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Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD

(638 Ratings)

Specializes in: Dermatology (Skin Disorders)

University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Professional interests include: dry skin, varicose veins, athlete's foot, and more.

2700 State Street
Bismarck, ND 58503

(701) 712-4501

Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD is a dermatologist in Bismarck, ND specializing in dermatology (skin disorders). She graduated from University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD is affiliated with Essentia Health.

Office Locations

2700 State Street
Bismarck, ND 58503

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

ear biopsy

In 2023, Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD performed more ear biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within North Dakota.

Top 25%

By Volume:

intralesional injection

removal of skin lesion

In 2012, Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD performed more intralesional injection, and removal of skin lesion (growth or mark) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within North Dakota.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD treated as a dermatologist in Bismarck, ND during 2012 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	89
doctor visit	272
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	133
skin procedures	133

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD treated as a dermatologist in Bismarck, ND during 2013 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, diagnostic procedures and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	14
diagnostic procedures	331
doctor visit	824
ear procedures	29
minor procedures	21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	460
skin procedures	460
skin surgery	20
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	21

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD.

**Gender**
Male	252
Female	382

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	623
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	305
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	60
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD in 2013

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD treated as a dermatologist in Bismarck, ND during 2014 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, diagnostic procedures and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	26
diagnostic procedures	456
doctor visit	869
ear procedures	50
lab tests	33
minor procedures	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	492
skin procedures	492
skin surgery	11
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	20

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	629
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	319
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	63
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD in 2014

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD treated as a dermatologist in Bismarck, ND during 2015 were diagnostic procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	18
diagnostic procedures	470
doctor visit	904
ear procedures	52
lab tests	38
minor procedures	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	424
skin procedures	424
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD.

**Gender**
Male	528
Female	836

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1334
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	750
From 75 to 84	434
85 and over	108
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD in 2015

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	19
Dementia	2
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD treated as a dermatologist in Bismarck, ND during 2016 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, diagnostic procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	28
diagnostic procedures	384
doctor visit	945
ear procedures	22
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	403
skin procedures	403

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD.

**Gender**
Male	306
Female	413

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	698
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	384
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	72
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD in 2016

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	18
Dementia	3
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD treated as a dermatologist in Bismarck, ND during 2017 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, diagnostic procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	37
diagnostic procedures	431
doctor visit	1089
ear procedures	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	485
skin procedures	485

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD.

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	472

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	749
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	431
From 75 to 84	228
85 and over	78
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD in 2017

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD treated as a dermatologist in Bismarck, ND during 2018 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, diagnostic procedures and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	28
diagnostic procedures	477
doctor visit	1204
ear procedures	31
injections	18
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	566
skin procedures	566

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	526

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	832
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	492
From 75 to 84	253
85 and over	79
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD in 2018

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	17
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD treated as a dermatologist in Bismarck, ND during 2019 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, diagnostic procedures and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	34
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	1331
ear procedures	27
injections	25
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	640
skin procedures	640

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	539

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	882
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	498
From 75 to 84	307
85 and over	75
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD in 2019

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	18
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD treated as a dermatologist in Bismarck, ND during 2020 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	24
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	1310
ear procedures	26
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	567
skin procedures	567

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD.

**Gender**
Male	392
Female	540

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	905
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	516
From 75 to 84	323
85 and over	64
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD in 2020

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	19
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD treated as a dermatologist in Bismarck, ND during 2021 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	1329
ear procedures	26
injections	14
lab tests	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	647
skin procedures	647

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD.

**Gender**
Male	396
Female	563

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	935
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	552
From 75 to 84	305
85 and over	77
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD in 2021

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	19
Dementia	3
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD treated as a dermatologist in Bismarck, ND during 2022 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	1290
ear procedures	32
injections	20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	659
skin procedures	659

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD.

**Gender**
Male	383
Female	572

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	934
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	520
From 75 to 84	334
85 and over	78
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD in 2022

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	2
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD treated as a dermatologist in Bismarck, ND were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), skin procedures, diagnostic procedures and ear procedures.

blood draw	26
diagnostic procedures	250
doctor visit	1033
ear procedures	32
injections	19
lab tests	27
minor procedures	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	497
skin procedures	497
skin surgery	15
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD.

**Gender**
Female	476
Male	318

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	774
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	68
75 to 84	258
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	433

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	17
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	3
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD graduated from University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She completed residency at University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center. She is certified by the American Board of Dermatology - Dermatology and has a state license in North Dakota.

Medical School: University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Residency: University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center

Board Certification: American Board of Dermatology - Dermatology

Licensed In: North Dakota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Essentia Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 638 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Megan Bess Strand, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Bismarck, ND.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-11-04

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Dr strand is always so good in explaining things. I really like the way she practices medicine, with the patient in mind at all times. She is the best.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-03-19

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Dr. Strand is always very personable and open to discussion of any concerns or questions. I trust her completely with any skin concerns.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-10-03

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Dr Strand is definitely one of Essentia Health's best asset. She is a "top notch" dermatologist & one of the best there is.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-10-29

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Dr. Strand is a professional in every aspect and a very qualified physician

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-08-21

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I view Dr Strand to be one of the best doctors, I have had.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-11-21

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Dr. Strand is outstanding!! We really appreciate her.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-11-04

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I have recommended Dr Strand to friends of ours.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-12-19

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Very good. Discussed daily use of medication.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-12-16

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Just like Dr. Strand so much

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-10-27

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Love Megan and her staff

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie Inc.	$820 Skyrizi $471	Humira $284	Rinvoq $41	$24
AbbVie, Inc.	$741 Humira $644	Skyrizi $72	$26
Lilly USA, LLC	$493 TALTZ $479	OLUMIANT $14
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$431 COSENTYX $374	NON BRAND $15	$42
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$322 DUPIXENT $273	DUPIXENT DUPILUMAB INJECTION $49
Other	$1,359 Enbrel $193	EUCRISA $144	STELARA $141	ILUMYA $118	DUPIXENT $112	Other $652

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,861
Education	$306

Biography

Dr. Megan Strand is a specialist in dermatology (skin disorders). On average, patients gave Dr. Strand a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Her areas of expertise include the following: warts, rosacea, and moles. She is professionally affiliated with Essentia Health. Doctor.com reports that Dr. Strand is not accepting new patients. After completing medical school at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, she performed her residency at the University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center.