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Dr. Brian Handal, DO

Individual provider Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · NPI 1144727835

Dr. Brian Handal, DO practises Orthopedic Surgery in West Des Moines, Iowa. Graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in 2018, 8 years ago. Practices with Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC, a 103-clinician group, works from 3 locations and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Iowa.

Years since qualifying
8
Trained at
Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences
Licensed in
IA
In the registry since
2018
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.

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Practice location Address checks out

6001 Westown Pkwy
West Des Moines, IA 50266-7702
Phone: (515) 224-1414
Fax: (515) 224-5140
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Additional practice locations (2)

  • 350 Ne 36th St, Ankeny, IA 50021-6728 — (515) 224-1414
  • 1301 Pennsylvania Ave Ste 213, Des Moines, IA 50316-2365 — (515) 224-1414

Specialties & licences

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207XS0117X · Licence DO-06682 (IA)
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence DO-06682 (IA)

Record details

NPI number1144727835
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 9, 2018
Last updated in NPPESAugust 2, 2024
Certification dateAugust 2, 2024

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolDES MOINES UNIVERSITY OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Graduated 2018 (8 years in practice)
Group practice Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons Pc — 103 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Spinal fusion 297 times · 95th percentile
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) 104 times · 94th percentile
Removal of tissue 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients136
Services billed 554 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age75

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Consulting Fee $53,105 12 payments
Travel and Lodging $5,436 10 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Food and Beverage $2,992 39 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 103 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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