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Ophthalmologists who accept Medicare in Ames, IA
CMS lists 13 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Ames. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 12. Offer telehealth: 0.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 50010 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $122, of which you pay about $31; a follow-up visit $66, of which you pay about $17 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Nicole C. Morrow, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 94.4/100Graduated 2020 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $295Kyle J. Alliman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2004 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,274Steven O. Anderson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1992 · Northwestern University Feinberg Medical SchoolMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,120Riley S. Bylund, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019 · University of Kentucky College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $660Joy N. Carroll, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $178Nicolas G. Hamouche, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1986MaleOther offices in Ames: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $93Mark D. Meyer, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1997 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineMaleMatthew P. Rauen, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2005 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $42,665Austin L. Strohbehn, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,984Ryan D. Vincent, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006 · University of Colorado School of Medicine, DenverMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $698Samuel A. Whittier, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020 · University of Utah School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $238Eric J. Zhang, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $467Tracy A. Kangas, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 1990 · Medical College of WisconsinFemaleOther offices in Ames: 1
Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
Other specialists in Ames
- Primary care doctors45
- Nurse practitioners88
- Cardiologists35
- Dermatologists3
- Orthopedic surgeons11
- Neurologists11
- Optometrists16
- Podiatrists7
- Urologists4
- Nephrologists6
- Oncologists6
- Psychiatrists10
- Psychologists6
- Therapists and counselors55
- Physical therapists40
- Occupational therapists6
- Chiropractors20
- Gynecologists8
- General surgeons6
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Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).