
Knee 72
21
State Rank
NPI: 1306812714

Brent A Overton, M.D.

Iowa City
IA
121
Verified Cases
#21
State
Hip 44
Knee 77
22
State Rank
NPI: 1285629519

Darron M Jones, MD

Mason City
IA
120
Verified Cases
#22
State
Hip 32
Knee 88
23
State Rank
NPI: 1245218585

David J Steinbronn, M.D.

Iowa City
IA
117
Verified Cases
#23
State
Hip 33
Knee 84
24
State Rank
NPI: 1124127865

Nicolas O Noiseux, MD

Iowa City
IA
112
Verified Cases
#24
State
Hip 41
Knee 71
25
State Rank
NPI: 1285687418

Emile C Li, M.D.

Fort Dodge
IA
112
Verified Cases
#25
State
Hip 30
Knee 69
Shoulder 13
26
State Rank
NPI: 1376521690

Joseph G Martin, M.D.

Bettendorf
IA
110
Verified Cases
#26
State
Hip 36
Knee 74
27
State Rank
NPI: 1720299217

Benjamin R Beecher, M.D.

Des Moines
IA
110
Verified Cases
#27
State
Hip 31
Knee 79
28
State Rank
NPI: 1497753156

Cassandra S Lange, MD

Cedar Rapids
IA
103
Verified Cases
#28
State
Hip 56
Knee 47
29
State Rank
NPI: 1699739003

Ian Lin, MD

Des Moines
IA
100
Verified Cases
#29
State
Hip 16
Knee 84
30
State Rank
NPI: 1841446382

Benjamin L Torrez, D.O.

Cedar Falls
IA
99
Verified Cases
#30
State
Hip 30
Knee 55
Shoulder 14
31
State Rank
NPI: 1417150202

Omar H Akhtar, MD

Cedar Rapids
IA
98
Verified Cases
#31
State
Hip 52
Knee 46
32
State Rank
NPI: 1861448128

Christopher L Eagan, DO

Waterloo
IA
98
Verified Cases
#32
State
Hip 24
Knee 60
Shoulder 14
33
State Rank
NPI: 1477516094

Kary R Schulte, MD

West Des Moines
IA
94
Verified Cases
#33
State
Knee 15
Shoulder 79
34
State Rank
NPI: 1558412130

Brent G Woodbury, M.D.

Fort Madison
IA
89
Verified Cases
#34
State
Hip 27
Knee 48
Shoulder 14
35
State Rank
NPI: 1073959680

Nicholas A Bedard, M.D.

Iowa City
IA
85
Verified Cases
#35
State
Hip 41
Knee 44
36
State Rank
NPI: 1275512790

Craig E Moe, MD

Davenport
IA
85
Verified Cases
#36
State
Hip 30
Knee 55
37
State Rank
NPI: 1295737484

Richard E Rattay, M.D.

Mason City
IA
82
Verified Cases
#37
State
Hip 21
Knee 50
Shoulder 11
38
State Rank
NPI: 1851411532

Robert B Bartelt, MD

Waterloo
IA
80
Verified Cases
#38
State
Hip 19
Knee 61
39
State Rank
NPI: 1972860476

Nathan A Nicholson

Ottumwa
IA
76
Verified Cases
#39
State
Hip 32
Knee 44
40
State Rank
NPI: 1124077987

Nicholas J Honkamp, M.D.

West Des Moines
IA
76
Verified Cases
#40
State
Knee 63
Shoulder 13
41
State Rank
NPI: 1568610103

Bryan N Trumm, M.D., D.P.T.

Dubuque
IA
75
Verified Cases
#41
State
Hip 28
Knee 22
Shoulder 25
42
State Rank
NPI: 1548212368

Mark D Fish, D.O.

