Crutch suppliers in Iowa
1,613 businesses across 262 places in Iowa are registered with Medicare as suppliers of medical equipment or as pharmacies: 704 medical supply and home equipment dealers, 840 pharmacies, and 69 orthotics and prosthetics practices. Des Moines has the most at 101. Coverage is spread thin across 262 places, so the nearest dealer may not be in your own town.
- Listed suppliers
- 1,613
- Cities & towns
- 262
- Supply dealers
- 704
- Pharmacies
- 840
By supplier type
Medical supply store
704
Usually carries underarm and forearm crutches, walkers, canes, and knee scooters. Most bill Medicare and private insurance, which needs a prescription from your doctor.
Pharmacy
840
Typically stocks basic aluminum underarm crutches off the shelf, sometimes a cane or a folding walker. Selection is thin and forearm crutches are rare.
Orthotics & prosthetics
69
The right call if you need crutches long term or need them fitted around a brace or prosthesis. Often carries forearm crutches that retail pharmacies never stock.
Largest markets in Iowa
by number of suppliers- Des Moines 101
- Cedar Rapids 89
- Davenport 59
- Waterloo 52
- Urbandale 44
- Sioux City 41
- West Des Moines 41
- Iowa City 39
- Council Bluffs 39
- Dubuque 38
- Ankeny 35
- Coralville 24
Every city and town
262 places- Ackley 1
- Adel 3
- Akron 4
- Albia 2
- Algona 4
- Allison 1
- Alta 1
- Altoona 8
- Amana 1
- Ames 20
- Anamosa 4
- Anita 1
- Ankeny 35
- Anthon 1
- Armstrong 1
- Atkins 1
- Atlantic 11
- Audubon 3
- Avoca 2
- Bancroft 1
- Bedford 2
- Belle Plaine 2
- Bellevue 2
- Belmond 1
- Bettendorf 16
- Bloomfield 6
- Blue Grass 1
- Bondurant 1
- Boone 9
- Britt 2
- Bronson 1
- Brooklyn 2
- Burlington 9
- Calmar 1
- Camanche 1
- Carlisle 1
- Carroll 10
- Cascade 1
- Cedar Falls 21
- Cedar Rapids 89
- Centerville 6
- Central City 1
- Chariton 5
- Charles City 7
- Cherokee 4
- Clarinda 8
- Clarion 3
- Clarksville 1
- Clear Lake 5
- Clinton 21
- Clive 16
- Colfax 2
- Columbus Junction 1
- Conrad 1
- Coon Rapids 1
- Coralville 24
- Corning 3
- Corydon 4
- Council Bluffs 39
- Cresco 6
- Creston 6
- Dallas Center 2
- Davenport 59
- Dayton 1
- Decorah 9
- Denison 6
- Denver 1
- Des Moines 101
- DeWitt 9
- Dike 1
- Dows 1
- Dubuque 38
- Dumont 1
- Dunlap 2
- Durant 3
- Dyersville 3
- Eagle Grove 2
- Eldora 2
- Eldridge 1
- Elk Horn 1
- Elkader 1
- Emmetsburg 4
- Estherville 6
- Evansdale 4
- Fairfield 8
- Farmington 1
- Fayette 3
- Fontanelle 1
- Forest City 4
- Fort Dodge 23
- Fort Madison 9
- Fremont 1
- Garner 1
- George 2
- Gladbrook 1
- Glenwood 8
- Gowrie 1
- Greene 2
- Greenfield 3
- Grimes 3
- Grinnell 6
- Grundy Center 4
- Guthrie Center 1
- Guttenberg 2
- Hamburg 3
- Hampton 5
- Harlan 5
- Hartley 4
- Hawarden 1
- Hiawatha 9
- Holstein 2
- Hull 2
- Humboldt 6
- Huxley 1
- Ida Grove 3
- Independence 4
- Indianola 9
- Iowa City 39
