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Dr. Ian Lin, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

Professional interests include: ankle problems, spine problems, hand problems, and more.

1301 Penn Avenue Suite 213
Des Moines, IA 50316

(515) 224-1414

Dr. Ian Lin, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Des Moines, IA specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. Dr. Ian Lin, MD is affiliated with UnityPoint Health, Houston Methodist West Hospital, DMOS Orthopaedic Centers, Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Iowa Lutheran Hospital, DES MOINES ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS PC, Knoxville Area Community Hospital and Lucas County Hospital.

Office Locations

Address:

1301 Penn Avenue Suite 213
Des Moines, IA 50316

aspiration	242
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	19
doctor visit	1046
hip imaging	125
injections	242
joint surgery	159
lower extremity surgery	139
minimally invasive procedures	50
musculoskeletal imaging	960
open surgery	10
pelvic imaging	140
reconstructive surgery	109
spinal procedures	25
upper extremity surgery	29
X-rays	1127

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	500

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	709
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	355
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	75
Less than 65	91

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

aspiration	245
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	10
doctor visit	930
hip imaging	140
hospital care	17
injections	245
inpatient care	17
joint surgery	126
lower extremity surgery	115
minimally invasive procedures	24
musculoskeletal imaging	839
pelvic imaging	135
reconstructive surgery	102
spinal procedures	11
upper extremity surgery	8
X-rays	987

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	500

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	713
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	357
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	96
Less than 65	63

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

aspiration	228
doctor visit	910
hip imaging	146
hospital care	10
injections	228
inpatient care	10
joint surgery	144
lower extremity surgery	144
minimally invasive procedures	9
musculoskeletal imaging	963
open surgery	9
pelvic imaging	143
reconstructive surgery	135
spinal procedures	14
upper extremity surgery	8
X-rays	1122

**Gender**
Male	552
Female	1022

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1490
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	758
From 75 to 84	502
85 and over	178
Less than 65	136

aspiration	282
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	777
injections	282
joint surgery	113
lower extremity surgery	113
minimally invasive procedures	9
musculoskeletal imaging	659
nerve procedures	11
open surgery	10
reconstructive surgery	104
spinal procedures	16
upper extremity surgery	9
X-rays	676

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	446

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	669
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	85
Less than 65	55

aspiration	288
doctor visit	807
injections	288
joint surgery	139
lower extremity surgery	139
minimally invasive procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	443
reconstructive surgery	114
spinal procedures	10
X-rays	454

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	455

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	647
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	328
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	76
Less than 65	40

aspiration	261
doctor visit	804
hip imaging	11
hospital care	19
injections	261
inpatient care	19
joint surgery	131
lower extremity surgery	131
minimally invasive procedures	23
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	34
musculoskeletal imaging	409
open surgery	9
reconstructive surgery	108
spinal procedures	10
upper extremity surgery	8
X-rays	384

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	441

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	647
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	218
85 and over	95
Less than 65	36

aspiration	277
doctor visit	784
hip imaging	9
hospital care	28
injections	277
inpatient care	28
joint surgery	102
lower extremity surgery	102
minimally invasive procedures	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	10
musculoskeletal imaging	345
open surgery	9
reconstructive surgery	88
spinal procedures	13
upper extremity surgery	8
X-rays	347

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	649
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	337
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	91
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

aspiration	228
doctor visit	601
hospital care	10
injections	228
inpatient care	10
joint surgery	61
lower extremity surgery	61
musculoskeletal imaging	262
reconstructive surgery	64
spinal procedures	15
X-rays	278

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	335

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	505
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	72
Less than 65	27

aspiration	280
doctor visit	652
hip imaging	18
injections	280
joint surgery	82
lower extremity surgery	82
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	19
musculoskeletal imaging	387
reconstructive surgery	85
spinal procedures	12
X-rays	379

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	578
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	331
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	76
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

aspiration	238
doctor visit	548
fracture surgery	10
injections	238
joint surgery	74
lower extremity surgery	85
musculoskeletal imaging	353
reconstructive surgery	77
spinal procedures	14
X-rays	368

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	358

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	525
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	74
Less than 65	17

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ian Lin, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ian Lin, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Des Moines, IA were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	257
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	14
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	787
fracture surgery	10
hip imaging	76
hospital care	16
injections	257
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	114
lower extremity surgery	113
minimally invasive procedures	23
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	21
musculoskeletal imaging	566
nerve procedures	11
open surgery	10
pelvic imaging	139
reconstructive surgery	98
spinal procedures	14
upper extremity surgery	13
X-rays	615

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Lin, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	489

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	713
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	3

**Age**
75 to 84	241
85 and over	91
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	366

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ian Lin, MD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ian Lin, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	9
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Ian Lin, MD graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. He completed residency at Carolinas Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine

Residency: Carolinas Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ian Lin, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UnityPoint Health

Houston Methodist West Hospital

DMOS Orthopaedic Centers

Iowa Methodist Medical Center

Iowa Lutheran Hospital

DES MOINES ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS PC

Knoxville Area Community Hospital

Lucas County Hospital

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
WARDLOW ENTERPRISES	$1,872 $1,872
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$372 ATTUNE $193	CORAIL $60	Knee $59	PEAK $20	NA $17	Other $24
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$145 KNEES $11	$135
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$97 AQUAMANTYS $97
Pfizer Inc.	$90 CELEBREX $61	ELIQUIS $29
Other	$570 Zilretta $76	Zynrelef $66	Palacos $58	ELIQUIS $58	Durolane $44	Other $269

**Types of Payments**
Education	$1,872
Food and Beverage	$1,274

Biography

Dr. Ian Lin, who practices in Des Moines, IA, is a medical specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He attended medical school at the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. He completed his residency training at Carolinas Medical Center. Areas of expertise for Dr. Lin include knee problems, knee surgery, and hand problems. Dr. Lin is affiliated with UnityPoint Health, DMOS Orthopaedic Centers, and Houston Methodist West Hospital.