Dr. Russell A. Degroote, MD

Dr. Degroote practices at Pierce Street Same Day Surgery in Sioux City, Iowa.

Dr. Degroote's NPI, 1689684771, was assigned on August 9, 2006. Dr. Degroote holds Washington license MD60661553.

Dr. Degroote's primary practice is Pierce Street Same Day Surgery, at 2730 Pierce Street, Sioux City, IA 51104. The practice phone is (712) 294-7740.

Dr. Degroote's primary practice is Pierce Street Same Day Surgery in Sioux City, Iowa. Dr. Degroote is also affiliated with Mt. Edgecumbe Medical Center. The medical group on file is SEAK Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Degroote to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Degroote practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Degroote's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Degroote's licenses on file in 3 states: Washington, Alaska and Nebraska.

CMS data shows 1,436 Medicare services from Dr. Degroote across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 200 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $79,650 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 200 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Degroote in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 110 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 66% have high blood pressure. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.81, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Degroote's median patient age at 62, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Degroote wrote 125 Medicare Part D claims for 40 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 65 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $295 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 18 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Degroote for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Degroote accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Degroote as offering telehealth. CMS counts 18 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Degroote, more than 68% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 9 general payments to Dr. Degroote from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $294.