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Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD

(38 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine and Urgent Care

University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine

2100 Highland Way
Mitchell, SD 57301

(605) 996-0400

Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Brandon, SD specializing in family medicine and urgent care. He graduated from University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine. Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD is affiliated with Sanford Health.

Office Locations

1105 E. Holly Boulevard
Brandon, SD 57005

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136 S. Phillips Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104

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Sanford Health

2100 Highland Way
Mitchell, SD 57301

(605) 996-0400

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2601 S. Ellis Road Sanford 32nd & Ellis Acute Care and Orthopedic Fast Track Clinic
Sioux Falls, SD 57106

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4000 N. Brendan Lane
Sioux Falls, SD 57107

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Sanford Health

4405 E. 26th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57103

(605) 332-2883

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6110 S. Minnesota Avenue Sanford 69th & Minnesota Acute Care and Orthopedic Fast Track Clinic
Sioux Falls, SD 57108

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Brandon, SD during 2012 were X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	364
thoracic (chest) imaging	17
X-rays	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	333

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	131
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	311
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	31
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD in 2013

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	266

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	20
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD in 2014

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	22

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	210

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	227
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	29
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD in 2016

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	203

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	23
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD in 2017

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	171

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	199
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	18
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	155

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	170
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	14
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD in 2019

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	151

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	357

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	583
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	313
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	42
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	45

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	54

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD in 2021

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	91

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	93

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD in 2022

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Brandon, SD were X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

doctor visit	182
thoracic (chest) imaging	17
X-rays	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	184
Native American / Alaskan Native	1
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	44
85 and over	16
Less than 65	51
65 to 74	98

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	3
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD graduated from University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in South Dakota.

Medical School: University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine

Residency: University of Utah Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: South Dakota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sanford Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.81 out of 5 stars based on 38 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Brian D. Tjarks, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Brandon, SD.

4.81

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.	$32 ADACEL $18	SKLICE $14
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$24 FLOVENT $12	NUCALA $11
Tris Pharma Inc	$15 Dyanavel XR $15
Neos Therapeutics, LP	$13 COTEMPLA XR-ODT $13
Lilly USA, LLC	$11 JARDIANCE $11
Other	$32 SYMBICORT $11	Tresiba $11	AMITIZA $10	Brintellix $0

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$127

Biography

Dr. Brian Tjarks practices family medicine and urgent care in Sioux Falls, SD, Brandon, SD, and Mitchell, SD. Patient reviews placed Dr. Tjarks at an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He graduated from the University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Utah. He is affiliated with Sanford Clinic.