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Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

Professional interests include: kidney problems

1755 59th Place
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 358-8000

Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD is a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD is affiliated with UnityPoint Health and MercyOne.

Office Locations

1755 59th Place
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 358-8000

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411 Laurel Street Suite 2350
Des Moines, IA 50314

(515) 280-4700

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD in 2024

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2024, Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) 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. Patrick C. Chua, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	68
doctor visit	88
hemofiltration	22
hospital care	767
inpatient care	767

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	227
doctor visit	508
hemofiltration	64
hospital care	1414
inpatient care	1414

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	416
Female	387

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	719
Black	52
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	262
85 and over	120
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	60
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	216
doctor visit	643
hemofiltration	58
hospital care	1231
inpatient care	1231

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	489
Female	429

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	825
Black	52
Hispanic	16
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	276
85 and over	136
Less than 65	200

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	59
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	188
doctor visit	787
hemofiltration	35
hospital care	1245
inpatient care	1245

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	916
Female	804

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1532
Black	102
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	580
From 75 to 84	580
85 and over	212
Less than 65	348

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	58
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	229
doctor visit	770
hemofiltration	44
hospital care	1263
inpatient care	1263

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	465
Female	376

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	729
Black	50
Hispanic	25
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	292
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	90
Less than 65	196

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	62
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	259
doctor visit	871
hemofiltration	71
hospital care	1425
inpatient care	1425

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	452
Female	444

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	803
Black	36
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	282
85 and over	111
Less than 65	191

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	60
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	162
doctor visit	826
hemofiltration	52
hospital care	1540
inpatient care	1540

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	463
Female	433

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	821
Black	32
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	308
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	116
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	58
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	136
doctor visit	815
hemofiltration	51
hospital care	1515
inpatient care	1515

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	475
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	815
Black	48
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	288
85 and over	130
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	60
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	147
doctor visit	554
hemofiltration	76
hospital care	1578
inpatient care	1578

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	504
Female	427

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	826
Black	41
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	359
From 75 to 84	300
85 and over	125
Less than 65	147

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	59
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	123
doctor visit	760
hemofiltration	81
hospital care	1393
inpatient care	1393

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	467
Female	431

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	813
Black	29
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	344
From 75 to 84	290
85 and over	119
Less than 65	145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	55
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	136
doctor visit	707
hemofiltration	86
hospital care	1447
inpatient care	1447

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	463
Female	413

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	783
Black	37
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	325
From 75 to 84	318
85 and over	122
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	55
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	68
doctor visit	644
hemofiltration	38
hospital care	1089
inpatient care	1089

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	384
Female	375

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	694
Black	23
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	293
85 and over	107
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	55
Dementia	7
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2024 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	51
doctor visit	666
hemofiltration	21
hospital care	1078
inpatient care	1078

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	421
Female	365

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	728
Black	18
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	307
85 and over	120
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	54
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	154
doctor visit	664
hemofiltration	53
hospital care	1306
inpatient care	1306

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	455
Female	409

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	40
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	776
Hispanic	22
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	4

**Age**
85 and over	116
75 to 84	288
Less than 65	154
65 to 74	305

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	53
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Cancer	11
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD graduated from University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. He completed residency at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester. He is certified by the Nephrology American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

Residency: Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester

Board Certification: Nephrology American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Patrick C. Chua, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UnityPoint Health

MercyOne

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Mallinckrodt LLC	$256 ACTHAR $256
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$195 Velphoro $90	KORSUVA $16	$89
Relypsa, Inc.	$192 VELTASSA $192
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$142 SAMSCA $142
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC	$116 ACTHAR $116
Other	$625 RENVELA $60	AUSTEDO $60	ACTHAR $57	SOLIRIS $42	FABRAZYME $40	Other $366

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,294
Education	$232

Biography

Dr. Patrick Chua sees patients in Des Moines, IA and West Des Moines, IA. His medical specialty is adult nephrology. Areas of expertise for Dr. Chua include kidney problems. Before completing his residency at Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, Dr. Chua attended medical school at the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. His hospital/clinic affiliations include UnityPoint Health and MercyOne. MercyOne reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Des Moines, IA.