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Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD

(276 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

University of Minnesota Medical School

1300 Anne Street Nw.
Bemidji, MN 56601

(218) 333-5640

Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD is a nephrologist in Bemidji, MN specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD is affiliated with Sanford Health, Sanford Medical Center Fargo and SANFORD HEALTH OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA.

Office Locations

Sanford Health

1233 34th Street Nw.
Bemidji, MN 56601

(218) 333-5100

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Sanford Health

1300 Anne Street Nw.
Bemidji, MN 56601

(218) 333-5640

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In The News

“Dr. Daniel Louvar of Sanford-Bemidji, is an outreach specialist of nephrology providing services to Rainy Lake Medical Center, and will discuss how he can provide in-home dialysis options for...”—"Series kicks off with talk of in-home dialysis options", Twin Cities Pioneer Press, January 2017

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

hemodialysis

In 2023, Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD performed more hemodialysis procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

hemodialysis

In 2023, Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD had a list price for hemodialysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bemidji, MN during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	344
dialysis	216
doctor visit	478
hemofiltration	29
hospital care	287
inpatient care	287
lab tests	807

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bemidji, MN during 2013 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	153
dialysis	164
doctor visit	363
hospital care	271
inpatient care	271
lab tests	338

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	75

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	38
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	66
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bemidji, MN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	309
doctor visit	457
hemofiltration	19
hospital care	436
inpatient care	436

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	89

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	38
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	61
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bemidji, MN during 2015 were dialysis, hospital care, inpatient care and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	405
doctor visit	488
hemofiltration	54
hospital care	360
inpatient care	360

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	462
Female	446

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	670
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	206

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	268
85 and over	112
Less than 65	258

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	63
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bemidji, MN during 2016 were dialysis, hospital care, inpatient care and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	240
doctor visit	442
hemofiltration	29
hospital care	156
inpatient care	156

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	37
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	63
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bemidji, MN during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	134
doctor visit	414
hospital care	171
inpatient care	171

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	43
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	61
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bemidji, MN during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	205
doctor visit	438
hospital care	222
inpatient care	222

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	191
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	85

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	37
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	59
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bemidji, MN during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	245
doctor visit	912
hospital care	289
inpatient care	289

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	515
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	94

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	78
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	57
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bemidji, MN during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	256
doctor visit	813
hospital care	349
inpatient care	349

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	301
Female	317

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	511
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	88

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	79
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	58
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bemidji, MN during 2021 were dialysis, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	289
doctor visit	690
hospital care	210
inpatient care	210

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	261
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	445
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	71

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	82
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	57
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bemidji, MN during 2022 were dialysis, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	174
doctor visit	592
hospital care	153
inpatient care	153

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	365
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	71

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	65
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	55
Dementia	7
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD treated as a nephrologist in Bemidji, MN were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

blood draw	248
dialysis	239
doctor visit	553
hemofiltration	32
hospital care	264
inpatient care	264
lab tests	572

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	355
Native American / Alaskan Native	70
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	138
85 and over	55
Less than 65	116
65 to 74	146

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	54
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed residency at Mayo Clinic. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Nephrology and has a state license in North Dakota.

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Residency: Mayo Clinic

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Nephrology

Licensed In: North Dakota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sanford Health

Sanford Medical Center Fargo

SANFORD HEALTH OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.58 out of 5 stars based on 276 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Bemidji, MN.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
GAMBRO AAB	$1,997 Acute $1,997
Baxter Healthcare	$35 Renal - PD $35
Questcor Pharmaceuticals	$16 ACTHAR $16
Covidien Sales LLC	$15 Dialysis Vascular Access $15
Retrophin, Inc.	$2 (815) Thiola $2

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,604
Food and Beverage	$460
Education	$2

Research Payments

Dr. Daniel W. Louvar, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $25.

Biography

Dr. Daniel Louvar works as an adult nephrology. He attended the University of Minnesota Medical School and subsequently trained at Mayo Clinic for residency. Patient ratings for Dr. Louvar average 4.5 stars (out of 5). He has received professional recognition including the following: Guardian Angel Award. Dr. Louvar is professionally affiliated with Sanford Medical Center Fargo.