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Ophthalmologists who accept Medicare in West Des Moines, IA
CMS lists 34 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in West Des Moines. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 34. Offer telehealth: 2.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 50266 (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.
Christopher L. Haupert, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 1994 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineMaleJames R. Singer, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 2010MaleSushant Wagley, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 100/100Graduated 2016 · Michigan State University College of Human MedicineMaleOther offices in West Des Moines: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $243Beth M. Amspaugh, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 99.2/100Graduated 2008 · Indiana University School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $500Valerie K. Kounkel, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 90.6/100Graduated 1995 · At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, KirksvilleFemaleOther offices in West Des Moines: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,060Mohamed B. Hassan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 90.3/100Graduated 2016 · Mayo Medical SchoolMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $1,074Elizabeth A. Brown, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.6/100Graduated 1992 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $542David C. Ball, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.2/100Graduated 1996 · University of Nebraska College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $576Frederick R. Blodi, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.2/100Graduated 2017 · Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health SciencesMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $598Bradley D. Hammer, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.2/100Graduated 1981 · Sanford School of Medicine of University of South DakotaMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $950Andrew C. Steffensmeier, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.2/100Graduated 2004 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $463Allie M. Simpson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 76.4/100Graduated 2019 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $493Kyle J. Alliman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2004 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,274Derek P. Bitner, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011 · Baylor College of MedicineMaleJustin D. Bloomberg, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014MaleOther offices in West Des Moines: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $825Riley S. Bylund, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019 · University of Kentucky College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $660Douglas R. Casady, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999MaleCory A. Christensen
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022 · Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health SciencesMaleGregory A. Christiansen, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2000 · University of Utah School of MedicineMaleOther offices in West Des Moines: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,098George B. Clavenna, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1982 · At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, KirksvilleMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $634Drew D. Dickson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2021MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $51,476Audrey C. Ko, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2011 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineFemaleOther offices in West Des Moines: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $28,059Micaela M. Koci, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021 · University of Nevada School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $207David J. Massop, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2016 · Creighton University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $607Thomas M. Meirick, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2018 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineMaleOther offices in West Des Moines: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $6,756Brandon M. Menke, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $610Mark D. Meyer, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1997 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineMaleMatthew D. Meyer, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineMaleMatthew E. Raecker, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2005 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $354Matthew P. Rauen, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2005 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineMaleOther offices in West Des Moines: 1Drug 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): $2,984Reid P. Turner, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2012 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $994Samuel 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): $467
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.
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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).