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Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology

Medical University of Lublin

Professional interests include: second opinions

2425 Westown Parkway
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 267-1819

Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD is an interventional pain specialist in West Des Moines, IA specializing in interventional pain medicine and anesthesiology. He graduated from Medical University of Lublin. Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD is affiliated with UnityPoint Health.

Office Locations

2425 Westown Parkway
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 267-1819

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD in 2024

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Top 5%

By Volume:

injections

mental health screening

In 2024, Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD performed more injections, and mental health screening procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Top 10%

By Volume:

nerve block injection

percutaneous procedures

In 2024, Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD performed more nerve block injection, and percutaneous procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Top 25%

By Volume:

facet rhizotomy injection

major joint aspiration

nerve procedures

pain management

spinal procedures

By Affordability:

neurostimulator lead placement

percutaneous spinal cord stimulator lead placement

sacroiliac joint injection

spinal joint injection

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Iowa, Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD performed more facet rhizotomy injection, major joint aspiration, nerve procedures, pain management, and spinal procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for neurostimulator lead placement, percutaneous spinal cord stimulator lead placement, sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, and spinal joint injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in West Des Moines, IA during 2012 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	361
injections	26
nerve block	26
pain management	26
spinal procedures	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in West Des Moines, IA during 2015 were injections, lab tests, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	66
doctor visit	576
injections	462
lab tests	449
minimally invasive procedures	33
nerve block	341
nerve procedures	33
pain management	429
spinal procedures	363

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	520

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	728
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	62
Less than 65	240

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD in 2015

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in West Des Moines, IA during 2016 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	91
doctor visit	704
injections	502
minimally invasive procedures	44
nerve block	364
nerve procedures	44
pain management	455
spinal procedures	381

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	457
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	34
Less than 65	167

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in West Des Moines, IA during 2017 were injections, aspiration, pain management and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	146
doctor visit	1168
injections	266
minimally invasive procedures	22
nerve block	78
nerve procedures	22
pain management	142
spinal procedures	64

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	395
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	29
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in West Des Moines, IA during 2018 were injections, pain management, preventive care and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	141
doctor visit	831
injections	295
minimally invasive procedures	35
nerve block	134
nerve procedures	35
pain management	189
preventive care	171
spinal procedures	114

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	405
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	40
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in West Des Moines, IA during 2019 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	124
doctor visit	795
implant surgery	12
injections	318
minimally invasive procedures	110
nerve block	231
nerve procedures	54
neurostimulator lead placement	56
neurostimulator replacement	12
pain management	248
preventive care	116
spinal procedures	205

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	491
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	54
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in West Des Moines, IA during 2020 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	79
doctor visit	494
injections	190
minimally invasive procedures	81
nerve block	48
nerve procedures	51
neurostimulator lead placement	30
pain management	162
preventive care	67
spinal procedures	124

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	193

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	19
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD in 2020

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in West Des Moines, IA during 2021 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	85
doctor visit	448
injections	215
minimally invasive procedures	53
nerve block	56
nerve procedures	53
pain management	183
preventive care	29
spinal procedures	86

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	21
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in West Des Moines, IA during 2022 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	90
doctor visit	364
injections	221
minimally invasive procedures	48
nerve block	64
nerve procedures	48
pain management	179
preventive care	13
spinal procedures	101

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	31
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	25
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in West Des Moines, IA during 2023 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	92
doctor visit	345
injections	266
minimally invasive procedures	60
nerve block	79
nerve procedures	60
pain management	234
preventive care	25
spinal procedures	129

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	138
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	35
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD in 2023

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in West Des Moines, IA during 2024 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	91
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	289
injections	314
minimally invasive procedures	133
nerve block	91
nerve procedures	99
neurostimulator lead placement	34
pain management	311
preventive care	11
spinal procedures	208

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	350
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	34
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD in 2024

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in West Des Moines, IA were lab tests, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

aspiration	100
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	579
implant surgery	12
injections	279
lab tests	449
minimally invasive procedures	61
nerve block	137
nerve procedures	49
neurostimulator lead placement	40
neurostimulator replacement	12
pain management	232
preventive care	61
spinal procedures	163

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD.

**Gender**
Female	246
Male	134

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	358
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	32
75 to 84	105
Less than 65	89
65 to 74	152

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD graduated from Medical University of Lublin. He completed residency at John Stroger Hospital of Cook County. He is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology, Subspecialty Certification in Pain Medicine and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: Medical University of Lublin

Residency: John Stroger Hospital of Cook County

Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology, Subspecialty Certification in Pain Medicine

Licensed In: Iowa

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in West Des Moines, IA.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2016-09-15

The knowledge and care that Dr. Andy possesses is unmatched by any pain specialist in Iowa, better yet, anywhere in the mid-west!

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$3,415 INTELLIS $1,254	KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $1,122	ADAPTIVESTIM $608	OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION $223	RESTORE $181	Other $26
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3,193 WAVEWRITER ALPHA $1,281	Intracept $977	Superion $479	GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT $82	GENERAL - THERAPIES $19	Other $354
Genesys Orthopedics Systems, L.L.C.	$1,497 SACROILIAC JOINT FUSION SYSTEM $1,497
Abbott Laboratories	$1,262 Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $1,033	Proclaim IPG $195	PROCLAIM $26	$8
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$1,052 Interventional Therapies $1,019	Drug Infusion Systems - Neuro $19	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $13
Other	$5,412 UBRELVY $474	QULIPTA $304	INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM $299	SPRINT PNS System $229	Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $225	Other $3,881

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$9,083
Travel and Lodging	$6,732
Gift	$15

Research Payments

Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $200.

Biography

Dr. Andrzej Szczepanek is a specialist in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine in West Des Moines, IA. He has a special interest in second opinions. Dr. Szczepanek is professionally affiliated with UnityPoint Health. He attended medical school at Medical University of Lublin. His medical residency was performed at John Stroger Hospital of Cook County.

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