Active NPI 1295796670 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Stephen Alan Ash , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Des Moines, IA

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Stephen Ash, MD is a registered healthcare professional specializing in Orthopaedic Surgery in Des Moines, IA. Practice services are available at 450 LAUREL ST under active NPI credentials.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint, established patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

450 Laurel St
Ste. A

Des Moines, IA 503143045

Telephone 5152478400

Fax 5152488888

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Iowa Orthopaedic Center, P.c. Facility NPI 1669579785

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Des Moines, IA

Active Practitioner

Practitioner Clinical Experience

Active

City Avg: 27.3 Yrs

State Avg: 24.7 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

22 Specialists

Practicing in Des Moines, IA (271 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

4.5% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

66.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	488	75	$16.70	$0.11
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	127	83	$330.42	$67.35
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	123	91	$174.15	$83.88
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	108	74	$126.60	$31.61
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	56	42	$107.44	$37.01
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	48	$218.31	$102.37
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	38	36	$243.45	$116.41
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	31	21	$111.77	$51.95
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose	26	16	$1743.06	$517.39
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$324.19	$153.89
73020 X-ray of shoulder, 1 view	23	22	$97.48	$19.55
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	15	12	$100.70	$30.95

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	484	84	$15.95	$0.12
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	184	99	$120.61	$31.10
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	140	115	$167.66	$84.73
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	136	100	$308.65	$68.16
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	95	74	$104.74	$37.72
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	71	71	$209.01	$103.52
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	67	38	$104.25	$52.81
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	50	44	$235.34	$120.04
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	40	40	$314.25	$156.06
73020 X-ray of shoulder, 1 view	37	37	$94.59	$20.10
J7326 Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose	32	22	$1646.59	$508.79
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	20	17	$94.75	$31.82
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	13	13	$263.00	$122.69
73221 Mri scan of arm joint without contrast	12	12	$1244.00	$134.54
73070 X-ray of elbow, 2 views	11	11	$83.64	$27.22

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	256	46	$15.00	$0.12
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	139	102	$115.00	$32.42
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	120	90	$160.00	$85.60
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	77	45	$100.00	$53.16
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	69	54	$303.33	$69.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	66	66	$200.00	$105.60
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	30	22	$100.00	$38.54
73020 X-ray of shoulder, 1 view	25	24	$90.00	$19.78
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	19	$225.00	$122.01
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$300.00	$158.09
73221 Mri scan of arm joint without contrast	14	12	$1185.00	$130.53
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	13	13	$135.00	$67.31
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	12	11	$3740.00	$996.46

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	240	48	$15.00	$0.15
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	157	90	$114.81	$31.56
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	109	87	$139.95	$86.06
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	86	86	$200.00	$105.93
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	82	43	$87.62	$53.40
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	65	54	$282.62	$66.21
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	35	23	$99.71	$37.86
73020 X-ray of shoulder, 1 view	30	28	$90.00	$18.94
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	19	18	$90.00	$31.53
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	11	11	$3723.64	$1006.80

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	293	56	$15.00	$0.12
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	156	96	$105.00	$30.63
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	84	84	$190.00	$101.99
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	79	62	$253.04	$64.85
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	78	63	$125.00	$70.11
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	67	45	$80.00	$42.50
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	46	44	$185.00	$101.99
73020 X-ray of shoulder, 1 view	32	32	$85.00	$19.10
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	29	21	$95.00	$36.45
73221 Mri scan of arm joint without contrast	16	16	$1125.00	$144.78
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	13	13	$3560.00	$1014.05
29826 Shaving of part of shoulder bone and repair of ligament using an endoscope	11	11	$1460.00	$157.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	292	52	$15.00	$0.11
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	143	92	$105.00	$27.76
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	103	80	$125.00	$70.03
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	81	81	$190.00	$99.08
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	79	57	$230.38	$65.28
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	45	35	$75.89	$42.35
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	34	$185.00	$101.63
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	35	28	$95.00	$34.52
73020 X-ray of shoulder, 1 view	24	22	$85.00	$20.18
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	20	13	$85.00	$29.87
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	13	13	$125.00	$69.79

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	312	53	$15.00	$0.12
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	123	87	$105.00	$26.80
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	97	82	$125.00	$68.25
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	93	66	$222.04	$63.06
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	62	39	$75.00	$40.84
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	56	56	$190.00	$100.29
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	45	$185.00	$99.92
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	33	28	$95.00	$32.74
73020 X-ray of shoulder, 1 view	23	23	$85.00	$21.04
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	21	21	$125.00	$69.05
73221 Mri scan of arm joint without contrast	19	19	$1125.00	$153.86
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	12	12	$3560.00	$983.92
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	11	11	$70.00	$37.14

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	417	69	$13.77	$0.12
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	141	88	$103.23	$26.22
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	112	80	$224.13	$64.19
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	88	67	$124.36	$67.53
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	70	59	$183.42	$100.33
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	58	58	$185.97	$97.19
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	53	41	$75.00	$40.36
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	50	33	$92.27	$32.50
73020 X-ray of shoulder, 1 view	17	17	$83.24	$20.91
73221 Mri scan of arm joint without contrast	16	16	$1122.56	$151.23
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$128.14	$69.18
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	12	12	$3546.33	$981.05

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License IA 32626

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

0184077 (IA)

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

40 Associated Practitioners

Alyssa Homewood , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1003560871

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Robert Ripchinski , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1003970278

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Julie Earp , DPT

Physical Therapist

NPI 1013073097

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Dr. Kamaldeen Aderibigbe , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Trauma

NPI 1043454978

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Ze-Hui Han , MD

Surgery - Surgery of the Hand

NPI 1053372425

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Ashley French , OTD

Occupational Therapist

NPI 1063222834

Doctor of Occupational Therapy

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active December 30, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location December 30, 2009

Registered at 450 LAUREL ST, STE. A, DES MOINES, IA 503143045 (Tel: 5152478400)

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 30, 2009

Registered at 450 LAUREL ST, STE. A, DES MOINES, IA 503143045 (Tel: 5152478400)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated December 30, 2009

Recorded as STEPHEN ASH, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 30, 2009

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #32626 in IA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 28, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1295796670

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: March 28, 2006

Last Update: December 30, 2009

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

450 Laurel St, Ste. A

Des Moines, IA 503143045

Phone: 5152478400

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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