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Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine and Adult Critical Care

5950 University Avenue Suite 131
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 875-9550

Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD is a pulmonologist in West Des Moines, IA specializing in adult pulmonology, sleep medicine and adult critical care.

Office Locations

5950 University Avenue Suite 131
West Des Moines, IA 50266

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In The News

“Gregory Hicklin, M.D., a sleep disorders specialist with West Lakes Sleep Center, says, "Many adolescents are referred to me for diagnostic testing, and many of them are overweight.”—"Story from Iowa Clinic: Want to lose weight? Catch More ZZZ's", Des Moines Register, December 2015

“Gregory Hicklin, M.D., a Pulmonologist and Critical Care specialist with The Iowa Clinic, was at Iowa Methodist Medical Center when Leonard arrived with his wife and three of their four children by...”—"Story from Iowa Clinic: Against All Odds", Des Moines Register, August 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	77
blood draw	118
bronchoscopy	41
diagnostic procedures	41
doctor visit	1006
hospital care	712
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	59
inpatient care	712
lab tests	155
minimally invasive procedures	41
open surgery	17
preventive care	52
pulmonary testing	625
sleep study	141
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	17
thoracostomy	17
vaccines	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	70
blood draw	102
bronchoscopy	22
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	808
hospital care	633
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	40
inpatient care	633
lab tests	118
minimally invasive procedures	22
open surgery	25
preventive care	27
pulmonary testing	518
sleep study	142
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	25
thoracostomy	25
vaccines	27

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	602
Female	606

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1156
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	481
From 75 to 84	383
85 and over	134
Less than 65	210

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2014 were pulmonary testing, inpatient care, hospital care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	99
blood draw	117
bronchoscopy	21
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	994
hospital care	392
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	22
inpatient care	392
lab tests	189
minimally invasive procedures	21
preventive care	34
pulmonary testing	573
sleep study	204
vaccines	34

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	554
Female	594

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1089
Black	25
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	471
From 75 to 84	334
85 and over	126
Less than 65	217

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2015 were pulmonary testing, inpatient care, hospital care and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	82
blood draw	88
bronchoscopy	15
catheterization	28
doctor visit	887
hospital care	407
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	30
inpatient care	407
lab tests	126
preventive care	99
pulmonary testing	445
sleep study	170
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12
vaccines	99

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1084
Female	1160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2150
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	938
From 75 to 84	710
85 and over	246
Less than 65	350

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2016 were inpatient care, hospital care, pulmonary testing and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	87
aspiration	25
blood draw	116
bronchoscopy	25
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	1016
hospital care	446
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	26
inpatient care	446
lab tests	160
minimally invasive procedures	13
minor procedures	13
pleural drainage	12
preventive care	56
pulmonary testing	415
sleep study	153
vaccines	56

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	581
Female	617

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1140
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	501
From 75 to 84	361
85 and over	131
Less than 65	205

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	49
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2017 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	101
doctor visit	1016
hospital care	336
inpatient care	336
lab tests	133
preventive care	50
pulmonary testing	413
sleep study	35
vaccines	50

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	487
Female	533

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	978
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	436
From 75 to 84	336
85 and over	115
Less than 65	133

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2018 were pulmonary testing, lab tests, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	20
blood draw	98
catheterization	15
doctor visit	975
hospital care	168
inpatient care	168
lab tests	184
preventive care	14
pulmonary testing	482
sleep study	67
vaccines	14

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	483
Female	482

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	926
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	400
From 75 to 84	321
85 and over	98
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2019 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	17
blood draw	77
doctor visit	935
hospital care	215
inpatient care	215
lab tests	119
preventive care	21
pulmonary testing	484
sleep study	33
vaccines	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	485
Female	498

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	940
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	416
From 75 to 84	347
85 and over	103
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2020 were pulmonary testing, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	42
doctor visit	453
lab tests	38
pulmonary testing	170

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	392
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	39
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD treated as a pulmonologist in West Des Moines, IA were pulmonary testing, inpatient care, hospital care and lab tests.

airway management	64
aspiration	25
blood draw	95
bronchoscopy	24
catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	898
hospital care	413
inpatient care	413
lab tests	135
minimally invasive procedures	24
minor procedures	13
open surgery	21
pleural drainage	12
preventive care	44
pulmonary testing	458
sleep study	118
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	21
thoracostomy	21
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12
vaccines	44

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	498
Female	520

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	16
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	974
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	326
85 and over	110
Less than 65	157
65 to 74	424

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gregory Alan Hicklin, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	18
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Education & Training

He has a state license in Iowa.

Licensed In: Iowa

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$1,559 TUDORZA $1,556	DALIRESP $3
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$391 SUNOSI $391
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$37 ANORO $37
CSL Behring	$34 Zemaira $34
Resmed Corp	$26 Sleep Disordered Breathing $26
Other	$56 SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $15	NON-PRODUCT $14	COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $10	$16

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,500
Education	$470
Food and Beverage	$85
Travel and Lodging	$47

Biography

Dr. Gregory Hicklin is an adult critical care, sleep medicine, and adult pulmonology specialist in West Des Moines, IA. Dr. Hicklin has obtained a license to practice in Iowa.