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Dr. Sarah Meister Hayes, MD

(307 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine (1991 - 1995)

Professional interests include: menopause, clinical trials, osteoporosis, and more.

1215 Duff Avenue Office 1215 Duff Avenue
Ames, IA 50010

(515) 239-4431

Dr. Sarah Meister Hayes, MD is an internist in Ames, IA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). She graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine in 1995 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Sarah Meister Hayes, MD is affiliated with McFarland Clinic.

Office Locations

Address:

1215 Duff Avenue Office 1215 Duff Avenue
Ames, IA 50010

Some issues Dr. Sarah Meister Hayes, MD can help you with:

Eating Disorders

Eating disorders are mental and physical illnesses that impact behavior, emotions, and thoughts about eating, food, body appearance, and weight. These disorders are characterized by preoccupations with food and physical size, resulting in dramatic lifestyle changes and adverse health effects. In the past, eating disorders were often diagnosed using BMI (body mass index), or by assessing someone's weight. Eating disorders specialists now recognize that eating disorders may occur in people of all sizes. The most common eating disorders are anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and binge-eating disorder (BED).

Anorexia nervosa, frequently referred to as anorexia, is a disorder where people severely restrict the types and quantity of food they eat. Those with anorexia have an extreme fear of eating and gaining weight and may repeatedly weigh themselves or engage in harmful behaviors such as excessive exercise or starvation. Those with anorexia often find themselves preoccupied with food, but unable to consume a healthy amount of it. This results in symptoms such as abnormally low BMI, vitamin deficiency, fatigue, fainting, and amenorrhea (lack of menstruation in women). Anorexia may cause bluish discoloration of the hands, brittle and falling out hair, yellowish skin, and lanugo (fine, downy hair). Left untreated, anorexia can lead to organ failure, brain damage, and even death.

Bulimia nervosa, typically called bulimia, is a disorder where people binge (eat large quantities of food) and purge the food that they just consumed by vomiting, laxative abuse, fasting, or excessive exercise. This behavior is usually motivated by a feeling of powerlessness over eating and a fear of weight gain or desire for weight loss. Bulimia can occur in underweight, normal weight, and overweight people. Symptoms of bulimia include acid reflux, intestinal distress, dehydration from purging, amenorrhea, and dental erosion from vomiting. Some people with bulimia have swollen parotid glands (salivary glands near the cheeks) and red scars and marks on the backs of their knuckles. Electrolyte imbalance from bulimia can be particularly severe and may lead to heart attack or stroke.

Binge eating disorder (BED) is the most common eating disorder. People with BED feel that they are unable to control the amount of food they eat and may continue to binge after reaching a point of fullness. BED binges (consuming large amounts of food) are often accompanied by feelings of sadness, guilt, and shame. Symptoms of BED include obesity, acid reflux, weight gain, and dissatisfaction with one's body. People with BED tend to experience cycles of negative emotions and binges. Binges or BED episodes can be provoked by stress, boredom, restrictive dieting, depression, and other triggers.

Other common eating disorders include:

Pica, eating things that are not food, such as paper, ice, or soil
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID), disinterest in eating and avoidance of food
Other Specified Feeding or Eating Disorder (OSFED), abnormal eating that does not fall under any disorder

Many people with eating disorders do not consciously develop them, and have difficulty seeking treatment. For this reason, it's important to detect and treat eating disorders as early as possible. Treatment for eating disorders can vary from therapy visits to inpatient treatment, depending on the disorder and its severity. Treatment aims to not only restore physical health and correct negative behaviors, but to also promote psychological well-being and self-confidence.

blood draw	784
diabetes management	138
doctor visit	969
ear procedures	35
lab tests	2525
preventive care	643
thyroid function tests	444
vaccines	134

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	398
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	67
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

blood draw	792
diabetes management	218
doctor visit	1014
ear procedures	23
lab tests	2759
preventive care	750
thyroid function tests	442
vaccines	165

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	303

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	65
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

blood draw	784
diabetes management	223
doctor visit	1047
ear procedures	22
lab tests	2833
preventive care	903
thyroid function tests	398
vaccines	312

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	614

**Age**
From 65 to 74	348
From 75 to 84	278
85 and over	140
Less than 65	64

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

blood draw	780
diabetes management	256
doctor visit	994
ear procedures	17
lab tests	2625
preventive care	802
thyroid function tests	429
vaccines	180

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	411
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	68
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

blood draw	856
diabetes management	267
doctor visit	1037
ear procedures	15
lab tests	3200
preventive care	949
thyroid function tests	626
vaccines	286

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	412
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	71
Less than 65	17

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

blood draw	798
diabetes management	249
doctor visit	981
ear procedures	19
hospital care	20
inpatient care	20
lab tests	3155
preventive care	843
thyroid function tests	639
vaccines	188

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	426
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	73
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

blood draw	805
diabetes management	262
doctor visit	969
ear procedures	31
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37
lab tests	2684
preventive care	837
thyroid function tests	398
vaccines	153

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	350

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	455
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	71
Less than 65	14

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

blood draw	770
diabetes management	286
doctor visit	780
ear procedures	24
lab tests	2648
preventive care	781
thyroid function tests	376
vaccines	82

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	307

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

blood draw	1703
chronic care	111
diabetes management	653
doctor visit	1742
ear procedures	89
lab tests	6533
preventive care	1846
thyroid function tests	764
vaccines	221

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sarah Meister Hayes, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sarah Meister Hayes, MD treated as an internist in Ames, IA were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

blood draw	896
chronic care	111
diabetes management	283
doctor visit	1059
ear procedures	30
hospital care	28
inpatient care	28
lab tests	3231
preventive care	931
thyroid function tests	501
vaccines	192

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Meister Hayes, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	284

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	249
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	55
75 to 84	122
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	177

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sarah Meister Hayes, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sarah Meister Hayes, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Sarah Meister Hayes, MD graduated from University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine in 1995. She completed residency at Hennepin County Medical Center. She is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Iowa.

Medical School: University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine (1995)

Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center (1998)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Iowa

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sarah Meister Hayes, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

McFarland Clinic

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Dr. Sarah Meister Hayes, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.82 out of 5 stars based on 307 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sarah Meister Hayes, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Ames, IA.

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Biography

Dr. Sarah Hayes' areas of clinical interest consist of menopause, osteoporosis, and eating disorders. Dr. Hayes's average rating from her patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). She attended medical school at the University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine. She is professionally affiliated with McFarland Clinic.

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