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Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD

(Sara Ruter, MD)

(550 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and General Practice

University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine

1420 W. 22nd Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57105

(605) 328-7090

Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD is an internist in Sioux Falls, SD specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and general practice. She graduated from University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine. Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD is affiliated with Sanford Health and Sanford Internal Medicine Clinic.

Office Locations

1321 W. 22nd Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57105

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Sanford Health

1420 W. 22nd Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57105

(605) 328-7090

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

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

impacted ear wax removal

By Affordability:

ear procedures

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within South Dakota, Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD performed more impacted ear wax removal procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and she also had a list price for ear procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. 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

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

doctor visit	63

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD treated as an internist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2013 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, stress testing and cardiac procedures.

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

cardiac procedures	13
doctor visit	690
nursing home care	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
skin procedures	19
stress testing	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	201

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	58
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD treated as an internist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2014 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

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

doctor visit	976
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	271

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	47
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	909

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	558

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	684
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	188
85 and over	88
Less than 65	82

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD treated as an internist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2016 were aspiration, injections and ear procedures.

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

aspiration	17
doctor visit	1057
ear procedures	11
injections	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	357
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	41
Less than 65	35

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD treated as an internist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2017 were aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	17
doctor visit	1101
injections	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	278

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	348
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	49
Less than 65	34

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD treated as an internist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2018 were aspiration, injections and ear procedures.

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

aspiration	17
doctor visit	1130
ear procedures	16
injections	17

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	326
Female	519

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	786
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	373
From 75 to 84	242
85 and over	123
Less than 65	107

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD treated as an internist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2019 were aspiration, injections, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

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

aspiration	27
doctor visit	1079
ear procedures	12
injections	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
skin procedures	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	582

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	852
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	400
From 75 to 84	253
85 and over	139
Less than 65	105

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD treated as an internist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2020 were aspiration, injections and ear procedures.

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

aspiration	15
doctor visit	1046
ear procedures	13
injections	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	620

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	864
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	35

**Age**
From 65 to 74	447
From 75 to 84	257
85 and over	135
Less than 65	91

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD treated as an internist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2021 were aspiration, injections, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

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

aspiration	23
doctor visit	1153
ear procedures	21
injections	23
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
skin procedures	22

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	373
Female	728

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1019
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	39

**Age**
From 65 to 74	510
From 75 to 84	341
85 and over	142
Less than 65	108

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD treated as an internist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2022 were ear procedures, aspiration and injections.

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

aspiration	16
doctor visit	1013
ear procedures	20
injections	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	543
Female	876

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1342
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	655
From 75 to 84	429
85 and over	195
Less than 65	140

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	32
Dementia	10
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD treated as an internist in Sioux Falls, SD were aspiration, injections, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

aspiration	18
cardiac procedures	13
doctor visit	928
ear procedures	15
injections	18
nursing home care	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17
stress testing	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	447

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	568
Native American / Alaskan Native	13
Hispanic	0
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	190
85 and over	92
Less than 65	70
65 to 74	306

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	12
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD graduated from University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine. She completed residency at Internal Medicine: USD Sanford School of Medicine, Vermillion, SD. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in South Dakota.

Medical School: University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine

Residency: Internal Medicine: USD Sanford School of Medicine, Vermillion, SD

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: South Dakota

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Sanford Health

Sanford Internal Medicine Clinic

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 550 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sara J. Ruter, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Sioux Falls, SD.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$217 FARXIGA $122	CRESTOR $48	BYDUREON WEEKLY $12	BRILINTA $12	$23
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$187 TOUJEO $124	LANTUS $37	PRALUENT $18	AFREZZA $8
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$150 Colcrys $43	Brintellix $34	Trintellix $25	Uloric $17	Contrave $11	Other $18
Amgen Inc.	$139 EVENITY $86	Repatha $53
Allergan Inc.	$130 NAMENDA XR $75	VIBERZI $36	NAMZARIC $13	LINZESS $6
Other	$1,127 XARELTO $68	ELIQUIS $62	Prolastin-C $59	Benicar $48	LINZESS $47	Other $843

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,919
Education	$31

Biography

Dr. Sara Ruter specializes in general practice and practices in Sioux Falls, SD. Dr. Ruter is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by her patients. She is affiliated with Sanford Clinic. Yext reports that she is not accepting new patients. Dr. Ruter is a graduate of the University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine. She has received the distinction of Alpha Omega Alpha Member.