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Dr. Ganga Prabhakar, M.D.

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Specializes in: Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Surgery

411 Laurel Street Suite 250
Des Moines, IA 50314

(515) 235-5000

Dr. Ganga Prabhakar, M.D. is a cardiac surgeon in Des Moines, IA specializing in cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery. Dr. Ganga Prabhakar, M.D. is affiliated with WHEELING HOSPITAL INC.

Office Locations

Address:

411 Laurel Street Suite 250
Des Moines, IA 50314

bypass surgery	106
cardiac procedures	264
doctor visit	123
hospital care	123
inpatient care	123
open surgery	212
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	210

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	101

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	42
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	43
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

bypass surgery	98
cardiac procedures	240
doctor visit	130
hospital care	124
inpatient care	124
open surgery	196
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	194

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	48
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	47
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

bypass surgery	73
cardiac procedures	208
doctor visit	134
hospital care	112
inpatient care	112
open surgery	146
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	144

**Gender**
Male	356
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	568
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	104
Less than 65	54

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

bypass surgery	78
cardiac procedures	212
doctor visit	148
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81
open surgery	156
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	154

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	44
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

bypass surgery	90
cardiac procedures	252
doctor visit	161
hospital care	95
inpatient care	95
open surgery	180
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	178

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	317
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	58
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

bypass surgery	87
cardiac procedures	222
doctor visit	144
hospital care	70
inpatient care	70
open surgery	174
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	172

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	37
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	46
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

bypass surgery	97
cardiac procedures	234
dissection	11
doctor visit	130
excision	11
hospital care	98
inpatient care	98
lobectomy	10
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	20
open surgery	194
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	215

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	276
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	27
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	43
Dementia	9
Cancer	22

bypass surgery	60
cardiac procedures	114
doctor visit	80
hospital care	246
inpatient care	246
open surgery	120
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	118

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	197
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	16
Less than 65	18

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	43
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

bypass surgery	60
cardiac procedures	162
doctor visit	24
hospital care	103
inpatient care	103
minimally invasive procedures	21
open surgery	120
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	118
vascular procedures	23

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ganga Prabhakar, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ganga Prabhakar, M.D. treated as a cardiac surgeon in Des Moines, IA were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

bypass surgery	84
cardiac procedures	215
dissection	11
doctor visit	124
excision	11
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116
lobectomy	10
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	22
open surgery	167
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	169
vascular procedures	23

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganga Prabhakar, M.D..

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	219
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	95
85 and over	37
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	100

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ganga Prabhakar, M.D. From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ganga Prabhakar, M.D. treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	28
Cancer	13
Dementia	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Illinois.

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ganga Prabhakar, M.D. is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

WHEELING HOSPITAL INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Ganga Prabhakar, M.D.. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$50,407 Da Vinci Surgical System $50,407
Thoratec Corporation	$3,146 HeartMate II $3,083	MCS Multiple Products General $32	CentriMag $31
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$1,834 HeartWare HVAD $1,421	Heart Valves $198	Arctic Front $109	Cardioblate $16	$90
Abbott Laboratories	$1,773 Circulatory Support $1,359	HeartMate $163	MitraClip System $83	Aortic and Mitral Tissue Stented $76	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev $43	Other $48
AtriCure, Inc.	$1,711 ATRICURE SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $722	Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation Sys $89	$900
Other	$6,466 Impella $1,703	HeartMate PHP $1,173	Endoscopy Endocutters $875	CMF $864	STRATAFIX $832	Other $1,020

**Types of Payments**
Education	$47,533
Travel and Lodging	$11,120
Food and Beverage	$6,685

Research Payments

Dr. Ganga Prabhakar, M.D. has received 4 research payments totaling $500.

Biography

Dr. Ganga Prabhakar is a Des Moines, IA physician who specializes in cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery. Dr. Prabhakar has obtained a license to practice in West Virginia.