- Iowa Falls 8
- Jefferson 6
- Jesup 2
- Jewell 1
- Johnston 16
- Kalona 1
- Keokuk 9
- Keosauqua 4
- Keystone 1
- Kingsley 2
- Knoxville 3
- La Porte City 1
- Lake City 4
- Lake Mills 2
- Lake View 1
- Lamoni 4
- Lansing 1
- Laurens 2
- Le Mars 10
- Lenox 2
- Leon 2
- Logan 2
- Madrid 2
- Malvern 5
- Manchester 10
- Manning 1
- Manson 3
- Mapleton 3
- Maquoketa 5
- Marcus 1
- Marengo 3
- Marion 9
- Marshalltown 15
- Mason City 22
- McGregor 2
- Mediapolis 1
- Milford 2
- Minden 2
- Missouri Valley 4
- Monroe 1
- Montezuma 5
- Monticello 4
- Mount Ayr 3
- Mount Pleasant 7
- Mount Vernon 3
- Moville 2
- Muscatine 12
- Nashua 1
- Nevada 3
- New Hampton 4
- Newell 1
- Newton 9
- North English 1
- North Liberty 11
- Northwood 1
- Norwalk 2
- Oakland 1
- Oelwein 9
- Ogden 2
- Onawa 5
- Orange City 6
- Osage 3
- Osceola 7
- Oskaloosa 11
- Ossian 1
- Ottumwa 18
- Panora 2
- Parkersburg 1
- Paullina 1
- Pella 9
- Peosta 1
- Perry 3
- Pleasant Hill 6
- Pocahontas 1
- Polk City 2
- Postville 3
- Prairie City 1
- Preston 2
- Red Oak 8
- Reinbeck 1
- Remsen 1
- Riceville 1
- Riverside 1
- Rock Rapids 1
- Rock Valley 5
- Rockwell City 1
- Sac City 3
- Sergeant Bluff 1
- Sheffield 1
- Sheldon 8
- Shenandoah 8
- Sibley 2
- Sidney 3
- Sigourney 4
- Sioux Center 5
- Sioux City 41
- Solon 2
- Spencer 12
- Spirit Lake 8
- St. Ansgar 2
- St. Charles 1
- Storm Lake 15
- Story City 2
- Stratford 1
- Strawberry Point 3
- Stuart 2
- Sumner 3
- Tabor 2
- Tama 1
- Tiffin 2
- Tipton 2
- Toledo 3
- Traer 1
- Urbana 1
- Urbandale 44
- Victor 3
- Villisca 2
- Vinton 5
- Walcott 1
- Wall Lake 1
- Wapello 1
- Washington 8
- Waterloo 52
- Waukee 11
- Waukon 7
- Waverly 7
- Wayland 1
- Webster City 7
- Wellman 2
- West Burlington 6
- West Des Moines 41
- West Liberty 2
- West Union 7
- Westside 1
- Whiting 1
- Williamsburg 4
- Wilton 1
- Windsor Heights 4
- Winfield 1
- Winterset 7
- Woodbine 1
- Woodward 2
- Wyoming 3
- Zearing 1
Buying crutches in Iowa
- Where is the best place to buy crutches in Iowa?
- For same-day pickup, a pharmacy near you is usually fastest and cheapest for basic underarm crutches. For a proper fitting, more than one style to try, or anything you plan to use for months, a medical supply dealer is the better stop. Des Moines has the widest choice in the state with 101 listed suppliers.
- Does Iowa Medicaid or Medicare pay for crutches?
- Medicare Part B treats crutches as durable medical equipment and generally pays 80% of the approved amount after your deductible, provided you have a written order and use a supplier enrolled in Medicare. State Medicaid rules vary. See the full breakdown.
- How many crutch suppliers are in Iowa?
- 1,613 businesses across 262 places are registered with Medicare as equipment suppliers or pharmacies. Not every one keeps crutches in stock, which is why each listing here carries a phone number.