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Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

1301 S. Cliff Avenue Suite 300
Sioux Falls, SD 57105

(605) 322-6625

Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD is a rheumatologist in Sioux Falls, SD specializing in adult rheumatology.

Office Locations

1301 S. Cliff Avenue Suite 300
Sioux Falls, SD 57105

(605) 322-6625

(605) 322-6626

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6100 S Louise Avenue Suite 1130
Sioux Falls, SD 57108

(605) 504-1600

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2023, Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within South Dakota.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2012 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	99
doctor visit	679
injections	99

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2013 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	94
doctor visit	738
injections	94

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	377
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	23
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2014 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	107
doctor visit	744
hospital care	12
injections	107
inpatient care	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	381
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	26
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2015 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	91
doctor visit	729
injections	91

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	608

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	746
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	370
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	48
Less than 65	142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	4

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2016 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	95
doctor visit	696
injections	95

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	417
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	28
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2017 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	92
doctor visit	752
injections	92

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	345

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	414
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	36
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2018 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	82
doctor visit	788
injections	82

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	349

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	426
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	40
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2019 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	94
doctor visit	793
injections	94

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	348

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	419
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	31
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	59
doctor visit	744
injections	59

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	345

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	417
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	30
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2021 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	91
doctor visit	771
injections	91

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	404
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	27
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sioux Falls, SD during 2022 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	53
doctor visit	728
injections	53

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	411
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	33
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	33
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	3
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Sioux Falls, SD were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

aspiration	87
doctor visit	742
hospital care	12
injections	87
inpatient care	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	401
Native American / Alaskan Native	3
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	121
85 and over	29
Less than 65	61
65 to 74	211

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	18
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	4
Cancer	5

Education & Training

She has a state license in South Dakota.

Licensed In: South Dakota

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$449 Prolia $134	Otezla $120	Tavneos $82	AVSOLA $55	Enbrel $53	Other $6
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$196 Tremfya $122	SIMPONI ARIA $74
Genentech USA, Inc.	$173 Actemra $157	Rituxan $16
AbbVie Inc.	$78 Rinvoq $66	Skyrizi $12
Celgene Corporation	$65 Otezla $52	$12
Other	$460 COSENTYX $63	Cimzia $35	CYLTEZO $34	TALTZ $30	BENLYSTA $30	Other $267

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,207
Education	$214

Biography

Dr. Kara Petersen is a specialist in adult rheumatology. She works in Sioux Falls, SD. She is a graduate of the University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kara Linda Petersen, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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General Payments

Biography

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