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Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS

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Specializes in: Bariatric Surgery, General Surgery and Nutrition

Professional interests include: weight loss, laparoscopic Roux-en-y gastric bypass, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, and more.

5901 Westown Parkway Suite 240
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 358-9300

Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS is a nutrition specialist in West Des Moines, IA specializing in bariatric surgery, general surgery and nutrition. Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS is affiliated with MercyOne and MERCY CLINICS INC.

Office Locations

MercyOne

1755 59th Place
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 358-8000

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411 Laurel Street Suite 2100
Des Moines, IA 50314

(515) 358-9300

(515) 358-9320

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MercyOne

5901 Westown Parkway Suite 240
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 358-9300

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Some issues Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS can help you with:

Laparoscopic Surgery

Laparoscopic surgery is a kind of minimally invasive surgery using a thin, narrow tube called a laparoscope. Usually performed on the abdomen or the pelvic region, the surgeon makes a few very small incisions instead of one large one.

During the procedure, the surgeon inserts the laparoscope, which contains a light and camera that allows the surgeon to see what is happening inside the body. Then tiny tools are placed through the small openings and used to perform the surgery.

The most common laparoscopic surgery is gallbladder removal, but laparoscopic surgery may also be used for the removal of a kidney or appendix, to treat certain cysts and tumors, for bariatric surgery, for some GERD treatments, or for hernia repairs, among others.

Because laparoscopic surgery only uses a few tiny incisions, the scars are minimal and recovery is easier than with open surgery.

Weight Loss Surgery (Bariatric Surgery)

Bariatric or weight-loss surgery is a surgical procedure performed to help significantly obese patients lose weight when more traditional methods, such as dieting and exercise, have not helped. Depending on the type, these surgeries change the gastrointestinal tract to limit how much food can be eaten and also change how food is absorbed by the body. Of the various bariatric surgeries available, the most common is gastric bypass.

By far the most common of the gastric bypass surgeries is called Roux-en-Y. During this surgery, part of the stomach and small intestine are detached from the gastrointestinal tract, in order to make the tract smaller. The surgeon divides the stomach into two parts. The working stomach, at the end of the esophagus, is now tiny - only the size of a walnut. This makes patients feel full after eating a small amount of food. Then the small intestine is also divided, and after bypassing a section of the small intestine to reduce food absorption, the intestine is attached to the small stomach pouch. The patient now has a working stomach and intestine like before, only much smaller.

Because gastric bypass is used to treat extreme obesity, it can reduce the risk of some of the problems associated with obesity. Gastric bypass can help treat or reduce the risk for such conditions as heart disease, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and type 2 diabetes. However, it is a major surgery and also carries risks itself. Any surgery can lead to infection, bleeding, or blood clots, and weight loss surgery in particular carries risks of leaks in the gastrointestinal system, malnutrition, bowel obstructions, and vomiting.

Typically patients are considered candidates for gastric bypass surgery if they have a BMI greater than 40, or sometimes if they have a BMI between 35 and 40 but are suffering from obesity-related illnesses such as diabetes. The outlook is generally good, with most patients losing between 50-75% of their excess weight in 1-2 years. However, patients must follow strict diet guidelines so that the stomach can heal, starting with no food at all, then followed by a liquid diet for some time. For many severely obese patients who have tried strict diets before without success, gastric bypass surgery is the tool that allows them to finally achieve their weight loss and health goals.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS treated as a nutrition specialist in West Des Moines, IA during 2013 were catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS for Medicare patients.

catheterization	15
doctor visit	198

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	74

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	13
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS treated during 2013 were depression, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	61
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	23
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	107

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	91
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS treated during 2014 were hypertension, depression, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS treated as a nutrition specialist in West Des Moines, IA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS for Medicare patients.

hospital care	38
inpatient care	38

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	13

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and atrial fibrilation.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	42

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS.

**Gender**
Male	25
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 Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS treated during 2020 were high cholesterol, hypertension, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	30

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	28

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS.

**Gender**
Male	13
Female	26

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	51
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	22

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	39
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 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS treated as a nutrition specialist in West Des Moines, IA were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

catheterization	15
doctor visit	65
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	33

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	11
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	5
85 and over	1
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	22

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	1
Cancer	0

Education & Training

He has a state license in Iowa.

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MercyOne

MERCY CLINICS INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Joel E. Rand, PA, MPAS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$266 Da Vinci Surgical System $266
Becton, Dickinson and Company	$135 Phasix Mesh $135
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.	$61 APONVIE $61
CONMED Corporation	$36 CONMED PADS AND PENCILS $36
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$28 Echelon Flex $28
Other	$18 $18

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$544

Biography

Mr. Joel Rand specializes in general surgery, bariatric surgery, and nutrition. Areas of particular interest for Mr. Rand include laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, laparoscopic roux-en-y gastric bypass, and general surgery. Mr. Rand usually is in-network for Amerigroup, MultiPlan, and CorVel, as well as other insurance carriers. He is affiliated with MercyOne. He welcomes new patients at his office inWest Des Moines, IA as reported by MercyOne.