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Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD

(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine (1983)

Professional interests include: minimally invasive valve surgery

2790 Clay Edwards Drive Suite 520b
North Kansas City, MO 64116

(816) 691-5198

Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD is a thoracic surgeon in North Kansas City, MO specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine in 1983 and has 43 years of experience. Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD is affiliated with North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health.

Office Locations

2790 Clay Edwards Drive Suite 520b
North Kansas City, MO 64116

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In The News

“"It's open heart surgery, so it involves using the heart-lung machine and opening the sternum again," said Dr. David Hockmuth, director of cardiac surgery at the Iowa Heart Center and Mercy Medical...”—"Fred Hoiberg readies for April 17 open heart surgery", Des Moines Register, April 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

open Maze procedure

In 2023, Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD performed more open Maze procedure procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Top 25%

By Volume:

open heart surgery

In 2012, Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD performed more open heart surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in North Kansas City, MO during 2012 were cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	42
doctor visit	79
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in North Kansas City, MO during 2013 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	11
cardiac procedures	56
doctor visit	84
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
open surgery	22
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	42

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	12
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in North Kansas City, MO during 2014 were cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	32
doctor visit	48

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in North Kansas City, MO during 2015 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	24
cardiac procedures	106
doctor visit	43
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
open surgery	48
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	48

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	70

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in North Kansas City, MO during 2016 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	24
cardiac procedures	74
doctor visit	27
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
open surgery	48
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	48

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	25

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	44
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in North Kansas City, MO during 2017 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	20
cardiac procedures	98
doctor visit	39
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
open surgery	40
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	40

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	44

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in North Kansas City, MO during 2018 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	11
bypass surgery	17
cardiac procedures	45
doctor visit	26
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
open surgery	45
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	45

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	36

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in North Kansas City, MO during 2019 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	14
bypass surgery	28
cardiac procedures	132
doctor visit	46
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
open surgery	70
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	70

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in North Kansas City, MO during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	39
inpatient care	39

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in North Kansas City, MO during 2021 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	11
cardiac procedures	44
doctor visit	39
open surgery	22
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in North Kansas City, MO during 2022 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	13
cardiac procedures	26
doctor visit	29
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
open surgery	26
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	26

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	60
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in North Kansas City, MO during 2023 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	11
bypass surgery	20
cardiac procedures	51
doctor visit	30
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
open surgery	51
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	51

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	53
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in North Kansas City, MO were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

ablation	12
bypass surgery	18
cardiac procedures	64
doctor visit	44
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
open surgery	41
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	41

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD.

**Gender**
Female	32
Male	45

**Age**
75 to 84	22
85 and over	1
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	31

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	42
Dementia	1
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine in 1983. He completed residency at Berkshire Medical Center. He is certified by the Congenital Cardiac Surgery, American Board of of Thoracic Surgery and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine (1983)

Residency: Berkshire Medical Center (1988)

Board Certification: Congenital Cardiac Surgery, American Board of of Thoracic Surgery

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in North Kansas City, MO.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AtriCure, Inc.	$4,428 Cardiovascular $514	CRYOFORM $19	ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM $13	$3,882
CryoLife, Inc.	$1,430 SynerGraft $200	$1,230
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$566 EV1000 Clinical Platform $152	Minimal Incision Valve Surgery $122	Cardiac Cannulae $61	INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve $52	Heart Valve Repair $51	Other $128
Thoratec Corporation	$473 CentriMag $473
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$172 Heart Valves $115	Amplia MRI $57
Other	$1,001 LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor $119	TANDEMHEART $114	On-Pump Cardiac Surgery $111	Monitors - Advanced Parameters $100	Structural Heart $97	Other $460

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$3,375
Food and Beverage	$2,805
Travel and Lodging	$1,890

Research Payments

Dr. David R. Hockmuth, MD has received 155 research payments totaling $805,037.

Biography

Dr. David Hockmuth is a medical specialist in thoracic surgery. Dr. Hockmuth graduated from the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. He completed his residency training at Berkshire Medical Center and a hospital affiliated with West Virginia University. His clinical interests encompass minimally invasive valve surgery. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Hockmuth is affiliated with North Kansas City Hospital and Meritas Health.