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Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO

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(Heather Back, DO)

(277 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Professional interests include: hypertension (high blood pressure), executive health, diabetes, and more.

5950 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266

(515) 875-9410

Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO is a family medicine practitioner in WEST DES MOINES, IA specializing in family medicine. She graduated from University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO is affiliated with UnityPoint Health and The Iowa Clinic.

Office Locations

5950 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
WEST DES MOINES, IA 50266

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

lab tests

preventive care

In 2012, Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO performed more lab tests, and preventive care 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. Heather Dawn Back, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in WEST DES MOINES, IA during 2012 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	913
lab tests	34
preventive care	131
vaccines	131

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in WEST DES MOINES, IA during 2013 were preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	814
lab tests	26
preventive care	59
vaccines	59

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	198

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	36
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in WEST DES MOINES, IA during 2014 were lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	43
doctor visit	255
lab tests	84

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	18
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in WEST DES MOINES, IA during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	86
diabetes management	28
doctor visit	232
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
lab tests	152
preventive care	71
vaccines	23

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	244
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	34
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in WEST DES MOINES, IA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	65
inpatient care	65

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	39

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	29
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	58
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	30
Dementia	23
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in WEST DES MOINES, IA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	86
inpatient care	86

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	29
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	31
Dementia	33
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in WEST DES MOINES, IA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	109
inpatient care	109

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	43

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	36
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	28
Dementia	39
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in WEST DES MOINES, IA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	59
inpatient care	59

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	31
Dementia	42
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in WEST DES MOINES, IA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	45
inpatient care	45

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	20

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	16
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in WEST DES MOINES, IA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	30
inpatient care	30

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	20

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	37
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	15
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	46
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in WEST DES MOINES, IA during 2022 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	31
doctor visit	78
lab tests	18

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	72

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO treated as a family medicine practitioner in WEST DES MOINES, IA were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and hospital care.

blood draw	53
diabetes management	28
doctor visit	458
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59
lab tests	62
preventive care	87
vaccines	71

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	76

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	80
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	23
85 and over	21
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	31

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	14
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO graduated from University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed residency at Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth. She is certified by the Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment-Family Medicine and Family Medicine and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth

Board Certification: Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment-Family Medicine and Family Medicine

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UnityPoint Health

The Iowa Clinic

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 277 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO from all over the web to help you find the right in WEST DES MOINES, IA.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Heather Dawn Back, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$234 INVOKANA $128	XARELTO $106
Pfizer Inc.	$163 COLOGUARD $48	LYRICA $44	EUCRISA $41	PRISTIQ $16	VIAGRA $15
Novo Nordisk Inc	$155 Ozempic $88	Victoza $32	Levemir $23	NovoLog $12
Biohaven Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$125 NURTEC ODT $125
Purdue Pharma L.P.	$101 HYSINGLA ER $90	BUTRANS $11
Other	$570 Azor $70	LANTUS $56	VIIBRYD $42	SYMBICORT $36	JARDIANCE $28	Other $339

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,317
Education	$30

Biography

Dr. Heather Back practices family medicine in West Des Moines, IA. Patients rated her highly, giving her an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Back is especially interested in diabetes, executive health, and hypertension (high blood pressure). Before completing her residency at Plaza Medical Center of Fort Worth, Dr. Back attended medical school at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine. She is affiliated with UnityPoint Health and The Iowa Clinic. According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Back's office in West Des Moines, IA.