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Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD

(206 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

421 East Merle Hibbs Boulevard
Marshalltown, IA 50158

(641) 648-2586

Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Marshalltown, IA specializing in family medicine. She graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD is affiliated with McFarland Clinic.

Office Locations

421 East Merle Hibbs Boulevard
Marshalltown, IA 50158

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701 Washington Avenue
Iowa Falls, IA 50126

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

preventive care

In 2012, Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD had a list price for preventive care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Iowa. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Marshalltown, IA during 2012 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	54
breast exam	23
cytology	13
doctor visit	2501
gynecologic pathology	13
gynecologic procedures	23
hospital care	259
injections	54
inpatient care	171
nursing home care	330
outpatient care	88
preventive care	25
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	28
skin procedures	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Marshalltown, IA during 2013 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	56
breast exam	20
cytology	15
doctor visit	3545
gynecologic pathology	15
gynecologic procedures	20
hospital care	211
injections	56
inpatient care	116
nursing home care	360
outpatient care	95
preventive care	30
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	55
skin procedures	55

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	393
Female	555

**Age**
From 65 to 74	391
From 75 to 84	318
85 and over	187
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Marshalltown, IA during 2014 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	54
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	4341
hospital care	319
injections	54
inpatient care	174
nursing home care	694
outpatient care	145
preventive care	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	61
skin procedures	61

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	411
Female	579

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	973
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	414
From 75 to 84	337
85 and over	182
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Marshalltown, IA during 2015 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
doctor visit	988
hospital care	77
injections	21
inpatient care	54
nursing home care	233
outpatient care	23

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	372
Female	702

**Age**
From 65 to 74	398
From 75 to 84	384
85 and over	234
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Marshalltown, IA during 2016 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	35
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	23
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	46
Dementia	66
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Marshalltown, IA during 2023 were lab tests, blood draw, thyroid function tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	39
doctor visit	59
lab tests	77
preventive care	14
thyroid function tests	28

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	33

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD in 2023

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	22
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 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Marshalltown, IA were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

aspiration	46
blood draw	39
breast exam	21
cytology	14
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	2286
gynecologic pathology	14
gynecologic procedures	21
hospital care	216
injections	46
inpatient care	128
lab tests	77
nursing home care	326
outpatient care	87
preventive care	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	48
skin procedures	48
thyroid function tests	28

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD.

**Gender**
Female	311
Male	199

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	168
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	104
75 to 84	177
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	203

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and heart failure.

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	17
Cancer	4

Education & Training

Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. She completed residency at Broadlawns Medical Center. She has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

Residency: Broadlawns Medical Center

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

McFarland Clinic

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.77 out of 5 stars based on 206 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Laura J. Brunsen, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Marshalltown, IA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$376 XARELTO $245	INVOKANA $121	$10
Novo Nordisk Inc	$364 Victoza $187	NovoLog $153	Levemir $12	$12
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$274 LANTUS $232	TOUJEO $30	$12
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$261 FARXIGA $85	BYDUREON $40	BYDUREON PEN $27	DUTOPROL $26	SYMBICORT $26	Other $56
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$182 Myrbetriq $108	Vesicare $74
Other	$757 Brintellix $79	Colcrys $54	VIIBRYD $42	Prolia $40	Spiriva $36	Other $507

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,139
Education	$75

Biography

Dr. Laura Brunsen's area of specialization is family medicine. Her average rating from her patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Her education and training includes medical school at the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine and residency at Broadlawns Medical Center. Dr. Brunsen is affiliated with McFarland Clinic. McFarland Clinic reports that Dr. Brunsen is accepting new patients at her office in Iowa Falls, IA.