Clive
IA
75
Verified Cases
#42
State
Hip 21
Knee 54
43
State Rank
NPI: 1265794390

Andrew N Odland, MD

Clarion
IA
74
Verified Cases
#43
State
Hip 29
Knee 45
44
State Rank
NPI: 1912173741

Christopher J Rierson, DO

Spencer
IA
73
Verified Cases
#44
State
Hip 29
Knee 44
45
State Rank
NPI: 1194163972

Jacob M Elkins, MD, PHD

Iowa City
IA
72
Verified Cases
#45
State
Hip 37
Knee 35
46
State Rank
NPI: 1306144464

Andrew G Pick, DO

Spencer
IA
72
Verified Cases
#46
State
Hip 22
Knee 50
47
State Rank
NPI: 1487181160

David E Demik, M.D., PHARM.D.

Cedar Rapids
IA
71
Verified Cases
#47
State
Hip 21
Knee 50
48
State Rank
NPI: 1225036916

Clifford K Boese, M.D.

Council Bluffs
IA
70
Verified Cases
#48
State
Hip 33
Knee 37
49
State Rank
NPI: 1831143601

Jeffrey A Clark, DO

Cedar Falls
IA
68
Verified Cases
#49
State
Hip 37
Knee 31
50
State Rank
NPI: 1265413678

David K Sneller, M.D.

Ames
IA
68
Verified Cases
#50
State
Knee 68
51
State Rank
NPI: 1124173034

Brian Silvia, M.D.

Dubuque
IA
67
Verified Cases
#51
State
Hip 27
Knee 40
52
State Rank
NPI: 1861929226

Kawsu Barry, MD

West Des Moines
IA
65
Verified Cases
#52
State
Hip 29
Knee 36
53
State Rank
NPI: 1043454978

Kamaldeen T Aderibigbe, M.D

Des Moines
IA
64
Verified Cases
#53
State
Hip 64
54
State Rank
NPI: 1750317756

Richard W Naylor, DO

Waterloo
IA
64
Verified Cases
#54
State
Hip 21
Knee 43
55
State Rank
NPI: 1356789390

Mark Gorsche, M.D.

Waterloo
IA
62
Verified Cases
#55
State
Hip 24
Knee 38
56
State Rank
NPI: 1033189535

Tuvi Mendel, MD

Davenport
IA
62
Verified Cases
#56
State
Knee 42
Shoulder 20
57
State Rank
NPI: 1497169007

John Hart, M.D.

Cedar Rapids
IA
62
Verified Cases
#57
State
Knee 20
Shoulder 42
58
State Rank
NPI: 1063448298

Matthew J White, MD

Cedar Rapids
IA
61
Verified Cases
#58
State
Knee 41
Shoulder 20
59
State Rank
NPI: 1134334006

Jason Stanford, D.O.

Cedar Falls
IA
59
Verified Cases
#59
State
Hip 19
Knee 28
Shoulder 12
60
State Rank
NPI: 1912226929

Brendan C Patterson, MD

Iowa City
IA
59
Verified Cases
#60
State
Shoulder 59
61
State Rank
NPI: 1508820952

Patrick M Sullivan, MD

West Des Moines
IA
58
Verified Cases
#61
State
Hip 27
Knee 31
62
State Rank
NPI: 1962922674

Douglas A Rossi, MD

Bettendorf
IA
58
Verified Cases
#62
State
Hip 19
Knee 39
63
State Rank
NPI: 1548290182

John A Leupold, MD

Spirit Lake
IA
58
Verified Cases
#63
State
Hip 14
Knee 44
64
State Rank
NPI: 1669673869

Andrew D Bries, M.D.

Bettendorf
IA
57
Verified Cases
#64
State
Knee 27
Shoulder 30
65
State Rank
NPI: 1821471525

Justin D Khoriaty, M.D.

Des Moines
IA
57
Verified Cases
#65
State
Shoulder 57
66
State Rank
NPI: 1700813441

Gary A Knudson, MD

Waterloo
IA
55
Verified Cases
#66
State
Hip 28
Knee 27
67
State Rank
NPI: 1932187259

Peter C Rink, D.O.

