Sara Jeanne Ruter, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Sioux Falls, SD
Sara Jeanne Ruter, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1346475787, issued on May 28, 2009. Check the license (South Dakota 8523, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sara Jeanne Ruter
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 8523 SD
SDTP70 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1205 S Grange, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
- Phone
- (605) 328-7500
- Enumerated
- May 28, 2009
- Record last updated
- Apr 4, 2022
- Fax
- (605) 328-7599
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121019000692); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1205 S Grange
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Allen Funk, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1306841291
Verify Sara Jeanne Ruter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 8523Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
13,752 Medicare Part D claims for 783 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 270 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium836 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium666 claims
- Omeprazole547 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium514 claims
- Losartan Potassium477 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate370 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sanford Medical CenterSioux Falls, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sara Jeanne Ruter among 247 internal medicine physician records in South Dakota
Sara Jeanne Ruter, M.D. is one of 247 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 55% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 146 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
110 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Sioux Falls
They are 110 of the 6,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Sioux Falls, and 247 internal medicine physician records in South Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Sara Jeanne Ruter, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sara Jeanne Ruter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346475787, issued on May 28, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sara Jeanne Ruter, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1205 S Grange, Sioux Falls, SD, 57105. Phone: (605) 328-7500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sara Jeanne Ruter, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 8523, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sara Jeanne Ruter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sara Jeanne Ruter, M.D. had 13,752 Medicare Part D claims for 783 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Sara Jeanne Ruter, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.