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Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO

Accepting New Patients

(174 Ratings)

Specializes in: Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine and Family Medicine

Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Professional interests include: rib pain, migraine, colic, and more.

2024 S 6th Street
Brainerd, MN 56401

(218) 828-2880

Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO is an osteopath in Brainerd, MN specializing in osteopathic manipulative medicine and family medicine. He graduated from Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO is affiliated with Essentia Health.

Office Locations

2024 S 6th Street
Brainerd, MN 56401

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Some issues Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO can help you with:

Headache

Headaches are dull or sharp pains that occur in regions of the head and face. Headaches occur in many different forms and vary in location, severity, and duration. They are not necessarily a sign of an underlying illness and often resolve on their own. However, headaches can present significant day-to-day discomfort. The most common forms of headaches include:

Migraines: one of the most prevalent types of headache, migraines typically last from two hours to three days, causing a throbbing pain on one side of the head. Nausea, sensitivity to bright lights, fatigue, and blurred vision all may accompany migraines. While migraines have no known cure, medications and lifestyle modifications may ease symptoms. Avoiding behaviors that may trigger migraines such as lack of sleep or loud, repetitive noises can improve headaches.
Tension headaches: also known as stress headaches, these headaches are characterized by pain in the upper top part of the head and behind the eyes. Tension headaches are common and have no exact cause; however, certain practices may increase the likelihood of developing them. For example, wearing one's hair up in a tight hairstyle or wearing a restrictive hat can put pressure on the scalp, leading to a tension headache. Other causes of tension headaches may include alcohol or nicotine use, caffeine, teeth grinding, stress, overexertion, and eye strain. Some people find posture improvement, alternating sleeping positions, and neck exercise can alleviate tension headaches. Over-the-counter pain relievers such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motren) and naproxen sodium (Aleve) may also reduce tension-headache pain.
Sinus headaches: this type of headache causes pain in the sinuses, but may progress to pain and pressure in the eyes, forehead, and cheeks. These headaches are often accompanied by nasal congestion, fatigue, and ache in the upper teeth and may or may not be caused by sinus infections or sinusitis (sinus inflammation). Some sinus headaches are allergic headaches, which arise from allergic triggers such as seasonal allergies (pollen allergies) or hay fever, causing sinus pressure and facial pain. Other symptoms of allergic headaches include nasal congestion, irritated or watery eyes, runny nose, and sneezing. Allergic headaches may be treated with antihistamine medications such as cetirizine (Zyrtec). Allergic headaches are common during pollen season, which is usually around springtime.
Cluster headaches: these headaches occur suddenly and cause stabbing, sharp pain from one eye down to the one side of the neck. They are often referred to as the most aggravating and painful type of headaches. Other symptoms of cluster headaches include nasal congestion, droopy eyelid, and enlarged pupil on one side of the face. In the past, it was widely believed that cluster headaches were caused by a bevy or "cluster" of multiple types of headaches, such as a combination of an allergic headache and a tension headache. Medical experts now recognize that cluster headaches are a separate and unique form of headache. Cluster headaches last for around twenty minutes to two hours. They may recur throughout the period of a day or several weeks, but usually dissipate within a month. Treatment for cluster headaches includes over-the-counter pain medications such as ibuprofen (Advil, Motren) and naproxen sodium (Aleve). Prescription Prednisone can help with swelling and Verapamil may reduce pain by relaxing the blood vessels.

Living with headaches is challenging; headaches can prevent people from fully enjoying life. Medical treatment and care in avoiding certain triggers can help those with headaches begin to feel normal once again.

In The News

“"Our goal is for everyone to fully enjoy the winter months while maintaining their well-being," said Dr. Steven Harder, a family medicine specialist at Essentia Health St. Joseph's-Brainerd Clinic,...”—"Tips from Essentia Health to stay safe and healthy this winter", Brainerd Dispatch, December 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO treated as an osteopath in Brainerd, MN during 2012 were blood draw and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	189
doctor visit	505
nursing home care	114

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO treated as an osteopath in Brainerd, MN during 2013 were blood draw and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	163
doctor visit	509
nursing home care	102

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	68
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO in 2013

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO treated as an osteopath in Brainerd, MN during 2014 were blood draw and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	123
doctor visit	469
nursing home care	93

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	189
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	76
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO treated as an osteopath in Brainerd, MN during 2015 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	44
doctor visit	211

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	140

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	100
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	25
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO treated as an osteopath in Brainerd, MN during 2016 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	82
diabetes management	17
doctor visit	150
lab tests	43
preventive care	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	16
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO treated as an osteopath in Brainerd, MN during 2017 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	300
diabetes management	109
doctor visit	433
lab tests	234
preventive care	205
vaccines	69

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	20
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO treated as an osteopath in Brainerd, MN during 2018 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	112
diabetes management	25
doctor visit	150
lab tests	90
preventive care	59
vaccines	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	11
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	39
Dementia	17
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO treated as an osteopath in Brainerd, MN during 2019 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	93
diabetes management	23
doctor visit	125
lab tests	65
preventive care	46
vaccines	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	62
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO in 2019

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO treated as an osteopath in Brainerd, MN during 2020 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	69
diabetes management	14
doctor visit	109
lab tests	29
preventive care	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO treated as an osteopath in Brainerd, MN during 2021 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	64
doctor visit	101

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	47

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO in 2021

Hypertension	45
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
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. Steven F. Harder, DO treated as an osteopath in Brainerd, MN during 2022 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	40
doctor visit	85

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO treated as an osteopath in Brainerd, MN were blood draw, nursing home care, lab tests and preventive care.

blood draw	116
diabetes management	37
doctor visit	258
lab tests	92
nursing home care	103
preventive care	68
vaccines	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	73
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	32
85 and over	26
Less than 65	11
65 to 74	44

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	8
Cancer	3

Education & Training

Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO graduated from Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed residency at Northeast Iowa Family Medicine Residency Program. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Northeast Iowa Family Medicine Residency Program

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Essentia Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 174 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Steven F. Harder, DO from all over the web to help you find the right in Brainerd, MN.

4.8

Overall Rating

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-11-20

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Steven Harder is the BEST. Hope he doesn't retire anytime soon.

Overall Rating: 4.0 2025-07-25

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Good

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$95 Da Vinci Surgical System $95
Novo Nordisk Inc	$50 Wegovy $50

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$145

Biography

Dr. Steven Harder's specialties are family medicine and osteopathic manipulative medicine. He practices in Brainerd, MN. Dr. Harder's areas of expertise include concussion, migraine, and elbow pain. He is professionally affiliated with St. Joseph's Hospital and Essentia Health. He graduated from Des Moines University, College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Harder's residency was performed at Northeast Iowa Family Medicine Residency Program. Patient reviews placed him at an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He welcomes new patients at his office inBrainerd, MN as reported by Essentia Health.