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Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella, MD
NPI1962478651
- Medicare services, 2021
- 178
- Part D claims, 2024
- 95
- Publications
- 9
- Industry payments
- $298
- Affiliated sites
- 1
- Practice address
- 1315 S Cliff Ave Ste 3000 Suite 3000, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
- Practice phone
- Call (605) 322-7600
- Professional email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Avera Mckennan - Sioux Falls (1315 S Cliff Ave)
Primary care practice · Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella is a nephrologist in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Dr. Santella practices at Avera Mckennan - Sioux Falls (1315 S Cliff Ave) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Dr. Santella's NPI, 1962478651, was assigned on February 23, 2006. Dr. Santella graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 1983. Dr. Santella holds South Dakota license 3706.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1962478651NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- February 23, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (605) 322-7600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 69
- Medical school graduation
- 1983
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella practices at 2 locations in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Dr. Santella's primary practice is Avera Mckennan - Sioux Falls (1315 S Cliff Ave), at 1315 S Cliff Ave Ste 3000 Suite 3000, Sioux Falls, SD 57105. The practice phone is (605) 322-7600. The NPI Registry lists Dr. Santella's practice address as 1325 S Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105.
- Avera Mckennan - Sioux Falls (1315 S Cliff Ave)Primary1315 S Cliff Ave Ste 3000 Suite 3000, Sioux Falls, SD 57105Phone(605) 322-7600
- NPI Registry address1325 S Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105 · Minnehaha CountyPhone(605) 322-5800
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Santella's primary practice is Avera Mckennan - Sioux Falls (1315 S Cliff Ave) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The medical group on file is Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center.
Avera Mckennan - Sioux Falls (1315 S Cliff Ave)Primary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Santella practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Avera Mckennan - Sioux Falls (1315 S Cliff Ave) | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella is one of 23 nephrologists in South Dakota
Nephrology is Dr. Santella's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Santella is licensed in South Dakota.
Specialties and state licenses
- Nephrology, South DakotaPrimary
Nephrologists near Dr. Santella
Counts of nephrologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
23nephrologists in South Dakota
6nephrologists in Sioux Falls
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella billed Medicare for 178 services in 2021
CMS data shows 178 Medicare services from Dr. Santella across 3 procedure codes in 2021. Medicare paid $11,451 for them.
Medicare services, 2021178
Paid by Medicare$11,451
Procedure codes3
Dr. Santella's Medicare services by type, 2020 to 2021
- 2020
- 2021
- Office and hospital visits
- 2020: 4212021: 17858%
Where Dr. Santella's Medicare services took place, 2021
- In an office3117%
- In a facility14783%
Dr. Santella compared with the South Dakota median for nephrologists, 2021
- Dr. Santella
- South Dakota median
- Medicare services
- 178vs 89680% below
- Part D claims
- 64vs 1,33095% below
Medians across 24 nephrologists in South Dakota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Santella's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2021
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. Robert Nicholas Santella's patients have a median age of 59
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Santella's median patient age at 59, with 33% women.
Dr. Santella's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 59
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women33%
- Men67%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella wrote 95 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Santella wrote 95 Medicare Part D claims. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 64 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,847 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 60 claims across 5 drugs.
Part D claims, 202495
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$7,847
Dr. Santella's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic94 claims99%
- Brand-name and other1 claims1%
Dr. Santella'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, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 602024: 647%
Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 5 in 2023.
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
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Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella has 9 publications on record
Dmand AI links 9 papers to Dr. Santella, published from 2018 to 2021. 2018 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Kidney Failure, Chronic, Kidney Transplantation and American Indian or Alaska Native. Dr. Santella has published most often in Transplant Proc. Dr. Santella's most frequent co-authors are Jeffery L. Steers, MD, Steven Ray Donahue, MD and Jawad Nazir, MD.
Papers9
Years published2018 to 2021
Dr. Santella's papers by year, 2018 to 2021
Topics Dr. Santella writes about most
- Kidney Failure, Chronic
- Kidney Transplantation
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- Graft Rejection
- Immunosuppressive Agents
- Transplant Recipients
Dr. Santella's most frequent co-authors
- Jeffery L. Steers, MD6 shared papers
- Steven Ray Donahue, MD4 shared papers
- Jawad Nazir, MD3 shared papers
Recent publications by Dr. Santella
Transplant Proc
CryptococcosisCryptococcus neoformansFatal Outcome
BiopsyBronchoalveolar LavageBronchoscopy
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella received $298 in industry payments from 2017 to 2021
CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Santella from 3 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2021. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $256.
General payments to Dr. Santella by program year, 2017 to 2021
General payments to Dr. Santella by kind, 2017 to 2021
$298in total
- Food and beverage$29398%
- Education$52%
Companies that paid Dr. Santella the most, 2017 to 2021
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine
Dr. Santella graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 1983.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel Data |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella's NPI number?
Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella's NPI number is 1962478651. It was assigned on February 23, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella?
Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella is a nephrologist in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).
Where does Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella practice?
Dr. Santella practices at 1315 S Cliff Ave Ste 3000 Suite 3000, Sioux Falls, SD 57105. Dr. Santella also practices at 1325 S Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105. Dr. Santella's primary practice is Avera Mckennan - Sioux Falls (1315 S Cliff Ave) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
What is Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Santella is (605) 322-7600.
What is Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella's medical license number?
Dr. Santella holds South Dakota license 3706.
What medical group is Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella part of?
Dr. Santella is linked to Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center.
Does Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Santella billed Medicare for 178 services in 2021.
What services does Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella bill to Medicare?
In 2021, Dr. Santella's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), hospital inpatient care (99232) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella go to medical school?
Dr. Santella graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 1983.
What drugs does Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Santella's most prescribed drugs by claims were Calcitriol, Famotidine and Propranolol HCl.
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Has Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $298 in general payments to Dr. Santella from 3 companies from 2017 to 2021. The largest total came from Veloxis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella been practicing?
Dr. Santella graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.
Does Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella do research?
Dmand AI links 9 publications to Dr. Santella, published from 2018 to 2021.
Who does Dr. Robert Nicholas Santella publish with?
Dr. Santella's most frequent co-authors are Jeffery L. Steers, MD (6 shared papers), Steven Ray Donahue, MD (4 shared papers) and Jawad Nazir, MD (3 shared papers).
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