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Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR) and Diagnostic Radiology

1 Saint Joseph Drive
Centerville, IA 52544

(641) 437-4111

Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD is a radiologist in Centerville, IA specializing in interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (ir/dr) and diagnostic radiology. Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD is affiliated with MercyOne.

Office Locations

MercyOne

1 Saint Joseph Drive
Centerville, IA 52544

(641) 437-4111

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MercyOne

1111 6th Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50314

(515) 247-3130

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MercyOne

1755 59th Place
West Des Moines, IA 50266

(515) 358-8000

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

gastric emptying study

nuclear scan

In 2023, Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD performed more gastric emptying study, and nuclear scan procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Top 10%

By Volume:

cervical spine CT scan

CT scan

head/brain CT scan

pelvic imaging

In 2023, Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD performed more cervical (neck) spine CT scan, CT scan, head/brain CT scan, and pelvic imaging procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Iowa.

Top 25%

By Volume:

abdominal imaging

musculoskeletal imaging

myocardial perfusion SPECT

thoracic imaging

X-rays

By Affordability:

bone density test

central DEXA

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

rib X-ray

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Iowa, Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD performed more abdominal imaging, musculoskeletal imaging, myocardial perfusion SPECT, thoracic (chest) imaging, and X-rays procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for bone density test, central DEXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), and rib X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD treated as a radiologist in Centerville, IA during 2012 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, women's imaging and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	267
angioplasty	46
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	249
breast procedures	645
catheterization	12
CT scan	536
diagnostic imaging	83
diagnostic procedures	33
dialysis access procedures	59
hip imaging	78
minimally invasive procedures	33
minor procedures	33
musculoskeletal imaging	229
open surgery	13
pelvic imaging	207
preventive care	537
spinal procedures	108
thoracic (chest) imaging	1418
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	13
thoracostomy	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	168
vascular procedures	163
women's imaging	645
X-rays	2450

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD treated as a radiologist in Centerville, IA during 2013 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	730
angioplasty	48
bone marrow tests	20
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	448
breast procedures	470
catheterization	20
CT scan	1081
device removal	11
diagnostic imaging	63
diagnostic procedures	92
dialysis access procedures	69
hip imaging	133
minimally invasive procedures	107
minor procedures	72
musculoskeletal imaging	286
neck imaging	11
pelvic imaging	390
pleural drainage	19
preventive care	385
spinal procedures	218
thoracic (chest) imaging	2507
thoracostomy	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	320
vascular procedures	274
women's imaging	470
X-rays	3734

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1429
Female	2401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3576
Black	137
Hispanic	56
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1267
From 75 to 84	1198
85 and over	741
Less than 65	624

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	36
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD treated as a radiologist in Centerville, IA during 2014 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	687
angioplasty	33
bone marrow tests	33
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	393
breast procedures	344
catheterization	54
CT scan	888
diagnostic imaging	41
diagnostic procedures	122
dialysis access procedures	81
hip imaging	116
image guided procedures	22
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	191
minor procedures	89
musculoskeletal imaging	265
pelvic imaging	332
pleural drainage	26
preventive care	283
spinal procedures	233
stent placement (stenting)	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	2378
thoracostomy	26
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	236
urologic procedures	11
vascular procedures	265
women's imaging	344
X-rays	3514

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1490
Female	2277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3518
Black	127
Hispanic	48
Asian	37
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1305
From 75 to 84	1123
85 and over	716
Less than 65	623

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD treated as a radiologist in Centerville, IA during 2015 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	886
angioplasty	28
bone marrow tests	28
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	490
breast procedures	553
catheterization	33
CT scan	1347
device removal	14
diagnostic imaging	56
diagnostic procedures	93
dialysis access procedures	52
hip imaging	160
minimally invasive procedures	103
minor procedures	65
musculoskeletal imaging	318
pelvic imaging	511
pleural drainage	27
preventive care	419
spinal procedures	277
stent placement (stenting)	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	2839
thoracostomy	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	273
vascular procedures	167
women's imaging	553
X-rays	4093

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	3442
Female	5476

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	8342
Black	280
Hispanic	114
Asian	0
Other	96
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	3234
From 75 to 84	2630
85 and over	1682
Less than 65	1372

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD treated as a radiologist in Centerville, IA during 2016 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	1186
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	650
breast procedures	588
CT scan	1797
diagnostic imaging	63
gastrointestinal procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	336
neck imaging	32
nuclear scan	37
pelvic imaging	676
preventive care	475
spinal procedures	328
thoracic (chest) imaging	3496
ultrasound (sonogram)	452
vascular procedures	200
women's imaging	599
X-rays	4774

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2192
Female	3341

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	5202
Black	147
Hispanic	72
Asian	0
Other	61
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1995
From 75 to 84	1662
85 and over	992
Less than 65	884

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	36
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD treated as a radiologist in Centerville, IA during 2017 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	1240
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	789
breast procedures	384
cardiac procedures	84
CT scan	1953
diagnostic imaging	66
gastrointestinal procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	689
neck imaging	13
nuclear scan	268
pelvic imaging	576
preventive care	393
spinal procedures	542
stress testing	84
thoracic (chest) imaging	4382
ultrasound (sonogram)	320
vascular procedures	150
women's imaging	384
X-rays	5991

