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Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD

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Specializes in: Pathology

5950 University Avenue Suite 161
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 875-9700

Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD is a pathologist in West Des Moines, IA specializing in pathology.

Office Locations

5950 University Avenue Suite 161
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 875-9700

(515) 875-9193

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In The News

“The retired John Deere factory worker from Panora and his wife, Judy Huitt, filed suit, seeking $15 million in damages from the Iowa Clinic and its pathologist, Joy Trueblood.”—"Wrong-patient prostate cancer surgery costs medical group $12.25 million in malpractice case", USA Today, April 2019

“Rickie Lee Huitt was diagnosed by pathologist Joy Trueblood and urologist Carl Meyer at the Iowa Clinic in January 2017, according to a lawsuit acquired by the Des Moines Register.”—"Iowa man sues clinic for misdiagnosing him with prostate cancer", New York Daily News, January 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD treated as a pathologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2012 were lab tests, cytology and gynecologic pathology.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	1168
gynecologic pathology	157
lab tests	3325

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD treated as a pathologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2013 were lab tests, cytology, gynecologic pathology and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	966
gynecologic pathology	245
lab tests	3926
preventive care	40

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1030
Female	1545

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2477
Black	36
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1485
From 75 to 84	703
85 and over	162
Less than 65	225

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD in 2013

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD treated as a pathologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2014 were lab tests, cytology, gynecologic pathology and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	1479
gynecologic pathology	282
lab tests	3128
preventive care	25

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1269
Female	1694

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2826
Black	64
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1706
From 75 to 84	815
85 and over	191
Less than 65	251

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD in 2014

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	4
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD treated as a pathologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2015 were cytology, lab tests, gynecologic pathology and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	1619
gynecologic pathology	414
lab tests	1222
preventive care	48

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2708
Female	3272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	5700
Black	112
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	98
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	3426
From 75 to 84	1624
85 and over	434
Less than 65	496

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD in 2015

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Dementia	3
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD treated as a pathologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2016 were lab tests, cytology, gynecologic pathology and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	1560
gynecologic pathology	500
lab tests	1879
preventive care	194

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1300
Female	1553

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2699
Black	54
Hispanic	26
Asian	14
Other	60
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1696
From 75 to 84	746
85 and over	182
Less than 65	229

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD in 2016

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	21
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD treated as a pathologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2017 were lab tests, cytology, gynecologic pathology and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	1606
gynecologic pathology	488
lab tests	2127
preventive care	330

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1406
Female	1609

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2855
Black	44
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	77
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1787
From 75 to 84	813
85 and over	186
Less than 65	229

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD in 2017

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD treated as a pathologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2018 were cytology, lab tests, gynecologic pathology and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	1525
gynecologic pathology	450
lab tests	1358
preventive care	364

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1563
Female	1707

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3076
Black	55
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	101
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1977
From 75 to 84	893
85 and over	183
Less than 65	217

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	3
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD treated as a pathologist in West Des Moines, IA during 2019 were lab tests, cytology, gynecologic pathology and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD for Medicare patients.

cytology	920
gynecologic pathology	444
lab tests	979
preventive care	338

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	827
Female	1188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1918
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	61
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1267
From 75 to 84	536
85 and over	96
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD in 2019

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	4
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD treated as a pathologist in West Des Moines, IA were lab tests, cytology, gynecologic pathology and preventive care.

cytology	1355
gynecologic pathology	372
lab tests	2243
preventive care	191

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1262
Female	1571

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	48
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	2693
Hispanic	19
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	58

**Age**
75 to 84	766
85 and over	179
Less than 65	220
65 to 74	1668

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD From 2012 - 2019

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

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	13
Dementia	3

Education & Training

She has a state license in Iowa.

Licensed In: Iowa

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Biography

Dr. Joy Trueblood is a West Des Moines, IA physician who specializes in pathology. Dr. Trueblood obtained a license to practice in Iowa.

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joy Elaine Trueblood, MD From 2012 - 2019

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