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Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD

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(116 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine (1983)

Professional interests include: neurological disorders

1111 6th Avenue Suite A100
Des Moines, IA 50314

(515) 358-0011

Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD is a neurologist in Des Moines, IA specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). He graduated from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in 1983 and has 43 years of experience. Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD is affiliated with MercyOne.

Office Locations

MercyOne

1111 6th Avenue Suite A100
Des Moines, IA 50314

(515) 358-0011

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

electrodiagnostic testing

electrophysiological study

nerve conduction studies

In 2023, Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD had a list price for electrodiagnostic testing, electrophysiological (EP) study, and nerve conduction studies (NCS) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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. Paul V. Babikian, MD treated as a neurologist in Des Moines, IA during 2012 were diagnostic procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	254
diagnostic procedures	709
doctor visit	572
electroencephalography (EEG)	154
hospital care	335
inpatient care	335

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD treated as a neurologist in Des Moines, IA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and electroencephalography (EEG).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	248
diagnostic procedures	87
doctor visit	608
electroencephalography (EEG)	164
evoked potential test	13
hospital care	339
inpatient care	339

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	350
Female	411

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	712
Black	20
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	90
Less than 65	225

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	30
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD treated as a neurologist in Des Moines, IA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	109
diagnostic procedures	84
doctor visit	528
electroencephalography (EEG)	170
hospital care	363
inpatient care	363

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	357
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	702
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	106
Less than 65	209

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	28
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD treated as a neurologist in Des Moines, IA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	13
diagnostic procedures	72
doctor visit	470
electroencephalography (EEG)	165
evoked potential test	26
hospital care	344
inpatient care	344

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	708
Female	782

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1394
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	510
From 75 to 84	404
85 and over	178
Less than 65	398

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD treated as a neurologist in Des Moines, IA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	16
diagnostic procedures	70
doctor visit	457
electroencephalography (EEG)	188
evoked potential test	11
hospital care	322
inpatient care	322

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	338
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	697
Black	22
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	217
85 and over	76
Less than 65	183

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD treated as a neurologist in Des Moines, IA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	415
electroencephalography (EEG)	176
evoked potential test	43
hospital care	288
inpatient care	288

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	317
Female	348

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	625
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	80
Less than 65	167

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	30
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD treated as a neurologist in Des Moines, IA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	409
electroencephalography (EEG)	108
evoked potential test	30
hospital care	165
inpatient care	165

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	496
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	59
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	21
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD treated as a neurologist in Des Moines, IA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and evoked potential test.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	446
electroencephalography (EEG)	150
evoked potential test	60
hospital care	208
inpatient care	208

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	296
Female	308

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	565
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	247
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	56
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD treated as a neurologist in Des Moines, IA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	48
doctor visit	415
electroencephalography (EEG)	99
hospital care	112
inpatient care	112

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	486
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	60
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	25
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD treated as a neurologist in Des Moines, IA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	59
doctor visit	438
electroencephalography (EEG)	90
hospital care	134
inpatient care	134

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	518
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	49
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	24
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD treated as a neurologist in Des Moines, IA during 2022 were electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	322
electroencephalography (EEG)	88

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	385
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	26
Less than 65	93

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD treated as a neurologist in Des Moines, IA during 2023 were electroencephalography (EEG) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	291
electroencephalography (EEG)	75

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	300
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	26
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD in 2023

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD treated as a neurologist in Des Moines, IA were hospital care, inpatient care, electroencephalography (EEG) and blood draw.

blood draw	128
diagnostic procedures	110
doctor visit	447
electroencephalography (EEG)	135
evoked potential test	30
hospital care	261
inpatient care	261

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	14
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	573
Hispanic	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	169
85 and over	67
Less than 65	151
65 to 74	224

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	9
Dementia	17

Education & Training

Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD graduated from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine in 1983. He completed residency at University of Iowa Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine (1983)

Residency: University of Iowa Affiliated Hospitals

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MercyOne

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.69 out of 5 stars based on 116 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Paul V. Babikian, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Des Moines, IA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$52,662 OXTELLAR XR $36,860	TROKENDI XR $15,794	$8
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.	$29,226 AJOVY $28,585	Austedo XR $165	AUSTEDO $96	COPAXONE $46	AZILECT $43	Other $293
AbbVie Inc.	$28,512 UBRELVY $25,707	QULIPTA $2,701	BOTOX $104
SK Life Science, Inc.	$22,047 XCOPRI $18,573	Cenobamate $3,432	$42
Allergan, Inc.	$8,412 UBRELVY $8,412
Other	$22,695 APTIOM $7,353	ONFI $4,297	VNS Therapy $1,325	Gilenya $509	ZEPOSIA $451	Other $8,760

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$104,601
Honoraria	$22,525
Food and Beverage	$18,317
Travel and Lodging	$15,953
Consulting Fee	$1,675
Other	$482

Biography

Dr. Paul Babikian's area of specialization is neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). He has a special interest in neurological disorders. Dr. Babikian is professionally affiliated with MercyOne. He graduated from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and then he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Iowa and a hospital affiliated with Wayne State University. His average rating from his patients is 4.5 stars (out of 5). According to MercyOne, new patients are welcome to contact Dr. Babikian's office in Des Moines, IA.