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Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology

Allama Iqbal Medical College

3630 West 4th Street
Waterloo, IA 50701

(319) 235-3017

Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD is an interventional pain specialist in Waterloo, IA specializing in interventional pain medicine and anesthesiology. He graduated from Allama Iqbal Medical College. Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD is affiliated with UnityPoint Health and Allen Memorial Hospital.

Office Locations

3254 Kimball Avenue
Waterloo, IA 50702

(319) 235-7246

(319) 235-3017

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Allen Memorial Hospital

3630 West 4th Street
Waterloo, IA 50701

(319) 235-7246

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

injections

In 2023, Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD performed more injections procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Top 25%

By Volume:

nerve block injection

In 2012, Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD performed more nerve block injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waterloo, IA during 2012 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	73
doctor visit	1016
hospital care	39
injections	597
inpatient care	39
minimally invasive procedures	62
nerve block	459
nerve procedures	41
neurostimulator lead placement	21
pain management	565
spinal procedures	509

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waterloo, IA during 2013 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	68
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	981
hospital care	35
injections	569
inpatient care	35
minimally invasive procedures	85
nerve block	408
nerve procedures	53
neurostimulator lead placement	32
pain management	535
spinal procedures	509

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	243
Female	389

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	572
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	81
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waterloo, IA during 2014 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	64
doctor visit	955
hospital care	26
image guided procedures	24
injections	627
inpatient care	26
minimally invasive procedures	53
nerve block	402
nerve procedures	29
pain management	592
spinal procedures	506

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	397

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	569
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	76
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waterloo, IA during 2015 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	51
doctor visit	843
injections	581
minimally invasive procedures	23
nerve block	391
nerve procedures	23
pain management	553
spinal procedures	488

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	376
Female	768

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1044
Black	60
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	492
From 75 to 84	340
85 and over	132
Less than 65	180

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waterloo, IA during 2016 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
doctor visit	585
injections	325
nerve block	236
pain management	302
spinal procedures	278

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	53
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waterloo, IA during 2017 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
doctor visit	650
injections	155
nerve block	73
pain management	127
spinal procedures	107

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	362
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	55
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waterloo, IA during 2018 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
doctor visit	761
injections	173
nerve block	66
pain management	148
spinal procedures	115

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	59
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waterloo, IA during 2019 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
doctor visit	639
injections	177
minimally invasive procedures	13
nerve block	100
nerve procedures	13
pain management	167
spinal procedures	137

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	371
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	49
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	4
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waterloo, IA during 2020 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
doctor visit	487
injections	171
minimally invasive procedures	12
nerve block	89
nerve procedures	12
pain management	160
spinal procedures	121

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	38
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waterloo, IA during 2021 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
doctor visit	510
injections	128
minimally invasive procedures	28
nerve block	52
nerve procedures	28
pain management	127
spinal procedures	86

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	343
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	45
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waterloo, IA during 2022 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	45
doctor visit	533
injections	158
minimally invasive procedures	15
nerve block	53
nerve procedures	15
pain management	128
spinal procedures	93

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	370
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	39
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Waterloo, IA were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

aspiration	41
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	723
hospital care	33
image guided procedures	24
injections	332
inpatient care	33
minimally invasive procedures	36
nerve block	211
nerve procedures	26
neurostimulator lead placement	26
pain management	309
spinal procedures	268

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	19
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	424
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	134
85 and over	57
Less than 65	68
65 to 74	201

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD graduated from Allama Iqbal Medical College. He completed residency at University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics. He is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: Allama Iqbal Medical College

Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics

Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UnityPoint Health

Allen Memorial Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,430 OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION $1,364	KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $66
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$1,203 Interventional Therapies $1,188	Prolia $15
Boston Scientific Corporation	$943 Superion $827	PAIN MANAGEMENT $64	SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $20	Superion Indirect Decompression System $16	$15
Stryker Corporation	$151 SPINEJACK $123	$28
Vertos Medical, Inc.	$55 mild Device Kit $55
Other	$99 Neuro-Chronic Pain $38	JORNAY PM $32	XTAMPZA $18	Proclaim Family of SCS IPGs $11

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$3,009
Food and Beverage	$872

Research Payments

Dr. Ashar Afzal, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $150.

Biography

Dr. Ashar Afzal is a specialist in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine. He attended Allama Iqbal Medical College for medical school and subsequently trained at the University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics for residency. Dr. Afzal is professionally affiliated with UnityPoint Health. He welcomes new patients at his office inWaterloo, IA as reported by UnityPoint Health.