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Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD

(639 Ratings)

Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology

University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences

1720 University Drive S.
Fargo, ND 58103

(701) 234-2000

Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD is an interventional pain specialist in Fargo, ND specializing in interventional pain medicine and anesthesiology. She graduated from University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD is affiliated with Sanford Health.

Office Locations

Sanford Health

1720 University Drive S.
Fargo, ND 58103

(701) 234-2000

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Sanford Health

2301 25th Street S. Door 2301-3
Fargo, ND 58103

(701) 417-6130

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

facet rhizotomy injection

nerve procedures

In 2023, Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD performed more facet rhizotomy injection, and nerve procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within North Dakota.

Top 10%

By Volume:

injections

In 2023, Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD performed more injections procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within North Dakota.

Top 25%

By Volume:

nerve block

pain management

percutaneous procedures

sacroiliac joint injection

selective nerve root block

spinal injection

subarachnoid block with local anesthetic

transforaminal epidural steroid injection

By Affordability:

trigger point injection

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within North Dakota, Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD performed more nerve block, pain management, percutaneous procedures, sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, selective nerve root block (SNRB), spinal injection, subarachnoid block with local anesthetic (numbing medicine), and transforaminal epidural steroid injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for trigger point injection that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Fargo, ND during 2012 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
doctor visit	98
injections	298
minimally invasive procedures	17
nerve block	180
nerve procedures	17
pain management	298
spinal procedures	231

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Fargo, ND during 2013 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	82
injections	220
minimally invasive procedures	13
nerve block	120
nerve procedures	13
pain management	233
spinal procedures	179

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	21
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD in 2013

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Fargo, ND during 2014 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	179
injections	336
minimally invasive procedures	18
nerve block	197
nerve procedures	18
pain management	354
spinal procedures	295

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	33
Less than 65	141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD in 2014

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Fargo, ND during 2015 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	160
injections	331
minimally invasive procedures	20
nerve block	207
nerve procedures	20
pain management	351
spinal procedures	291

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	564
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	58
Less than 65	246

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD in 2015

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	4
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Fargo, ND during 2016 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	147
injections	425
minimally invasive procedures	29
nerve block	289
nerve procedures	29
pain management	454
spinal procedures	397

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	290
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	26
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Fargo, ND during 2017 were pain management, spinal procedures, injections and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	169
injections	145
minimally invasive procedures	58
nerve block	35
nerve procedures	58
pain management	203
spinal procedures	145

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	307
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	25
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Fargo, ND during 2018 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	24
doctor visit	193
injections	177
minimally invasive procedures	42
nerve block	41
nerve procedures	42
pain management	195
spinal procedures	153

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	305
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	26
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	49
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Fargo, ND during 2019 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
doctor visit	269
injections	254
minimally invasive procedures	80
nerve block	49
nerve procedures	80
pain management	305
spinal procedures	183

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	380
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	11

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	110
85 and over	44
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Fargo, ND during 2020 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	37
doctor visit	236
injections	227
minimally invasive procedures	62
nerve block	56
nerve procedures	62
pain management	252
spinal procedures	174

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	342
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	29
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Fargo, ND during 2021 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	30
doctor visit	292
injections	241
minimally invasive procedures	56
nerve block	49
nerve procedures	36
neurostimulator lead placement	20
pain management	247
spinal procedures	189

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	408
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	43
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD in 2021

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Fargo, ND during 2022 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
doctor visit	210
implant surgery	19
injections	296
minimally invasive procedures	73
nerve block	92
nerve procedures	37
neurostimulator lead placement	36
neurostimulator replacement	19
pain management	290
spinal procedures	290

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	458
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	53
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Fargo, ND were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

aspiration	30
doctor visit	185
implant surgery	19
injections	268
minimally invasive procedures	42
nerve block	119
nerve procedures	37
neurostimulator lead placement	28
neurostimulator replacement	19
pain management	289
spinal procedures	229

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	321
Native American / Alaskan Native	6
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	81
85 and over	32
Less than 65	101
65 to 74	132

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD graduated from University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences. She completed residency at Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and has a state license in North Dakota.

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

Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology

Licensed In: North Dakota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sanford Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.84 out of 5 stars based on 639 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Sara Marie Vandrovec, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Fargo, ND.

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Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$3,376 KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $2,086	OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION $1,205	RESTORE $85
Nevro Corp.	$100 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $100
Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$93 Prialt $93
Boston Scientific Corporation	$26 GENERAL - THERAPIES $14	32 CONTACT $12
Purdue Pharma L.P.	$12 BUTRANS $12

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$2,479
Food and Beverage	$1,128

Biography

Dr. Sara Vandrovec practices anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine. Patient ratings for Dr. Vandrovec average 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Vandrovec is affiliated with Sanford Medical Center Fargo. After attending the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences for medical school, she completed her residency training at a hospital affiliated with Medical College of Wisconsin. She has received the distinction of Guardian Angel Award.