Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe, MD

  • Des Moines, IA
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1285048249PAC ID3072738129
Medicare services, 2024
708
Medicare patients, 2024
247
Part D claims, 2024
120
Publications
36
Clinical trials
1
Practice address
1215 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 50309
Practice phone
Call (515) 875-9100
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

The Iowa Clinic

Des Moines, Iowa

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Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe is a neurosurgeon in Des Moines, Iowa

Dr. Woodroffe practices at The Iowa Clinic in Des Moines, Iowa.

Dr. Woodroffe's NPI, 1285048249, was assigned on June 18, 2014. Dr. Woodroffe holds Iowa license MD-48537.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3072738129
NPI enumeration date
June 18, 2014
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(515) 875-9100
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
38
Medical school graduation
2014

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe practices at The Iowa Clinic in Des Moines, Iowa

Dr. Woodroffe's primary practice is The Iowa Clinic, at 1215 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 50309 in Polk County. The practice phone is (515) 875-9100.

  • The Iowa Clinic
    1215 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 50309 · Polk CountyPhone(515) 875-9100

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Woodroffe's primary practice is The Iowa Clinic in Des Moines, Iowa. Dr. Woodroffe is also affiliated with UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center. The medical group on file is The Iowa Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Woodroffe to 3 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Woodroffe practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
The Iowa ClinicAvailable with a free account
+5 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe is one of 61 neurosurgeons in Iowa

Neurological surgery is Dr. Woodroffe's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Woodroffe is licensed in Iowa.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, IowaPrimaryLicense MD-48537 · taxonomy 207T00000X

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Woodroffe

Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

61neurosurgeons in Iowa
5neurosurgeons in Des Moines

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe billed Medicare for 708 services in 2024

CMS data shows 708 Medicare services from Dr. Woodroffe across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 247 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $128,260 for them.

Medicare services, 2024708
Medicare patients247
Paid by Medicare$128,260
Procedure codes20

Dr. Woodroffe's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2622024: 47782%
Surgery
2023: 1822024: 23127%

Where Dr. Woodroffe's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office26437%
  • In a facility44463%

Dr. Woodroffe compared with the Iowa median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Woodroffe
  • Iowa median
Medicare services
708vs 2932.4 times
Medicare patients
247vs 19527% above
Part D claims
91vs 362.5 times

Medians across 56 neurosurgeons in Iowa with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Woodroffe's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe treated 247 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 247 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Woodroffe in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 106 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.33, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Woodroffe's median patient age at 71, with 47% women.

Medicare patients, 2024247
Average age75
Average risk score1.33
Also on Medicaid7%

Dr. Woodroffe's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Woodroffe's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12049%
  • Men12751%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Woodroffe's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Mood disorders41%
  5. Depression38%
  6. Anxiety33%
  7. Diabetes32%
  8. Ischemic heart disease28%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Woodroffe's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women47%
  • Men52%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe wrote 120 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Woodroffe wrote 120 Medicare Part D claims for 67 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 91 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $442 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 76 claims across 4 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024120
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$442
Part D patients67

Dr. Woodroffe's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Woodroffe's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids19%23 of 120 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 762024: 9120%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 4 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe ranks in the 89th percentile for spinal fusion in Medicare

Dr. Woodroffe accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 187 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Woodroffe, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Woodroffe ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Spinal fusion
89th percentile187 procedures
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
89th percentile78 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe has 36 publications on record

Dmand AI links 36 papers to Dr. Woodroffe, published from 2013 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Cervical Vertebrae, Neurosurgical Procedures and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Dr. Woodroffe has published most often in Clin Neurol Neurosurg. Dr. Woodroffe's most frequent co-authors are Patrick W. Hitchon, MD, Logan Helland, MD and Satoshi Yamaguchi, MD.

Papers36
Years published2013 to 2025

Dr. Woodroffe's papers by year, 2013 to 2025

Topics Dr. Woodroffe writes about most

  • Cervical Vertebrae
  • Neurosurgical Procedures
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Spinal Cord Stimulation
  • Spinal Fusion
  • Spinal Cord Diseases
  • Laminectomy

Dr. Woodroffe's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Woodroffe

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Woodroffe to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Delirium and Confusion.

Conditions in Dr. Woodroffe's trials

  • Delirium
  • Confusion

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Woodroffe

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Woodroffe

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe received $13,006 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 131 general payments to Dr. Woodroffe from 11 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $4,801.

General payments to Dr. Woodroffe by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Woodroffe by kind, 2017 to 2025

$13Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$6,80152%
  • Food and beverage$5,74244%
  • Education$4634%

Companies that paid Dr. Woodroffe the most, 2017 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe's NPI number?

Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe's NPI number is 1285048249. It was assigned on June 18, 2014, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe?

Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe is a neurosurgeon in Des Moines, Iowa. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe practice?

Dr. Woodroffe practices at 1215 Pleasant St, Des Moines, IA 50309. Dr. Woodroffe's primary practice is The Iowa Clinic in Des Moines, Iowa. Dmand AI also links Dr. Woodroffe to 3 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Woodroffe is (515) 875-9100.

What is Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe's medical license number?

Dr. Woodroffe holds Iowa license MD-48537.

Which hospitals is Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe affiliated with?

Dr. Woodroffe is affiliated with UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Woodroffe to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe part of?

Dr. Woodroffe is linked to The Iowa Clinic.

Does Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Woodroffe billed Medicare for 708 services in 2024, and Dr. Woodroffe accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe see?

CMS counts 247 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Woodroffe in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Woodroffe's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99231), surgery: bones and joints (22614) and hospital inpatient care (99223).

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What drugs does Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Woodroffe's most prescribed drugs by claims were Mupirocin, Tizanidine HCl and Cyclobenzaprine HCl.

Has Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $13,006 in general payments to Dr. Woodroffe from 11 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.

How long has Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe been practicing?

Dr. Woodroffe graduated from medical school in 2014, 12 years ago.

Does Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe do research?

Dmand AI links 36 publications to Dr. Woodroffe, published from 2013 to 2025. Dr. Woodroffe has worked on 1 clinical trial.

Who does Dr. Royce W. Woodroffe publish with?

Dr. Woodroffe's most frequent co-authors are Patrick W. Hitchon, MD (16 shared papers), Logan Helland, MD (12 shared papers) and Satoshi Yamaguchi, MD (7 shared papers).

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