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Dr. James Philson, DO

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Specializes in: Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine), Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist) and General Pediatrics

A.T. Still University, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (2007)

1801 Hickman Road
Des Moines, IA 50314

(515) 282-2200

Dr. James Philson, DO is an osteopath in Ames, IA specializing in osteopathic manipulative medicine, internal medicine (adult medicine), hospital medicine (hospitalist) and general pediatrics. He graduated from A.T. Still University, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007 and has 19 years of experience.

Office Locations

1111 Duff Avenue
Ames, IA 50010

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1801 Hickman Road
Des Moines, IA 50314

(515) 282-2200

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3200 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James Philson, DO in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

osteopathic manipulation

In 2023, Dr. James Philson, DO performed more osteopathic manipulation procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Philson, DO treated as an osteopath in Ames, IA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Philson, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	31
inpatient care	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Philson, DO treated as an osteopath in Ames, IA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Philson, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	202
inpatient care	155
outpatient care	47

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
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	0
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Philson, DO treated as an osteopath in Ames, IA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Philson, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	337
inpatient care	272
outpatient care	65

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	49
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Philson, DO treated as an osteopath in Ames, IA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Philson, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	412
inpatient care	292
outpatient care	120

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	188

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	56
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	36
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	45
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Philson, DO treated as an osteopath in Ames, IA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Philson, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	425
inpatient care	301
outpatient care	124

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	46
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Philson, DO treated as an osteopath in Ames, IA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Philson, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	253
inpatient care	142
outpatient care	111

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	67

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	34
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Philson, DO treated as an osteopath in Ames, IA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Philson, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	33
hospital care	171
inpatient care	116
outpatient care	55

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	40
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Philson, DO treated as an osteopath in Ames, IA during 2019 were osteopathic medicine, manual therapy and complementary or alternative therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Philson, DO for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy	112
doctor visit	125
manual therapy	112
osteopathic medicine	112

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO in 2019

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Philson, DO treated as an osteopath in Ames, IA during 2020 were osteopathic medicine, manual therapy and complementary or alternative therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Philson, DO for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy	96
doctor visit	91
manual therapy	96
osteopathic medicine	96

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	11
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO in 2020

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Philson, DO treated as an osteopath in Ames, IA during 2021 were osteopathic medicine, manual therapy and complementary or alternative therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Philson, DO for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy	189
doctor visit	152
manual therapy	189
osteopathic medicine	189

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Philson, DO treated as an osteopath in Ames, IA during 2022 were osteopathic medicine, manual therapy and complementary or alternative therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Philson, DO for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy	138
doctor visit	127
manual therapy	138
osteopathic medicine	138

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Philson, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Philson, DO treated as an osteopath in Ames, IA were hospital care, inpatient care, osteopathic medicine and manual therapy.

complementary or alternative therapy	133
doctor visit	105
hospital care	261
inpatient care	187
manual therapy	133
osteopathic medicine	133
outpatient care	87

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	60
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	1
85 and over	0
Less than 65	47
65 to 74	25

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Philson, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Philson, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Dementia	7
Cancer	3

Education & Training

Dr. James Philson, DO graduated from A.T. Still University, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2007. He is certified by the Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: A.T. Still University, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (2007)

Board Certification: Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine, Internal Medicine, and Pediatrics

Licensed In: Iowa

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Biography

Dr. James Philson practices hospital medicine (hospitalist), osteopathic manipulative medicine, and general pediatrics in Des Moines, IA and Ames, IA. He attended medical school at A.T. Still University, Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine.