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Scott E. Torness, DPM

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Specializes in: Foot & Ankle Surgery and Podiatry (Foot & Ankle Medicine)

Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

506 1ST Avenue SE
Watertown, SD 57201

(605) 886-8482

Scott E. Torness, DPM is a podiatrist in Watertown, SD specializing in foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine). He graduated from Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. Scott E. Torness, DPM is affiliated with Prairie Lakes Healthcare System and BROWN CLINIC PLLP.

Office Locations

Address:

506 1ST Avenue SE
Watertown, SD 57201

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	252
doctor visit	937
excision	254
nail avulsion	13
nail procedures	12

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	474
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	107
Less than 65	58

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

blood draw	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	386
doctor visit	1109
excision	281
lab tests	43
nail avulsion	33
nail procedures	108
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	42
skin procedures	42

**Gender**
Male	225
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	640
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	154
Less than 65	87

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

blood draw	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	305
doctor visit	888
excision	137
immobilization	10
nail avulsion	29
nail procedures	47
plastic surgery procedures	58
reconstructive surgery	58
tissue transfer	58
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	58

**Gender**
Male	448
Female	718

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1104
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	362
From 75 to 84	376
85 and over	284
Less than 65	144

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	42
Dementia	14
Cancer	7

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	141
doctor visit	852
excision	61
nail avulsion	61
nail procedures	60

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	353

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	527
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	19

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	150
Less than 65	69

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

blood draw	14
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	267
doctor visit	947
excision	128
lab tests	8
nail avulsion	50
nail procedures	65

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	369

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	565
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	145
Less than 65	73

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	280
doctor visit	808
excision	113
nail avulsion	42
nail procedures	56

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	525
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	143
Less than 65	86

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	43
Dementia	14
Cancer	9

blood draw	16
compression therapy	65
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	409
doctor visit	924
excision	219
immobilization	64
lab tests	64
lower extremity surgery	19
nail avulsion	53
nail procedures	52
open surgery	19
tendon surgery	19

**Gender**
Male	217
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	513
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	18

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	141
Less than 65	75

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

compression therapy	61
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	396
doctor visit	748
excision	246
immobilization	60
nail avulsion	20
nail procedures	19

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	247

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	428
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	112
Less than 65	57

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	49
Dementia	16
Cancer	7

blood draw	15
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	952
doctor visit	1971
excision	534
lab tests	56
lower extremity surgery	13
nail avulsion	33
nail procedures	32
open surgery	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	88
skin procedures	88
tendon surgery	13
X-rays	15

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Scott E. Torness, DPM for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Scott E. Torness, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Watertown, SD were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

blood draw	13
compression therapy	63
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	377
doctor visit	1021
excision	219
immobilization	45
lab tests	43
lower extremity surgery	16
nail avulsion	37
nail procedures	50
open surgery	16
plastic surgery procedures	58
reconstructive surgery	58
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	65
skin procedures	65
tendon surgery	16
tissue transfer	58
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	58
X-rays	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Scott E. Torness, DPM.

**Gender**
Female	312
Male	193

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	477
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	10
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	123
75 to 84	156
Less than 65	64
65 to 74	160

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Scott E. Torness, DPM From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Scott E. Torness, DPM treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	10
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Scott E. Torness, DPM graduated from Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. He completed residency at Covenant Medical Center (Waterloo, Iowa). He has a state license in South Dakota.

Medical School: Des Moines University College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Residency: Covenant Medical Center (Waterloo, Iowa)

Licensed In: South Dakota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Scott E. Torness, DPM is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System

BROWN CLINIC PLLP

Ratings & Reviews

Scott E. Torness, DPM has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Scott E. Torness, DPM from all over the web to help you find the right in Watertown, SD.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-02-22

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Very satisfying visit today !!

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Scott E. Torness, DPM. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
ACell, Inc.	$4,035 $4,035
BIOVENTUS LLC	$1,601 Ultrasound Bone Healing $1,349	Exogen $165	Diagnostic Ultrasound $88
Paragon 28, Inc.	$1,255 BABY GORILLA $123	TenoTac $63	PRO3 $32	Foot and ankle implants $25	Phantom Nail $23	Other $989
Conetic Solutions, Inc.	$1,221 $1,221
Gemini Medical LLC	$1,206 $1,206
Other	$1,285 GRAFIX PL $246	GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX $143	AMNIOEXCEL $127	Arsenal $97	OVO $66	Other $606

**Types of Payments**
Education	$6,495
Food and Beverage	$2,256
Travel and Lodging	$1,737
Long term medical supply or device loan	$115

Biography

Dr. Scott Torness is a specialist in foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine). Dr. Torness has an open panel in Watertown, SD according to Doctor.com.

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