Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm, DO

  • Sioux Falls, SD
  • Hospitalist
NPI1144420621PAC ID0446391395
Medicare services, 2024
979
Medicare patients, 2024
606
Part D claims, 2024
55
Hospital affiliations
5
Industry payments
$19
Practice address
1325 S Cliff Ave Post Office Box 5045, Sioux Falls, SD 57117
Practice phone
Call (605) 322-8000
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Primary practice

Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center

Hospital · Sioux Falls, South Dakota

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Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm is a hospitalist in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Dr. Sturm practices at Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, part of Avera Health.

Dr. Sturm's NPI, 1144420621, was assigned on July 23, 2007. Dr. Sturm holds South Dakota license XXXX.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0446391395
NPI enumeration date
July 23, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(605) 322-8000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
46
Medical school graduation
2006

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm practices at Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Dr. Sturm's primary practice is Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center, at 1325 S Cliff Ave Post Office Box 5045, Sioux Falls, SD 57117 in Minnehaha County. The practice phone is (605) 322-8000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Sturm's primary practice is Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, part of Avera Health. Dr. Sturm is also affiliated with Avera Heart Hospital. The medical group on file is Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sturm to 3 more hospitals and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sturm practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health CenterAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm is one of 99 hospitalists in South Dakota

Hospitalist is Dr. Sturm's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208M00000X. Dr. Sturm is licensed in South Dakota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Hospitalist, South DakotaPrimaryLicense XXXX · taxonomy 208M00000X

Hospitalists near Dr. Sturm

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm billed Medicare for 979 services in 2024

CMS data shows 979 Medicare services from Dr. Sturm across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 606 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $53,634 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024979
Medicare patients606
Paid by Medicare$53,634
Procedure codes8

Dr. Sturm's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3192024: 60590%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1782024: 374110%

Dr. Sturm compared with the South Dakota median for hospitalists, 2024

  • Dr. Sturm
  • South Dakota median
Medicare services
979vs 52885% above
Medicare patients
606vs 2182.8 times
Part D claims
12vs 4774% below

Medians across 93 hospitalists in South Dakota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Sturm's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm treated 606 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 606 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sturm in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 211 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.27, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Sturm's median patient age at 61, with 51% women.

Medicare patients, 2024606
Average age74
Average risk score2.27
Also on Medicaid16%

Dr. Sturm's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Sturm's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women33655%
  • Men27045%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Sturm's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis50%
  4. Chronic kidney disease44%
  5. Mood disorders44%
  6. Anxiety42%
  7. Depression41%
  8. Ischemic heart disease41%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Sturm's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women51%
  • Men48%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm wrote 55 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Sturm wrote 55 Medicare Part D claims for 16 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $211 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 202455
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$211
Part D patients16

Dr. Sturm's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic50 claims91%
  • Brand-name and other5 claims9%

Dr. Sturm's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2024

  • 2022
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 112024: 129%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 in 2022.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm takes part in Medicare

Dr. Sturm accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm received $19 in industry payments in 2023

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Sturm from 1 drug or device company in 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Philips Electronics North America Corporation paid the most, $19.

Companies that paid Dr. Sturm the most, 2023 to 2023

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm's NPI number?

Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm's NPI number is 1144420621. It was assigned on July 23, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm?

Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm is a hospitalist in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Hospitalist Physician (taxonomy code 208M00000X).

Where does Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm practice?

Dr. Sturm practices at 1325 S Cliff Ave Post Office Box 5045, Sioux Falls, SD 57117. Dr. Sturm's primary practice is Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, part of Avera Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sturm to 3 hospitals and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Sturm is (605) 322-8000.

What is Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm's medical license number?

Dr. Sturm holds South Dakota license XXXX.

Which hospitals is Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm affiliated with?

Dr. Sturm practices at Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dr. Sturm is also affiliated with Avera Heart Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Sturm to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm part of?

Dr. Sturm is linked to Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Sturm to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sturm billed Medicare for 979 services in 2024, and Dr. Sturm accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm see?

CMS counts 606 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sturm in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Sturm's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

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What drugs does Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sturm's most prescribed drugs by claims were Digoxin.

Has Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $19 in general payments to Dr. Sturm from 1 company from 2023 to 2023. The largest total came from Philips Electronics North America Corporation.

How long has Dr. Tamera Lee Sturm been practicing?

Dr. Sturm graduated from medical school in 2006, 20 years ago.

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