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2680
Female	3975

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	6309
Black	132
Hispanic	70
Asian	0
Other	78
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2376
From 75 to 84	1957
85 and over	1339
Less than 65	983

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	35
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD treated as a radiologist in Centerville, IA during 2018 were CT scan, X-rays, brain imaging (neuroimaging) and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	834
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	918
breast procedures	410
cardiac procedures	99
CT scan	2526
diagnostic imaging	82
endocrine imaging	20
gastrointestinal procedures	32
musculoskeletal imaging	719
neck imaging	13
nuclear scan	289
pelvic imaging	721
preventive care	448
spinal procedures	608
stress testing	99
thoracic (chest) imaging	797
thyroid function tests	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	501
vascular procedures	187
women's imaging	410
X-rays	1583

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	3058
Female	4278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	6947
Black	119
Hispanic	118
Asian	0
Other	95
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2715
From 75 to 84	2254
85 and over	1406
Less than 65	961

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	36
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD treated as a radiologist in Centerville, IA during 2019 were CT scan, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	847
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	680
breast procedures	153
cardiac procedures	68
CT scan	2372
diagnostic imaging	40
gastrointestinal procedures	15
musculoskeletal imaging	494
neck imaging	15
nuclear scan	210
pelvic imaging	726
preventive care	341
spinal procedures	458
stress testing	68
thoracic (chest) imaging	889
ultrasound (sonogram)	425
vascular procedures	192
women's imaging	153
X-rays	1036

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2557
Female	3315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	5580
Black	106
Hispanic	77
Asian	0
Other	66
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	2281
From 75 to 84	1825
85 and over	1133
Less than 65	633

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	36
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD treated as a radiologist in Centerville, IA during 2020 were CT scan, thoracic (chest) imaging, brain imaging (neuroimaging) and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	526
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	592
cardiac procedures	86
CT scan	1941
diagnostic imaging	17
gastrointestinal procedures	17
musculoskeletal imaging	362
nuclear scan	228
pelvic imaging	523
preventive care	249
spinal procedures	277
stress testing	86
thoracic (chest) imaging	784
ultrasound (sonogram)	152
vascular procedures	89
X-rays	581

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2107
Female	2359

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	4229
Black	71
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	67
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1752
From 75 to 84	1452
85 and over	775
Less than 65	487

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	21
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD treated as a radiologist in Centerville, IA during 2021 were CT scan, X-rays, brain imaging (neuroimaging) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	443
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	595
cardiac procedures	94
CT scan	1315
diagnostic imaging	25
endocrine imaging	11
gastrointestinal procedures	25
musculoskeletal imaging	428
nuclear scan	273
pelvic imaging	459
spinal procedures	390
stress testing	94
thoracic (chest) imaging	201
thyroid function tests	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	140
vascular procedures	84
X-rays	753

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2226
Female	2732

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	4724
Black	65
Hispanic	69
Asian	0
Other	69
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1993
From 75 to 84	1627
85 and over	864
Less than 65	474

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	35
Dementia	21
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD treated as a radiologist in Centerville, IA during 2022 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), X-rays and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	476
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	536
cardiac procedures	71
CT scan	1288
diagnostic imaging	27
gastrointestinal procedures	27
musculoskeletal imaging	305
nuclear scan	198
pelvic imaging	497
spinal procedures	295
stress testing	71
thoracic (chest) imaging	189
ultrasound (sonogram)	104
vascular procedures	49
X-rays	522

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1877
Female	2225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3934
Black	46
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	58
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1625
From 75 to 84	1362
85 and over	734
Less than 65	381

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD treated as a radiologist in Centerville, IA were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

abdominal imaging	738
angioplasty	38
bone marrow tests	27
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	576
breast procedures	443
cardiac procedures	83
catheterization	29
CT scan	1549
device removal	12
diagnostic imaging	51
diagnostic procedures	85
dialysis access procedures	65
endocrine imaging	15
gastrointestinal procedures	21
hip imaging	121
image guided procedures	22
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	108
minor procedures	64
musculoskeletal imaging	402
neck imaging	16
nuclear scan	214
open surgery	13
pelvic imaging	510
pleural drainage	24
preventive care	392
spinal procedures	339
stent placement (stenting)	11
stress testing	83
thoracic (chest) imaging	1807
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	13
thoracostomy	21
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	13
thyroid function tests	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	281
urologic procedures	11
vascular procedures	165
women's imaging	444
X-rays	2639

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2096
Female	2943

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	111
Asian / Pacific Islander	5
Non-Hispanic White	4760
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	66
Other	53

**Age**
75 to 84	1553
85 and over	943
Less than 65	674
65 to 74	1867

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Education & Training

He has a state license in Iowa.

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MercyOne

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Karl E. Digman, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$125 XTANDI $125
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.	$60 Vascular $60
Sirtex Medical Inc	$43 SIR-Spheres microspheres $43
Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.	$11 multiple $11
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$11 VIABAHN Endoprosthesis with Hep $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$250

Biography

Dr. Karl Digman is an interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (IR/DR) and diagnostic radiology specialist in Des Moines, IA, West Des Moines, IA, and Centerville, IA. He graduated from the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. Dr. Digman's areas of expertise include imaging procedures. He is affiliated with MercyOne. His practice in West Des Moines, IA is open to new patients as reported by MercyOne.