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Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine (1997)

Professional interests include: kidney problems

1755 59th Place
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 358-8000

Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO is a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO is affiliated with Dallas County Hospital Family Medicine Clinics, UnityPoint Health and MercyOne.

Office Locations

MercyOne

1755 59th Place
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 358-8000

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MercyOne

411 Laurel Street Suite 2350
Des Moines, IA 50314

(515) 280-4700

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Dallas County Hospital Family Medicine Clinics

610 10th Street
Perry, IA 50220

(515) 465-3547

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

hemodialysis

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Iowa, Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO performed more hemodialysis, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Robert Nelson Smith, DO 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. Robert Nelson Smith, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	299
doctor visit	714
hemofiltration	29
hospital care	1728
inpatient care	1728

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	197
doctor visit	764
hospital care	1437
inpatient care	1437

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO.

**Gender**
Male	528
Female	468

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	889
Black	65
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	330
85 and over	155
Less than 65	225

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	58
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO 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. Robert Nelson Smith, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	236
doctor visit	864
hemofiltration	32
hospital care	1429
inpatient care	1429

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO.

**Gender**
Male	575
Female	458

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	944
Black	47
Hispanic	17
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	328
From 75 to 84	344
85 and over	145
Less than 65	216

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	57
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO 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. Robert Nelson Smith, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	282
doctor visit	879
hemofiltration	28
hospital care	1360
inpatient care	1360

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO.

**Gender**
Male	1044
Female	814

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1652
Black	108
Hispanic	42
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	620
From 75 to 84	618
85 and over	226
Less than 65	394

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	56
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO 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. Robert Nelson Smith, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	241
doctor visit	869
hemofiltration	33
hospital care	1158
inpatient care	1158

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO.

**Gender**
Male	436
Female	357

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	706
Black	40
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	273
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	106
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	57
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO 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. Robert Nelson Smith, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	280
doctor visit	846
hemofiltration	36
hospital care	1427
inpatient care	1427

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO.

**Gender**
Male	480
Female	423

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	813
Black	43
Hispanic	21
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	330
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	130
Less than 65	171

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	57
Dementia	17
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	153
doctor visit	827
hospital care	1212
inpatient care	1212

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO.

**Gender**
Male	448
Female	379

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	757
Black	33
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	249
85 and over	127
Less than 65	158

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	55
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	100
doctor visit	781
hospital care	1237
inpatient care	1237

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO.

**Gender**
Male	440
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	732
Black	40
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	257
85 and over	120
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	59
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO for Medicare patients.

dialysis	22
doctor visit	635
hospital care	1204
inpatient care	1204

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO.

**Gender**
Male	437
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	687
Black	33
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	311
From 75 to 84	239
85 and over	97
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	59
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	661
hospital care	1399
inpatient care	1399

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO.

**Gender**
Male	450
Female	353

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	741
Black	20
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	325
From 75 to 84	251
85 and over	102
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	59
Dementia	17
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	727
hospital care	1445
inpatient care	1445

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO.

**Gender**
Male	419
Female	379

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	722
Black	31
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	278
85 and over	129
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	58
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO treated as a nephrologist in West Des Moines, IA were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	201
doctor visit	778
hemofiltration	31
hospital care	1366
inpatient care	1366

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO.

**Gender**
Female	393
Male	477

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	41
Asian / Pacific Islander	5
Non-Hispanic White	785
Hispanic	19
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	3

**Age**
85 and over	121
75 to 84	280
Less than 65	165
65 to 74	303

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	52
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO graduated from Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1997. He completed residency at University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri. He is certified by the Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Nephrology and Internal Medicine and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine (1997)

Residency: University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine, Kansas City, Missouri

Board Certification: Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Nephrology and Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dallas County Hospital Family Medicine Clinics

UnityPoint Health

MercyOne

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Robert Nelson Smith, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Mallinckrodt LLC	$290 ACTHAR $290
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$271 SAMSCA $239	JYNARQUE $32
Relypsa, Inc.	$227 VELTASSA $227
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$128 Velphoro $43	$85
Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC	$126 ACTHAR $126
Other	$1,393 Auryxia $151	(815) Thiola $87	Rituxan $86	ACTHAR $78	System One $76	Other $915

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,232
Education	$203

Biography

Dr. Robert Smith's medical specialty is adult nephrology. Dr. Smith has indicated that his clinical interests include kidney problems. He attended medical school at Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences (KCUMB), College of Osteopathic Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with UnityPoint Health, MercyOne, and Dallas County Hospital Family Medicine Clinics. According to Dallas County Hospital Family Medicine Clinics, Dr. Smith is currently accepting new patients at his office in Perry, IA.