Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,253
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 390
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,517
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Industry payments
- $3,506
- Practice address
- 1301 S Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
- Practice phone
- Call (605) 504-1600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Avera Medical Group Rheumatology Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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Dr. Kara Linda Petersen is a rheumatologist in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Dr. Petersen practices at Avera Medical Group Rheumatology Sioux Falls in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Dr. Petersen's NPI, 1851328231, was assigned on June 28, 2006. Dr. Petersen graduated from Sanford School of Medicine of University of South Dakota in 2001. Dr. Petersen holds South Dakota license 5804.
- NPI
- 1851328231NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0042216392
- NPI enumeration date
- June 28, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (605) 504-1600
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 51
- Medical school graduation
- 2001
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Kara Linda Petersen practices at Avera Medical Group Rheumatology Sioux Falls in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Dr. Petersen's primary practice is Avera Medical Group Rheumatology Sioux Falls, at 1301 S Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105 in Minnehaha County. The practice phone is (605) 504-1600.
- Avera Medical Group Rheumatology Sioux Falls1301 S Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105 · Minnehaha CountyPhone(605) 504-1600
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Kara Linda Petersen is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Petersen's primary practice is Avera Medical Group Rheumatology Sioux Falls in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dr. Petersen is also affiliated with Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center. The medical group on file is Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Petersen to 4 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kara Linda Petersen's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Petersen practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Avera Medical Group Rheumatology Sioux Falls | Available with a free account |
| +6 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Kara Linda Petersen is one of 21 rheumatologists in South Dakota
Rheumatology is Dr. Petersen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Petersen is licensed in South Dakota.
Specialties and state licenses
- Rheumatology, South DakotaPrimary
Rheumatologists near Dr. Petersen
Counts of rheumatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kara Linda Petersen billed Medicare for 1,253 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,253 Medicare services from Dr. Petersen across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 390 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $58,707 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Petersen's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7172024: 7012%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 506
- Surgery
- 2023: 592024: 4622%
Dr. Petersen compared with the South Dakota median for rheumatologists, 2024
- Dr. Petersen
- South Dakota median
- Medicare services
- 1,253vs 93135% above
- Medicare patients
- 390vs 34015% above
- Part D claims
- 4,351vs 1,8192.4 times
Medians across 22 rheumatologists in South Dakota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Petersen'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. Kara Linda Petersen treated 390 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 390 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Petersen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 200 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 74% have high blood pressure. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.55, 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. Petersen's median patient age at 67, with 76% women.
Dr. Petersen's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Petersen's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women29576%
- Men9524%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Petersen's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure74%
- High cholesterol64%
- Osteoporosis38%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
- Diabetes24%
- Mood disorders22%
- Anxiety21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Petersen's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women76%
- Men24%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kara Linda Petersen wrote 4,517 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Petersen wrote 4,517 Medicare Part D claims for 460 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,351 of them, across 48 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,932,396 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,949 claims across 43 drugs.
Dr. Petersen's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,577 claims79%
- Brand-name and other940 claims21%
Dr. Petersen'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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Petersen's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids4%201 of 4,517 claims
- Antibiotics2%79 of 4,517 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3,9492024: 4,35110%
Drugs named by CMS: 48 in 2024, 43 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
Dr. Kara Linda Petersen offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Petersen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Petersen as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Kara Linda Petersen received $3,506 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 172 general payments to Dr. Petersen from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 90% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $982.
General payments to Dr. Petersen by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Petersen by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$3,15090%
- Education$35610%
Companies that paid Dr. Petersen the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Kara Linda Petersen graduated from Sanford School of Medicine of University of South Dakota
Dr. Petersen graduated from Sanford School of Medicine of University of South Dakota in 2001.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Kara Linda Petersen'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 Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| 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 DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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. Kara Linda Petersen's NPI number?
Dr. Kara Linda Petersen's NPI number is 1851328231. It was assigned on June 28, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Kara Linda Petersen?
Dr. Kara Linda Petersen is a rheumatologist in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).
Where does Dr. Kara Linda Petersen practice?
Dr. Petersen practices at 1301 S Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105. Dr. Petersen's primary practice is Avera Medical Group Rheumatology Sioux Falls in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Petersen to 4 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Kara Linda Petersen's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Petersen is (605) 504-1600.
What is Dr. Kara Linda Petersen's medical license number?
Dr. Petersen holds South Dakota license 5804.
Which hospitals is Dr. Kara Linda Petersen affiliated with?
Dr. Petersen is affiliated with Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Petersen to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Kara Linda Petersen part of?
Dr. Petersen is linked to Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center.
Does Dr. Kara Linda Petersen accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Petersen billed Medicare for 1,253 services in 2024, and Dr. Petersen accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Kara Linda Petersen offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Petersen as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kara Linda Petersen see?
CMS counts 390 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Petersen in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Kara Linda Petersen bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Petersen's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G2211) and office visit, established patient (99215).
Where did Dr. Kara Linda Petersen go to medical school?
Dr. Petersen graduated from Sanford School of Medicine of University of South Dakota in 2001.
What drugs does Dr. Kara Linda Petersen prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Petersen's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Methotrexate and Leflunomide.
Has Dr. Kara Linda Petersen received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,506 in general payments to Dr. Petersen from 26 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.
How long has Dr. Kara Linda Petersen been practicing?
Dr. Petersen graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.
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