Alexander Joel Volkmar, MD

Primary specialty

Orthopaedic Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 207X00000X

License

MD-55273 Issued in IA

Practice address

350 NE 36TH St
Ankeny, IA 50021-6728

Phone

(515) 224-1414

Fax

(515) 224-5140

NPI assigned

Apr 14, 2019

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 4

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in UT, IA2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Orthopedic Surgery

Education

University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of Medicine, 2019

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PCGroup PAC ID 0345141719, 104 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist Medi Hospital, Des Moines, IA, CCN 160082

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

89.77 of 100Reported as group

Quality

91.47

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

74.42

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1255405221
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• University of Utah Adult Services

  • General Practice Physician
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • NPI 1114321981
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Des Moines Orthopaedic Surgeons PC

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Urbandale, IA
  • NPI 1114783719
  NPD
• University of Utah Adult Services

  • Diagnostic Radiology Physician
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • NPI 1598169419
  NPD
• University of Utah Adult Services

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • NPI 1932503430
  NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1356433049
  Care Compare affiliation
• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1396837951
  Care Compare affiliation
• Central Iowa Hospital Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • West Des Moines, IA
  • NPI 1598905762
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Ankeny, IA
• Providers in Ankeny, IA by specialty
• Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Iowa

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 11, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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