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Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

1215 Duff Avenue
Ames, IA 50010

(515) 239-4475

Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD is a spine surgeon in Ames, IA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

1215 Duff Avenue
Ames, IA 50010

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ames, IA during 2012 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	48
aspiration	216
blood draw	25
bone marrow tests	72
bone surgery	37
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	323
doctor visit	785
hospital care	72
injections	161
inpatient care	72
lab tests	47
nerve procedures	323
pain management	17
revision surgery	36
spinal procedures	549

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ames, IA during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	36
aspiration	212
blood draw	39
bone marrow tests	69
bone surgery	20
decompression surgery	291
doctor visit	803
hospital care	64
injections	157
inpatient care	64
lab tests	50
nerve procedures	291
pain management	14
revision surgery	36
spinal procedures	463

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	323

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	61
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ames, IA during 2014 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	57
aspiration	163
blood draw	34
bone marrow tests	79
bone surgery	40
decompression surgery	361
doctor visit	763
hospital care	92
injections	84
inpatient care	92
lab tests	54
nerve procedures	361
revision surgery	45
spinal procedures	616

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	504
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	58
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ames, IA during 2015 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	55
aspiration	101
blood draw	30
bone marrow tests	19
bone surgery	21
decompression surgery	331
doctor visit	560
hospital care	65
injections	82
inpatient care	65
lab tests	58
nerve procedures	331
revision surgery	33
spinal procedures	544

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	374
Female	524

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	856
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	390
From 75 to 84	316
85 and over	100
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ames, IA during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	44
aspiration	62
blood draw	31
bone surgery	27
decompression surgery	323
doctor visit	622
hospital care	85
injections	62
inpatient care	85
lab tests	52
neck surgery	17
nerve procedures	323
revision surgery	37
spinal procedures	508

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	447
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	55
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ames, IA during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	41
aspiration	84
blood draw	38
bone surgery	24
decompression surgery	247
doctor visit	642
hospital care	36
injections	84
inpatient care	36
lab tests	52
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	247
revision surgery	31
spinal procedures	425

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	460
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	58
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ames, IA during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	32
aspiration	86
blood draw	48
bone surgery	15
decompression surgery	227
doctor visit	715
hospital care	119
immobilization	12
injections	86
inpatient care	119
lab tests	129
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	227
revision surgery	30
spinal procedures	377

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	509
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	71
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ames, IA during 2019 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	29
aspiration	76
blood draw	27
decompression surgery	163
doctor visit	626
hospital care	53
injections	76
inpatient care	53
lab tests	48
nerve procedures	163
revision surgery	22
spinal procedures	273

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	451
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	65
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ames, IA during 2020 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	39
aspiration	61
blood draw	32
decompression surgery	207
doctor visit	602
hospital care	94
implant removal	11
injections	61
inpatient care	94
lab tests	58
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	207
revision surgery	36
spinal procedures	362

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	418
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	54
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	58

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	43

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Ames, IA were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and aspiration.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	42
aspiration	117
blood draw	33
bone marrow tests	59
bone surgery	26
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	11
decompression surgery	274
doctor visit	617
hospital care	75
immobilization	12
implant removal	11
injections	94
inpatient care	75
lab tests	60
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	274
pain management	15
revision surgery	34
spinal procedures	457

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD.

**Gender**
Female	259
Male	180

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	364
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	52
75 to 84	158
Less than 65	46
65 to 74	181

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD From 2012 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sarkis Kaspar, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Iowa.

Licensed In: Iowa

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$10 Thoracolumbar Therapies $10

**Types of Payments**
Education	$10

Biography

Dr. Sarkis Kaspar is an Ames, IA physician who specializes in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Kaspar has obtained a license to practice in Iowa.