Dr. Alexander Joel Volkmar, MD

Dr. Volkmar practices at Ankeny Medical Park Surgery Center in Ankeny, Iowa.

Dr. Volkmar's NPI, 1598228728, was assigned on April 14, 2019. Dr. Volkmar graduated from University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of Medicine in 2019. Dr. Volkmar holds Utah license 13867736-1205.

Dr. Volkmar's primary practice is Ankeny Medical Park Surgery Center, at 3625 N Ankeny Blvd Ste J, Ankeny, IA 50023. The practice phone is (515) 965-2200.

Dr. Volkmar's primary practice is Ankeny Medical Park Surgery Center in Ankeny, Iowa. Dr. Volkmar is also affiliated with UnityPoint Health - Iowa Methodist Medical Center. The medical group on file is DMOS Orthopaedic Centers. Dmand AI also links Dr. Volkmar to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Volkmar practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Volkmar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Volkmar is licensed in Utah.

CMS data shows 17 Medicare services from Dr. Volkmar across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 51 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,651 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 51 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Volkmar in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 29 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 67% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Volkmar's median patient age at 66, with 49% women.

In 2024, Dr. Volkmar wrote 108 Medicare Part D claims for 34 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 104 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $793 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 52 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Volkmar for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Volkmar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 36 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Volkmar, more than 80% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Volkmar, published from 2017 to 2023. 2022 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Reoperation, Analgesics, Opioid and Bone Screws. Dr. Volkmar has published most often in Iowa Orthop J. Dr. Volkmar's most frequent co-authors are Joel R. Martin, MD, Lindsey Caldwell, MD and Robert William Elrod, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 57 general payments to Dr. Volkmar from 8 drug and device companies from 2024 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 64% of the total. Smith & Nephew, Inc. paid the most, $12,351.

Dr. Volkmar graduated from University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of Medicine in 2019.