Bettendorf
IA
55
Verified Cases
#67
State
Hip 22
Knee 33
68
State Rank
NPI: 1750374252

Timothy A Gibbons, M.D.

Mason City
IA
55
Verified Cases
#68
State
Knee 17
Shoulder 38
69
State Rank
NPI: 1326044041

James K Mantone, MD

Council Bluffs
IA
54
Verified Cases
#69
State
Hip 18
Knee 36
70
State Rank
NPI: 1912973199

Mark C Mysnyk, M.D.

Iowa City
IA
52
Verified Cases
#70
State
Knee 52
71
State Rank
NPI: 1669638219

Jason P Sullivan, M.D.

West Des Moines
IA
52
Verified Cases
#71
State
Shoulder 52
72
State Rank
NPI: 1538292883

Michael B Scherb, M.D.

Mason City
IA
50
Verified Cases
#72
State
Hip 14
Knee 36
73
State Rank
NPI: 1902062227

Suleman M Hussain, M.D.

Bettendorf
IA
49
Verified Cases
#73
State
Knee 30
Shoulder 19
74
State Rank
NPI: 1235329434

Ryan P Dunlay, M.D.

Bettendorf
IA
49
Verified Cases
#74
State
Knee 24
Shoulder 25
75
State Rank
NPI: 1376808998

Andrea Stitgen Policano, M.D.

Cedar Rapids
IA
46
Verified Cases
#75
State
Hip 23
Knee 23
76
State Rank
NPI: 1962434852

Richard B Goding, M.D.

Carroll
IA
44
Verified Cases
#76
State
Knee 44
77
State Rank
NPI: 1194036525

Seth Harrer, MD

Storm Lake
IA
43
Verified Cases
#77
State
Hip 17
Knee 26
78
State Rank
NPI: 1346461373

Kyle D Switzer, DO

Cedar Rapids
IA
43
Verified Cases
#78
State
Knee 43
79
State Rank
NPI: 1538123526

Eric J Potthoff, D.O.

Mason City
IA
42
Verified Cases
#79
State
Hip 15
Knee 27
80
State Rank
NPI: 1740772417

James Kohler, MD

Ames
IA
41
Verified Cases
#80
State
Hip 16
Knee 25
81
State Rank
NPI: 1669435277

Matthew J Weresh, MD

West Des Moines
IA
40
Verified Cases
#81
State
Hip 15
Knee 25
82
State Rank
NPI: 1275593824

Wesley R Smidt, MD

Des Moines
IA
40
Verified Cases
#82
State
Hip 13
Knee 27
83
State Rank
NPI: 1457322745

Gregory R Hill, MD

Cedar Rapids
IA
38
Verified Cases
#83
State
Knee 11
Shoulder 27
84
State Rank
NPI: 1407085103

Todd C Peterson, D.O.

Clive
IA
36
Verified Cases
#84
State
Knee 36
85
State Rank
NPI: 1083000905

Blake M Bodendorfer, M.D.

Council Bluffs
IA
35
Verified Cases
#85
State
Shoulder 35
86
State Rank
NPI: 1154328029

Stephen E Pierotti, M.D.

Dubuque
IA
34
Verified Cases
#86
State
Knee 34
87
State Rank
NPI: 1568842391

Darin J Larson, M.D.

Marshalltown
IA
32
Verified Cases
#87
State
Hip 12
Knee 20
88
State Rank
NPI: 1336243542

Kevin J Liudahl, MD

Sioux City
IA
32
Verified Cases
#88
State
Knee 32
89
State Rank
NPI: 1790749448

William C Jacobson, MD

Des Moines
IA
32
Verified Cases
#89
State
Knee 32
90
State Rank
NPI: 1649419672

Ryan Cloos, D.O.

