What is Sara Ruter's specialty?

Sara Ruter (NPI 1346475787) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Internal Medicine in Sioux Falls, SD.

Where does Sara Ruter practice?

Sara Ruter practices in Sioux Falls, SD, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1346475787.

How much does Medicare pay Sara Ruter?

Sara Ruter (NPI 1346475787) received approximately $83K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,236 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1346475787

Sara RuterM.D.

Internal MedicineSioux Falls, SDI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,807

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,901

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$79K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 150 Internal Medicine providers in SD — top quintile (cohort median 731).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

12,963

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$737K

Distinct drugs

163

Brand share

18.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Levothyroxine Sodium836 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium666 claims

Omeprazole547 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium514 claims

Losartan Potassium477 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

83.3

Quality

75.9

Cost

68.5

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.35%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Sara Ruter's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 12 inbound referrers · 34 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Charles Flohr Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	30	111
Brandon Allard Endocrinology · Sioux Falls, SD	20	49
Bryan Barness Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	20	73
CINK, THOMAS	15	30
Meredith Hayes Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	14	34
Timothy Walker Orthopedic Surgery · Sioux Falls, SD	13	56
Richard Clark Cardiology · Sioux Falls, SD	12	50
Kelly Steffen Cardiology · Sioux Falls, SD	12	42
Edward Czarnecki Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	12	54
HURLEY, TIMOTHY	12	29
John Reinschmidt Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	12	45
Christopher Stanton Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sioux Falls, SD	11	110

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER	443	5,415
Julia Prescott-Focht Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	37	84
ANDERSON, KEITH	33	78
AVERA MCKENNAN	30	103
Scott Pham Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sioux Falls, SD	27	225
Brandon Allard Endocrinology · Sioux Falls, SD	27	76
Susan Duffek Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	26	69
Charles Flohr Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	23	74
Matthew Hayes Diagnostic Radiology · Winona, MN	23	62
Christopher Fischer Diagnostic Radiology · Sioux Falls, SD	21	51
LOVRIEN, FRED	19	47
Richard Barth Internal Medicine · Sioux Falls, SD	18	67

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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