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Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

200 1st Street Sw
Rochester, MN 55905

(507) 284-2511

Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO is a cardiologist in Mason City, IA specializing in adult cardiology.

Office Locations

1000 4th Street Sw
Mason City, IA 50401

(641) 428-6999

(641) 428-6678

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200 1st Street Sw
Rochester, MN 55905

(507) 284-2511

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3800 S National Avenue Suite 400
Springfield, MO 65807

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404 W Fountain Street
Albert Lea, MN 56007

(507) 373-2384

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"February offers a great opportunity to remind the community what the risk factors for heart disease and stroke are - as well as how one can control their risk factors," said Sandra Birchem, Mayo...”—"February is American Heart Month: Join the recognition with Mayo Clinic Health System", Albert Lea Tribune, January 2016

“Other speakers will be cardiologist Sandra Birchem and registered dietitians Amy Pleimling and Emily Schmidt.”—"Local doctor to talk about depression", Albert Lea Tribune, February 2014

“Dr. Sandra Birchem in the Cardiology Department; obstetrician Ealena Callender; and registered dietitians Amy Pleimling and registered dietitian Emily Schmidt will present.”—"Weekend planner: Women's Health Care Symposium set for Saturday", Albert Lea Tribune, February 2014

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

cardiac imaging

In 2012, Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO had a list price for cardiac imaging that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Iowa. 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. Sandra K. Birchem, DO treated as a cardiologist in Mason City, IA during 2012 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	521
doctor visit	376
hospital care	30
inpatient care	30
stress testing	129
ultrasound (sonogram)	521

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO treated as a cardiologist in Mason City, IA during 2013 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	411
doctor visit	499
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
minimally invasive procedures	11
stress testing	93
ultrasound (sonogram)	411

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO.

**Gender**
Male	604
Female	661

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1216
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	450
85 and over	351
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO treated as a cardiologist in Mason City, IA during 2014 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	401
doctor visit	360
hospital care	15
inpatient care	15
stress testing	79
ultrasound (sonogram)	401

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO.

**Gender**
Male	422
Female	465

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	860
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	313
85 and over	277
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	28
Dementia	15
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO treated as a cardiologist in Mason City, IA during 2015 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	284
doctor visit	224
stress testing	58
ultrasound (sonogram)	284

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO.

**Gender**
Male	800
Female	938

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1666
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	442
From 75 to 84	590
85 and over	484
Less than 65	222

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO treated as a cardiologist in Mason City, IA during 2016 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	299
doctor visit	253
stress testing	82
ultrasound (sonogram)	299

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO.

**Gender**
Male	334
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	665
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	239
85 and over	201
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	31
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO treated as a cardiologist in Mason City, IA during 2017 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	246
doctor visit	227
stress testing	57
ultrasound (sonogram)	246

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	389
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	91
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	122
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO treated as a cardiologist in Mason City, IA during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	226
doctor visit	225
stress testing	43
ultrasound (sonogram)	226

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	363
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	107
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO treated as a cardiologist in Mason City, IA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	123
doctor visit	42
hospital care	421
inpatient care	320
outpatient care	101
ultrasound (sonogram)	123

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	374
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	77
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	38
Dementia	22
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO treated as a cardiologist in Mason City, IA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, stress testing and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	81
doctor visit	18
emergency care	14
hospital care	75
inpatient care	48
outpatient care	27
stress testing	68
ultrasound (sonogram)	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	117

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	30
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	38
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO treated as a cardiologist in Mason City, IA during 2021 were stress testing, cardiac procedures and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	98
doctor visit	39
emergency care	22
stress testing	98

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	86

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	22
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO treated as a cardiologist in Mason City, IA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	123
doctor visit	363
stress testing	41
ultrasound (sonogram)	99

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	408
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	49
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO treated as a cardiologist in Mason City, IA were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

cardiac procedures	255
doctor visit	238
emergency care	18
hospital care	112
inpatient care	86
minimally invasive procedures	11
outpatient care	64
stress testing	74
ultrasound (sonogram)	262

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO.

**Gender**
Female	314
Male	283

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	540
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	10
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	156
75 to 84	209
Less than 65	66
65 to 74	165

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Education & Training

She has a state license in Missouri.

Licensed In: Missouri

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Sandra K. Birchem, DO. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$1,866 Pacemakers $1,866
Thoratec Corporation	$1,518 HeartMate II $1,518
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$236 XARELTO $236
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$37 ELIQUIS $37
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$34 VERQUVO $34
Other	$96 AMS 800 Artificial Urinary Sphincter $20	FFRct $19	RYBELSUS $17	Repatha $14	JARDIANCE $13	Other $12