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Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS

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Specializes in: Wound Care, Foot & Ankle Surgery and Podiatry (Foot & Ankle Medicine)

Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

3200 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312

(515) 271-1731

Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS is a podiatrist in Des Moines, IA specializing in wound care, foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine). She graduated from Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS is affiliated with UnityPoint Health and Iowa Methodist Medical Center.

Office Locations

Iowa Methodist Medical Center

1215 Pleasant Street Suite 308
Des Moines, IA 50309

(515) 241-4325

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3200 Grand Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50312

(515) 271-1731

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS in 2023

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debridement

In 2023, Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS performed more debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS treated as a podiatrist in Des Moines, IA during 2012 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	243
doctor visit	217
nail procedures	195
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	46
skin procedures	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS treated as a podiatrist in Des Moines, IA during 2013 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	535
doctor visit	232
nail procedures	502
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	114
skin procedures	114

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	302
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	69
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	48
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS treated as a podiatrist in Des Moines, IA during 2014 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	150
doctor visit	248
nail procedures	150
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	127
skin procedures	127

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	332
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	87
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	44
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS treated as a podiatrist in Des Moines, IA during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	183
doctor visit	326
excision	97
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
nail procedures	30
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	143
skin procedures	143

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS.

**Gender**
Male	336
Female	454

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	752
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	194
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	48
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS treated as a podiatrist in Des Moines, IA during 2016 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	349
doctor visit	458
excision	204
hospital care	51
inpatient care	51
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	102
skin procedures	102

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	362
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	106
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	47
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS treated as a podiatrist in Des Moines, IA during 2017 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	337
doctor visit	582
excision	155
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
plastic surgery procedures	21
reconstructive surgery	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	72
skin procedures	72
tissue transfer	21
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	21

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	47
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	52
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS treated as a podiatrist in Des Moines, IA during 2018 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	355
doctor visit	547
excision	183
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	70
skin procedures	70

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	65
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	52
Dementia	19
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS treated as a podiatrist in Des Moines, IA during 2019 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	274
doctor visit	488
excision	148
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	30
skin procedures	30

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	49
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	50
Dementia	17
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS treated as a podiatrist in Des Moines, IA during 2020 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	392
doctor visit	357
excision	141
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	199
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	35
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	55
Dementia	13
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS treated as a podiatrist in Des Moines, IA during 2021 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	438
doctor visit	318
excision	158
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	167
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	30
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	59
Dementia	15
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS treated as a podiatrist in Des Moines, IA during 2022 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	457
doctor visit	373
excision	107
minor procedures	29

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	22
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	55
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS treated as a podiatrist in Des Moines, IA were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), nail procedures, excision and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	337
doctor visit	376
excision	149
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
minor procedures	29
nail procedures	219
plastic surgery procedures	21
reconstructive surgery	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	80
skin procedures	80
tissue transfer	21
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	268
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	93
85 and over	64
Less than 65	41
65 to 74	84

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS graduated from Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. She completed residency at Scott and White Healthcare. She is certified by the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Primary Podiatric Medicine American Board of Podiatric Medicine and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Residency: Scott and White Healthcare

Board Certification: American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgeons Primary Podiatric Medicine American Board of Podiatric Medicine

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UnityPoint Health

Iowa Methodist Medical Center

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Katherine M. Frush, DPM, FACFAS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Acera Surgical, Inc.	$199 Restrata Wound Matrix $199
Osiris Therapeutics Inc.	$122 GrafixPL $122
KCI USA, Inc.	$88 PREVENA $88
TEI Medical Inc.	$26 PriMatrix $26
Misonix Inc	$26 TheraSkin $26
Other	$75 Santyl $25	Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose $21	HYDROFERA BLUE READY - BORDER $13	$16

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$535

Biography

Dr. Katherine Frush's specialties are wound care, foot & ankle surgery, and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine). Dr. Frush is affiliated with UnityPoint Health. For her residency, Dr. Frush trained at Scott and White Healthcare.

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