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Dr. Steven Pletcher, MD

(14 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

Indiana University School of Medicine

2630 22nd Street
Columbus, IN 47201

(812) 372-8680

Dr. Steven Pletcher, MD is a gastroenterologist in Fargo, ND specializing in adult gastroenterology. He graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Steven Pletcher, MD is affiliated with Sanford Health and Sanford Medical Center Fargo.

Office Locations

Address:

321 Eighth Avenue N.
Fargo, ND 58102

Address:

2630 22nd Street
Columbus, IN 47201

diagnostic procedures	499
doctor visit	1043
esophageal dilation	167
gastrointestinal procedures	945
hospital care	215
inpatient care	215
lab tests	20
minimally invasive procedures	944
preventive care	179
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	499

**Gender**
Male	468
Female	698

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1124
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	520
From 75 to 84	328
85 and over	120
Less than 65	198

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

diagnostic procedures	438
doctor visit	605
esophageal dilation	152
gastrointestinal procedures	900
hospital care	178
inpatient care	178
minimally invasive procedures	899
preventive care	194
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	438

**Gender**
Male	387
Female	516

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	873
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	418
From 75 to 84	265
85 and over	80
Less than 65	140

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

diagnostic procedures	467
doctor visit	546
esophageal dilation	113
gastrointestinal procedures	904
hospital care	146
injections	10
inpatient care	146
minimally invasive procedures	903
preventive care	183
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	467

**Gender**
Male	678
Female	1052

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1666
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	858
From 75 to 84	476
85 and over	132
Less than 65	264

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

diagnostic procedures	471
doctor visit	571
esophageal dilation	137
gastrointestinal procedures	817
hospital care	165
inpatient care	165
minimally invasive procedures	816
preventive care	147
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	471

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	523

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	803
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	397
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	79
Less than 65	117

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

diagnostic procedures	506
doctor visit	433
esophageal dilation	101
gastrointestinal procedures	825
hospital care	110
injections	12
inpatient care	110
minimally invasive procedures	824
preventive care	149
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	506

**Gender**
Male	325
Female	486

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	780
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	390
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	61
Less than 65	120

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

diagnostic procedures	487
doctor visit	496
esophageal dilation	104
gastrointestinal procedures	824
hospital care	103
inpatient care	103
liver imaging	20
minimally invasive procedures	834
preventive care	158
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	487
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	475

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	767
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	363
From 75 to 84	256
85 and over	73
Less than 65	110

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

diagnostic procedures	254
doctor visit	116
esophageal dilation	28
gastrointestinal procedures	390
injections	10
minimally invasive procedures	389
preventive care	67
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	254

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	214

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	365
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

diagnostic procedures	256
doctor visit	126
esophageal dilation	36
gastrointestinal procedures	377
minimally invasive procedures	376
preventive care	48
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	256

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	362
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	19
Less than 65	49

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

diagnostic procedures	351
doctor visit	99
esophageal dilation	27
gastrointestinal procedures	545
injections	12
minimally invasive procedures	544
preventive care	95
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	351

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	299

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	492
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	23
Less than 65	62

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	293

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	26
Less than 65	71

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	17

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Pletcher, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Steven Pletcher, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in Fargo, ND were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, diagnostic procedures and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

balloon dilation	21
diagnostic procedures	411
doctor visit	413
esophageal dilation	93
gastrointestinal procedures	714
hospital care	152
injections	11
inpatient care	152
lab tests	20
liver imaging	20
minimally invasive procedures	715
preventive care	129
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	411
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Pletcher, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	769
Native American / Alaskan Native	2
Hispanic	0
Other	4

**Age**
75 to 84	227
85 and over	61
Less than 65	113
65 to 74	397

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Pletcher, MD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Steven Pletcher, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	12
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Steven Pletcher, MD graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology American Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine and has a state license in Indiana.

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine

Residency: University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology American Board of Internal Medicine: Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Indiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Steven Pletcher, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sanford Health

Sanford Medical Center Fargo

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Steven Pletcher, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 14 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Steven Pletcher, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Fargo, ND.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$938 Humira $574	Creon $240	Viekira $54	Mavyret $24	Moderiba $14	Other $33
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$411 ENTYVIO $248	AMITIZA $102	Dexilant $61
Covidien LP	$352 GI Solutions $352
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$322 XIFAXAN $141	UCERIS TABLETS $86	XIFAXANIBSD $51	XIFIXAN $44
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$309 REMICADE $126	SIMPONI $121	STELARA $50	OLYSIO $13
Other	$2,626 LINZESS $348	VIBERZI $203	PREPOPIK $171	ZEPATIER $156	ENTYVIO $137	Other $1,612

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,586
Travel and Lodging	$352
Education	$21

Biography

Dr. Steven Pletcher practices adult gastroenterology. He attended Indiana University School of Medicine and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Minnesota for residency. Patients rated Dr. Pletcher highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is conversant in Spanish. He is professionally affiliated with Sanford Medical Center Fargo.