Dr. Sara Jeanne Ruter, MD

Dr. Ruter practices at Sanford Medical Center - Unit in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Dr. Ruter's NPI, 1346475787, was assigned on May 28, 2009. Dr. Ruter graduated from Sanford School of Medicine of University of South Dakota in 2009. Dr. Ruter holds South Dakota license 8523.

Dr. Ruter's primary practice is Sanford Medical Center - Unit, at 1305 W 18th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57117 in Minnehaha County. The practice phone is (605) 328-6758.

Dr. Ruter's primary practice is Sanford Medical Center - Unit in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dr. Ruter is also affiliated with Sanford USD Medical Center. The medical group on file is Edith Sanford Breast Center Sioux Falls. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ruter to 4 more hospitals, 2 home health agencies, 1 hospice, 1 imaging center, 1 skilled nursing facility and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ruter practices, 11 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Internal medicine is Dr. Ruter's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Ruter is licensed in South Dakota.

CMS data shows 2,901 Medicare services from Dr. Ruter across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,236 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $79,016 for them.

CMS counts 1,236 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ruter in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 536 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.38, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ruter's median patient age at 73, with 70% women.

In 2024, Dr. Ruter wrote 13,752 Medicare Part D claims for 783 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12,963 of them, across 174 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $737,278 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 12,590 claims across 178 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Ruter for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ruter accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ruter as offering telehealth. CMS counts 13 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Ruter, more than 60% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of nail tissue: 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)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Ruter. Dr. Ruter has published most often in S D Med. Dr. Ruter's most frequent co-author is Graison Lamendola Sitenga, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 98 general payments to Dr. Ruter from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 95% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $194.

Dr. Ruter graduated from Sanford School of Medicine of University of South Dakota in 2009.