Dubuque
IA
29
Verified Cases
#90
State
Knee 29
91
State Rank
NPI: 1013914399

Daniel C Fabiano, MD

Cedar Rapids
IA
28
Verified Cases
#91
State
Knee 17
Shoulder 11
92
State Rank
NPI: 1568404788

Mark Palit, M.D.

Clarion
IA
27
Verified Cases
#92
State
Hip 13
Knee 14
93
State Rank
NPI: 1568482446

Michael W Hendricks, MD

Burlington
IA
27
Verified Cases
#93
State
Hip 13
Knee 14
94
State Rank
NPI: 1497743314

Thomas A Greenwald, M.D.

Ames
IA
27
Verified Cases
#94
State
Knee 27
95
State Rank
NPI: 1902913676

Steven A Aviles, MD

Des Moines
IA
27
Verified Cases
#95
State
Shoulder 27
96
State Rank
NPI: 1972597037

James V Nepola, MD

Iowa City
IA
27
Verified Cases
#96
State
Shoulder 27
97
State Rank
NPI: 1033102686

Michael W Crane, M.D.

Mason City
IA
26
Verified Cases
#97
State
Hip 15
Knee 11
98
State Rank
NPI: 1487849527

Joseph A Brunkhorst, D.O.

Ankeny
IA
25
Verified Cases
#98
State
Shoulder 25
99
State Rank
NPI: 1629063508

Thomas M Atteberry, M.D.

Council Bluffs
IA
24
Verified Cases
#99
State
Knee 24
100
State Rank
NPI: 1609260777

Blake Eyberg, MD

Cedar Rapids
IA
22
Verified Cases
#100
State
Shoulder 22
101
State Rank
NPI: 1235193640

Jeffrey P Davick, MD

West Des Moines
IA
21
Verified Cases
#101
State
Shoulder 21
102
State Rank
NPI: 1194144600

Kyle W Korth, M.D.

Dubuque
IA
20
Verified Cases
#102
State
Knee 20
103
State Rank
NPI: 1982720231

John A Hamilton, MD

Marshalltown
IA
17
Verified Cases
#103
State
Knee 17
104
State Rank
NPI: 1275940371

Anthony Tedesco, DO

Grinnell
IA
16
Verified Cases
#104
State
Knee 16
105
State Rank
NPI: 1366949844

Brian Mcgowan, MD

Davenport
IA
16
Verified Cases
#105
State
Knee 16
106
State Rank
NPI: 1407835341

Robert E Magnus, M.D.

Clinton
IA
15
Verified Cases
#106
State
Hip 15
107
State Rank
NPI: 1760638852

Shehada M Homedan, M.D.

Corydon
IA
15
Verified Cases
#107
State
Knee 15
108
State Rank
NPI: 1093713752

James M Pape, MD

Cedar Rapids
IA
13
Verified Cases
#108
State
Knee 13
109
State Rank
NPI: 1598973885

Bryan A Warme, MD

Ames
IA
13
Verified Cases
#109
State
Shoulder 13
110
State Rank
NPI: 1265873418

Mihail Radulescu, MD

Mason City
IA
12
Verified Cases
#110
State
Hip 12
111
State Rank
NPI: 1568416196

Thomas S Gorsche, MD

Waterloo
IA
12
Verified Cases
#111
State
Hip 12
112
State Rank
NPI: 1821023987

Joseph P Tansey, M.D.

Mount Pleasant
IA
11
Verified Cases
#112
State
Knee 11
113
State Rank
NPI: 1972556330

Roswell M Johnston, DO

Cedar Falls
IA
11
Verified Cases
#113
State
Knee 11
114
State Rank
NPI: 1538429246

Austin J Ramme, M.D.

Iowa City
IA
11
Verified Cases
#114
State
Shoulder 11

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Rankings are based solely on Medicare procedure volume and do not reflect quality of care, patient outcomes, or procedures covered by private insurance. This data represents approximately 33–37% of all procedures performed. Always consult with healthcare providers to make informed decisions about your care.

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