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Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD

(10 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

2720 8th Street Southwest
Altoona, IA 50009

(515) 967-0133

Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Altoona, IA specializing in family medicine. She graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD is affiliated with UnityPoint Health.

Office Locations

UnityPoint Health

2720 8th Street Southwest
Altoona, IA 50009

(515) 967-0133

(515) 967-7578

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD in 2024

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

musculoskeletal imaging

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

X-rays

In 2024, Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, musculoskeletal imaging, phlebotomy for lab tests, venipuncture (phlebotomy), and X-rays that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Iowa. 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.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

joint imaging

joint X-ray

knee X-ray

In 2024, Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD had a list price for joint imaging, joint X-ray, and knee X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Iowa. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

blood draw

chronic care

phlebotomy for lab tests

By Affordability:

blood tests

lab tests

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Iowa, Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD performed more blood draw, chronic care, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for blood tests, and lab tests 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. Debra Ann Sixta, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Altoona, IA during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	290
breast exam	31
cytology	30
diabetes management	39
doctor visit	724
gynecologic pathology	30
gynecologic procedures	31
lab tests	339
preventive care	173
vaccines	73

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Altoona, IA during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	279
breast exam	17
breast procedures	14
cytology	15
diabetes management	52
doctor visit	733
gynecologic pathology	15
gynecologic procedures	17
lab tests	316
preventive care	157
vaccines	51
women's imaging	14
X-rays	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	367
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	36
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD in 2013

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Altoona, IA during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	262
breast exam	29
breast procedures	14
cytology	19
diabetes management	52
doctor visit	696
gynecologic pathology	19
gynecologic procedures	29
lab tests	330
preventive care	180
vaccines	59
women's imaging	14
X-rays	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	356
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	39
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD in 2014

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Altoona, IA during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	213
breast exam	18
breast procedures	22
cytology	16
diabetes management	58
doctor visit	798
gynecologic pathology	16
gynecologic procedures	18
lab tests	596
preventive care	301
thyroid function tests	39
vaccines	102
women's imaging	22
X-rays	22

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	498

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	706
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	320
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	76
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD in 2015

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Altoona, IA during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	216
breast exam	22
breast procedures	19
cytology	18
diabetes management	63
doctor visit	783
gynecologic pathology	18
gynecologic procedures	22
lab tests	531
preventive care	249
thoracic (chest) imaging	23
thyroid function tests	26
vaccines	73
women's imaging	19
X-rays	42

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	380
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	45
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD in 2016

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Altoona, IA during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	252
breast exam	14
cytology	14
diabetes management	64
doctor visit	910
gynecologic pathology	14
gynecologic procedures	14
lab tests	399
musculoskeletal imaging	75
preventive care	194
thoracic (chest) imaging	31
vaccines	85
X-rays	106

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	489
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	70
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD in 2017

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Altoona, IA during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	258
diabetes management	74
doctor visit	809
lab tests	419
musculoskeletal imaging	109
preventive care	220
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
vaccines	111
X-rays	109

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	181
Female	361

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	520
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	78
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Altoona, IA during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	391
diabetes management	122
doctor visit	824
lab tests	531
musculoskeletal imaging	100
preventive care	278
vaccines	98
X-rays	100

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	526
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	77
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD in 2019

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Altoona, IA during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	304
diabetes management	112
doctor visit	686
lab tests	363
musculoskeletal imaging	68
preventive care	238
vaccines	86
X-rays	68

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	459
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	57
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD in 2020

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Altoona, IA during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	348
diabetes management	116
doctor visit	785
lab tests	415
musculoskeletal imaging	76
preventive care	237
vaccines	72
X-rays	76

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	465
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	71
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD in 2021

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Altoona, IA during 2022 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	276
diabetes management	87
doctor visit	643
lab tests	274
musculoskeletal imaging	36
preventive care	165
vaccines	63
X-rays	36

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	378
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	185
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	50
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD in 2022

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	3
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Altoona, IA during 2023 were blood draw, chronic care, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	313
chronic care	220
doctor visit	676
lab tests	154
musculoskeletal imaging	50
preventive care	67
vaccines	56
X-rays	50

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	383
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	43
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD in 2023

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Altoona, IA during 2024 were chronic care, blood draw, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	337
chronic care	366
doctor visit	653
lab tests	98
musculoskeletal imaging	50
preventive care	71
vaccines	57
X-rays	50

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	378
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	43
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD in 2024

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Altoona, IA were lab tests, chronic care, blood draw and preventive care.

blood draw	287
breast exam	21
breast procedures	17
chronic care	293
cytology	18
diabetes management	76
doctor visit	747
gynecologic pathology	18
gynecologic procedures	21
lab tests	366
musculoskeletal imaging	70
preventive care	194
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
thyroid function tests	32
vaccines	75
women's imaging	17
X-rays	57

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	415
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	132
85 and over	52
Less than 65	54
65 to 74	195

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	7
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. She completed residency at Broadlawns Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Family Practice and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

Residency: Broadlawns Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Family Practice

Licensed In: Iowa

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 10 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Debra Ann Sixta, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Altoona, IA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
COMSORT, Inc	$125 GRASTEK $125
AbbVie Inc.	$79 QULIPTA $49	UBRELVY $30
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$41 TOUJEO $26	SOLIQUA 100/33 $15
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$16 JARDIANCE $16
Novo Nordisk Inc	$15 Tresiba $15

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$151
Consulting Fee	$125

Biography

Dr. Debra Sixta's specialty is family medicine. Her average rating from her patients is 4.0 stars (out of 5). She is professionally affiliated with UnityPoint Health, Mercy Hospital, and Houston Methodist West Hospital. Dr. Sixta is a graduate of the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine and a graduate of Broadlawns Medical Center's residency program.