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Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD

Accepting New Patients

(193 Ratings)

Specializes in: Urogynecology

University of Washington School of Medicine (2003)

Professional interests include: urinary incontinence, pelvic floor dysfunction, voiding dysfunction, and more.

808 S.w. Campus Drive
Portland, OR 97239

(503) 418-4500

Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD is an urogynecologist in Portland, OR specializing in urogynecology. She graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 2003 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD is affiliated with OHSU Healthcare.

Office Locations

808 S.w. Campus Drive
Portland, OR 97239

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"Some lubricants have FDA clearance, but many great products-including natural options, such olive oil, coconut oil, and apricot kernel oil-don't," Sara Cichowski, MD, an associate professor of...”—"The Best Personal Lubricants", New York Times, June 2024

“"You want to hear: I rarely cut episiotomies," said Dr. Sara Cichowski, an assistant professor of OB/GYN at the University of New Mexico, who has helped write national guidelines for preventing...”—"An episiotomy should be rare. What pregnant women can do to avoid one during childbirth", USA Today, May 2019

“Dr. Sara Cichowski, an assistant OB/GYN professor at the University of New Mexico who reviewed the latest studies to help write the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' most recent...”—"Episiotomies are painful, risky and not routinely recommended. Dozens of hospitals are doing too many.", USA Today, May 2019

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

pressure flow study

urethral pressure profile

In 2023, Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD had a list price for pressure flow study, and urethral pressure profile that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Oregon. 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.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

cystometrogram

uroflowmetry

In 2012, Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD had a list price for cystometrogram, and uroflowmetry that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Oregon. 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. Sara Cichowski, MD treated as an urogynecologist in Portland, OR during 2012 were urologic procedures, anorectal procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	86
urologic procedures	65

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	32

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	38
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD in 2015

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	34

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	27
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	44

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	76

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	38
Black	0
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD treated as an urogynecologist in Portland, OR during 2019 were urologic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	62
urologic procedures	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD in 2019

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD treated as an urogynecologist in Portland, OR during 2020 were urologic procedures, anorectal procedures, diagnostic procedures and incontinence surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD for Medicare patients.

anorectal procedures	17
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	167
incontinence surgery	14
urologic procedures	63

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	16
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD in 2020

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD treated as an urogynecologist in Portland, OR during 2021 were neurostimulation and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	144
minimally invasive procedures	36
neurostimulation	36

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	114

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	11
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD in 2021

Hypertension	42
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	11
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	11
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	129

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	114

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	11
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD in 2022

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD treated as an urogynecologist in Portland, OR were urologic procedures, neurostimulation, minimally invasive procedures and anorectal procedures.

anorectal procedures	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	86
incontinence surgery	14
minimally invasive procedures	36
neurostimulation	36
urologic procedures	47

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	36
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	18
85 and over	4
Less than 65	5
65 to 74	41

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	1
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Dementia	1
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD graduated from University of Washington School of Medicine in 2003. She completed residency at Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic Akron General. She is certified by the Certifications: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, OB/GYN and has a state license in Oregon.

Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine (2003)

Residency: Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cleveland Clinic Akron General (2008)

Board Certification: Certifications: American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, OB/GYN (2010)

Licensed In: Oregon

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

OHSU Healthcare

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 193 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sara Cichowski, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Portland, OR.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$668 Sacral Nerve Stimulation $374	Sacral Nerve Stimulation - Neuro $295
Boston Scientific Corporation	$128 Advantage System $96	$32
Cogentix Medical Inc.	$59 EndoSheath $59
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$33 Da Vinci Surgical System $33
ABIOMED	$23 Impella $23
Other	$28 Omnipod $15	RETROARC $12

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$576
Food and Beverage	$363

Biography

Dr. Sara Cichowski specializes in urogynecology. Her areas of expertise include minimally invasive surgery, pelvic floor dysfunction, and fecal incontinence. She is professionally affiliated with OHSU Healthcare. Dr. Cichowski attended medical school at the University of Washington School of Medicine. The average patient rating for Dr. Cichowski is 5.0 stars (out of 5). According to OHSU Healthcare, she is currently accepting new patients at her office in Portland, OR.