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Dr. Nicholas Southard, DO

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(Nicholas Southard, DO)

(66 Ratings)

Specializes in: Vascular Surgery

Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Professional interests include: vascular access, carotid artery disease, venous disease, and more.

5950 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 875-9090

Dr. Nicholas Southard, DO is a vascular surgeon in West Des Moines, IA specializing in vascular surgery. He graduated from Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Nicholas Southard, DO is affiliated with UnityPoint Health, The Iowa Clinic, Iowa Methodist Medical Center and THE IOWA CLINIC PC.

Office Locations

Address:

5950 UNIVERSITY AVENUE
West Des Moines, IA 50266

Address:

1000 W Lincolnway
Jefferson, IA 50129

Address:

404 Jefferson Street
Pella, IA 50219

angioplasty	19
dialysis access procedures	30
doctor visit	190
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	298
vascular procedures	405
X-rays	31

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	430
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	69
Less than 65	69

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

abdominal imaging	39
ablation	49
anastomosis	11
angioplasty	74
blood draw	16
catheterization	14
device removal	15
dialysis access procedures	102
doctor visit	555
endarterectomy	11
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
lab tests	40
minimally invasive procedures	75
neck surgery	11
pelvic imaging	39
stent placement (stenting)	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	700
vascular procedures	1103
X-rays	91

**Gender**
Male	414
Female	513

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	852
Black	33
Hispanic	15
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	338
From 75 to 84	286
85 and over	151
Less than 65	152

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	68
ablation	63
angioplasty	66
blood draw	26
catheterization	13
device removal	15
dialysis access procedures	77
doctor visit	705
endarterectomy	11
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
lab tests	23
minimally invasive procedures	86
neck surgery	11
pelvic imaging	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	891
vascular procedures	1310
X-rays	78

**Gender**
Male	1056
Female	1168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2076
Black	64
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	834
From 75 to 84	722
85 and over	358
Less than 65	310

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

abdominal imaging	63
ablation	96
angioplasty	38
blood draw	17
device removal	16
dialysis access procedures	48
doctor visit	705
endarterectomy	11
hospital care	29
injections	12
inpatient care	29
minimally invasive procedures	130
neck surgery	11
pelvic imaging	63
stent placement (stenting)	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	842
vascular procedures	1208
X-rays	49

**Gender**
Male	492
Female	538

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	973
Black	25
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	421
From 75 to 84	335
85 and over	131
Less than 65	143

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

abdominal imaging	71
ablation	45
anastomosis	12
blood draw	16
dialysis access procedures	11
doctor visit	677
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
lab tests	20
minimally invasive procedures	67
pelvic imaging	71
ultrasound (sonogram)	850
vascular procedures	1127

**Gender**
Male	508
Female	577

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1023
Black	22
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	431
From 75 to 84	354
85 and over	170
Less than 65	130

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

abdominal imaging	79
ablation	51
angioplasty	13
blood draw	12
catheterization	11
doctor visit	665
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40
minimally invasive procedures	107
pelvic imaging	79
stent placement (stenting)	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	819
vascular procedures	1109

**Gender**
Male	471
Female	512

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	928
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	403
From 75 to 84	316
85 and over	149
Less than 65	115

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

abdominal imaging	91
angioplasty	15
blood draw	18
doctor visit	707
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59
lab tests	33
minimally invasive procedures	9
pelvic imaging	91
ultrasound (sonogram)	873
vascular procedures	1133

**Gender**
Male	537
Female	547

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1016
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	447
From 75 to 84	352
85 and over	145
Less than 65	140

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

abdominal imaging	92
ablation	29
amputation	11
angioplasty	13
blood draw	30
doctor visit	570
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59
lab tests	53
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	53
pelvic imaging	92
ultrasound (sonogram)	948
vascular procedures	1280

**Gender**
Male	557
Female	568

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1057
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	481
From 75 to 84	388
85 and over	144
Less than 65	112

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

abdominal imaging	194
ablation	95
angioplasty	24
blood draw	46
device removal	10
doctor visit	983
hospital care	124
inpatient care	124
lab tests	80
minimally invasive procedures	178
pelvic imaging	194
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	2215
vascular procedures	2979

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas Southard, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nicholas Southard, DO treated as a vascular surgeon in West Des Moines, IA were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), minimally invasive procedures and pelvic imaging.

abdominal imaging	87
ablation	62
amputation	11
anastomosis	11
angioplasty	33
blood draw	22
catheterization	12
device removal	14
dialysis access procedures	54
doctor visit	640
endarterectomy	11
hospital care	51
injections	12
inpatient care	51
lab tests	42
lower extremity surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	91
neck surgery	11
pelvic imaging	87
stent placement (stenting)	13
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	938
vascular procedures	1301
X-rays	62

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Southard, DO.

**Gender**
Male	425
Female	466

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	22
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	835
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	9
Other	5

**Age**
85 and over	131
75 to 84	292
Less than 65	117
65 to 74	351

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas Southard, DO From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Nicholas Southard, DO graduated from Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed residency at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines. He is certified by the Board Certifications American Osteopathic Board of Surgery - General and Vascular Surgery and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines

Board Certification: Board Certifications American Osteopathic Board of Surgery - General and Vascular Surgery

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nicholas Southard, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UnityPoint Health

The Iowa Clinic

Iowa Methodist Medical Center

THE IOWA CLINIC PC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Nicholas Southard, DO has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.5 out of 5 stars based on 66 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Nicholas Southard, DO from all over the web to help you find the right in West Des Moines, IA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$10,442 IN.PACT Admiral $2,836	TurboHawk $2,612	Catheters $2,500	Aortic Stent Grafts $1,213	Plaque Excision $792	Other $489
Medtronic, Inc.	$8,577 VenaSeal $7,970	Abre $244	IN.PACT Admiral $170	HawkOne $159	Chameleon $20	Other $14
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$2,018 Vascular $1,900	Crosser iQ $48	COVERA $15	$56
Silk Road Medical, Inc.	$969 ENROUTE 0.014 Guidewire $793	ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent $176
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$872 VIABAHN Endoprosthesis $363	VIABAHN VBX Balloon Expandable Endoprosthesis $181	ACUSEAL Vascular Graft $98	VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with PROPATEN Bioactive Surface $74	HYBRID Vascular Graft $47	Other $110
Other	$3,134 ClotTriever $384	Vascular $236	Indigo $210	AFX $166	Plaque Excision $162	Other $1,974

**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	$15,300
Food and Beverage	$6,295
Travel and Lodging	$2,170
Gift	$1,974
Education	$272

Biography

Dr. Nicholas Southard practices vascular surgery. He attended Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Mercy Medical Center - Des Moines. His clinical interests include peripheral artery disease (PAD), dialysis access procedures, and aortic aneurysm. Patients rated Dr. Southard highly, giving him an average of 4.5 stars (out of 5). Dr. Southard is professionally affiliated with UnityPoint Health and The Iowa Clinic. According to The Iowa Clinic, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Jefferson, IA.

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