Dr. Thomas Hansen, MD

Dr. Thomas Hansen, MD

Pain Medicine  ·  
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Age 57
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Dr. Thomas Hansen, MD is a pain medicine specialist in West Des Moines, IA. He specializes in pain medicine.
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Iowa Clinic Pain Management

5950 University Ave Ste 280

West Des Moines, IA 50266

Contact Information

(515) 875-9902

Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Cigna
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
  • HAP Insurance
  • Humana
  • MultiPlan
  • Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield

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Top Care Areas

See how frequently Dr. Hansen performs your care needs compared to other doctors.

Steroid Injection
very high
more than 99% of peers
Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
very high
more than 99% of peers
Trigger Point Injection
very high
more than 98% of peers

Dr. Hansen's percentages are based on the rate of treatment compared to peers nationwide from insurance data. Learn more info about our data and this Top Care Areas component.

1  Specialties

  • Pain Medicine

2  Board Certifications

  • Anesthesiology
    Accredited by: American Board of Anesthesiology*
  • Pain Medicine
    Accredited by: American Board of Anesthesiology*

28  Conditions Treated

  • All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
  • Autoimmune Diseases
  • Back Pain
  • Benign Chronic Pain Syndrome
  • Bone Disorders
  • Brain Disorders
  • Chronic Neck Pain
  • Chronic Pain
  • Chronic Pelvic Pain
  • Degenerative Disc Disease
  • Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis)
  • Fibromyalgia
  • Headache
  • Herniated Disc
  • Intervertebral Disc Disease
  • Low Back Pain
  • Osteoarthritis of Hip
  • Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
  • Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
  • Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
  • Scoliosis
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Spine Deformities
  • Spine Disorders
  • Spondylitis
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Spondylosis
  • Upper Back Pain

9  Procedures

Background Check

Malpractice Claims not available

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0 Sanctions

No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.

0 Board Actions

No board actions found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.

Education

Education data for Dr. Hansen is unavailable at this time.

Awards & Recognition

Awards & Honors
  • Healthgrades Honor Roll
Media & Publications

Dr. Hansen has no media or publications listed.

Languages Spoken

  • English

Memberships & Professional Affiliations

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Dr. Hansen's Reviews

3.5
Likelihood of recommending Dr. Hansen to family and friends
47 total reviews (15 have comments)
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Likelihood to Recommend (47)

  • 5
    (26)
  • 4
    (4)
  • 3
    (0)
  • 2
    (3)
  • 1
    (14)

Dr. Hansen's Performance

  • Trustworthiness

    VERY GOOD

  • Explains condition(s) well

    VERY GOOD

  • Answers questions

    VERY GOOD

  • Time well spent

    VERY GOOD

Office & Staff Performance

  • Scheduling

    VERY GOOD

  • Office environment

    VERY GOOD

  • Staff friendliness

    VERY GOOD

  • Average wait time

    16 to 30 minutes

Patient Comments (15)

Dr. Hansen is a great doctor and has helped me with my pain quite a bit. He always takes the time o explain things in a way that I can understand.
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dr. Hansen was a great doctor and I'm pissed because he's gone I had him for 10 years. He's great
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Dr. Hansen helped me with injection therapy for nerve root pain in my lower back. Communication after imaging was zero and apparently he had not read my chart when I saw him in April 2017 because he chided me for not doing my core exercises when I had just had abdominal surgery in late March. He...more
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Dr. Hansen took care of my mom and dad. He took great care of them. My mom is hart broken that he has left. Dr. Hansen is the type of man that would give you the shirt off his back. We will surely miss him!!!!
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I am totally heartsick that Dr. Hansen is not practicing at The Iowa Clinic. I have been going to him for years. He is an extremely kind, caring, and the most knowledgeable Dr. I have ever known. He and his office staff, who are just as nice have all gone out of their way to accommodate me. I...more
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Now Accepting New Patients

Dr. Hansen accepts 8 insurance carriers

  • Aetna
    Choice Plus POS II
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
    Blue Card PPO
  • Cigna
    Cigna PPO
    Open Access Plus
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
    First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
  • HAP Insurance
    Health Alliance PPO
  • Humana
    Choice Care PPO
  • MultiPlan
    MultiPlan PPO
    PHCS Network PPO
  • Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
    Alliance Select

*Please verify this information when scheduling an appointment.

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