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Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD

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(Sarah Ro, MD)

(11 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Practice and Bariatrics (Obesity Treatment)

Loma Linda University School of Medicine (1991)

Professional interests include: weight management, obesity

2800 Old NC 86 Suite 105
Hillsborough, NC 27278

(919) 732-2909

Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD is a general practitioner in Hillsborough, NC specializing in general practice and bariatrics (obesity treatment). She graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1991 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD is affiliated with UNC Health, UNC PHYSICIANS NETWORK LLC and UNC Health Medical Group.

Office Locations

2800 Old NC 86 Suite 105
Hillsborough, NC 27278

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In The News

“Sarah Ro, MD, is a UNC Health weight management physician, and Young Whang, MD, PhD, is a UNC Health medical oncologist.”—"Q&A: The Link Between Body Weight and Cancer | Robesonian", The Robesonian, October 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hillsborough, NC during 2012 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	215
preventive care	38
vaccines	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hillsborough, NC during 2013 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	236
preventive care	18
vaccines	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	72

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD in 2013

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	63

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	42

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD in 2014

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	161

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD in 2015

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hillsborough, NC during 2016 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	121
diabetes management	36
doctor visit	410
lab tests	50
preventive care	119
skin testing	12
tuberculosis (TB) testing	12
vaccines	83

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	20
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hillsborough, NC during 2017 were preventive care, blood draw, lab tests and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	90
diabetes management	58
doctor visit	340
lab tests	80
preventive care	123
skin testing	11
tuberculosis (TB) testing	11
vaccines	65

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hillsborough, NC during 2018 were preventive care, blood draw, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	79
diabetes management	50
doctor visit	331
lab tests	66
preventive care	122
vaccines	72

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD in 2018

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	18
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hillsborough, NC during 2019 were preventive care, blood draw, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	80
diabetes management	43
doctor visit	271
lab tests	43
preventive care	114
vaccines	71

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD in 2019

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hillsborough, NC during 2020 were preventive care, lab tests, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	42
diabetes management	32
doctor visit	193
lab tests	48
mental health therapy	25
preventive care	66
skin testing	12
tuberculosis (TB) testing	12
vaccines	34
weight management	25

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD in 2020

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hillsborough, NC during 2021 were lab tests, preventive care, diabetes management and weight management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	26
doctor visit	183
lab tests	41
mental health therapy	19
preventive care	38
vaccines	12
weight management	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	81
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD in 2021

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hillsborough, NC during 2022 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	22
doctor visit	150
lab tests	22
preventive care	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	50

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
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

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD treated as a general practitioner in Hillsborough, NC were blood draw, preventive care, lab tests and vaccines.

blood draw	82
diabetes management	38
doctor visit	232
lab tests	50
mental health therapy	22
preventive care	73
skin testing	11
tuberculosis (TB) testing	11
vaccines	49
weight management	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	68
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	9
85 and over	0
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	59

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	4
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	15
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Cancer	1
Dementia	3

Education & Training

Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1991. She completed residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She is certified by the Family Medicine, Board Certified and has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine (1991)

Residency: Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Board Certification: Family Medicine, Board Certified

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNC Health

UNC PHYSICIANS NETWORK LLC

UNC Health Medical Group

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, AmeriHealth Caritas, Aetna, Humana, Cigna, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC), MedCost, UnitedHealthcare, Carolina Complete Health, Liberty Advantage, Contigo Health, Veterans Affairs, Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare, Medicaid, CHAMPVA, Centene, Group Health Plan (GHP), MedCost PPO, FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans, North Carolina State Health Plan, Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health), BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network), FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct, Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026), Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)), Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare

AmeriHealth Caritas

Aetna

Humana

Cigna

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina (BCBSNC)

MedCost

UnitedHealthcare

Carolina Complete Health

Liberty Advantage

Contigo Health

Veterans Affairs

Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare

Medicaid

CHAMPVA

Centene

Group Health Plan (GHP)

MedCost PPO

FirstCarolinaCare Insurance Company Group Health Plans

North Carolina State Health Plan

Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health)

BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network)

FirstCarolinaCare FirstMedicare Direct

Contigo Health Plan (WakeMed employees only) (out-of-network beginning January 1, 2026)

Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2)

BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN))

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.98 out of 5 stars based on 11 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sarah Jean Ro, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Hillsborough, NC.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$1,620 $1,620
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$23 Skyla $23
Phadia US Inc.	$17 ImmunoCAP $17

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$1,620
Food and Beverage	$40

Biography

Dr. Sarah Ro is a general practice and bariatrics (obesity treatment) specialist in Hillsborough, NC. Before performing her residency at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Dr. Ro attended Loma Linda University School of Medicine. Areas of expertise for Dr. Ro include obesity and weight management. Patients rated her highly, giving her an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). She can take UnitedHealthcare, Blue California, Coventry, and more. Dr. Ro is conversant in Korean. She is professionally affiliated with UNC Health. According to Yext, she is currently accepting new patients at her office in Hillsborough, NC.