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Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD

(Pastel Fligge, MD)

(352 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine and General Practice

University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine

901 Fourth Street NW
Watertown, SD 57201

(605) 886-8471

Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Watertown, SD specializing in family medicine and general practice. She graduated from University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine. Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD is affiliated with Sanford Health and Sanford Watertown Clinic.

Office Locations

901 Fourth Street NW
Watertown, SD 57201

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

Holter monitoring

targeted breast ultrasound

In 2023, Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD performed more Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), Holter monitoring, and targeted breast ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within South Dakota.

Top 25%

By Volume:

ultrasound

In 2012, Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD performed more ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within South Dakota.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Watertown, SD during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	209
hospital care	73
inpatient care	73
preventive care	13
vaccines	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Watertown, SD during 2013 were preventive care, vaccines, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	14
doctor visit	231
preventive care	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	14
vaccines	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	98

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	12
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Watertown, SD during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	15
doctor visit	275
preventive care	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	15
vaccines	26

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	53
Female	101

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	12
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Watertown, SD during 2015 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	290
preventive care	62
vaccines	62

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	204

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	24
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Watertown, SD during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	258
preventive care	44
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
vaccines	44
X-rays	14

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	112

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Watertown, SD during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	13
doctor visit	336
preventive care	71
thoracic (chest) imaging	35
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
vaccines	71
women's imaging	13
X-rays	35

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	189
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	21
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Watertown, SD during 2018 were preventive care, vaccines, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	11
cardiac procedures	36
doctor visit	377
musculoskeletal imaging	13
preventive care	72
ultrasound (sonogram)	25
vaccines	72
X-rays	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	214
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	18
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Watertown, SD during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	15
doctor visit	342
preventive care	60
ultrasound (sonogram)	15
vaccines	60

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	171

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	23
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Watertown, SD during 2020 were preventive care, vaccines, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	13
doctor visit	333
preventive care	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	13
vaccines	40

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	18
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Watertown, SD during 2021 were preventive care, vaccines, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	26
doctor visit	294
musculoskeletal imaging	17
preventive care	45
ultrasound (sonogram)	26
vaccines	45
X-rays	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	458
Female	620

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1025
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	548
From 75 to 84	321
85 and over	93
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD in 2021

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	3
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Watertown, SD during 2022 were ultrasound (sonogram), preventive care, vaccines and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	18
cardiac procedures	28
doctor visit	344
musculoskeletal imaging	24
preventive care	36
ultrasound (sonogram)	46
vaccines	36
women's imaging	18
X-rays	24

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	299
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	24
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Watertown, SD were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

ambulatory monitoring	11
breast procedures	15
cardiac procedures	21
doctor visit	299
hospital care	73
inpatient care	73
musculoskeletal imaging	18
preventive care	44
thoracic (chest) imaging	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	20
vaccines	44
women's imaging	15
X-rays	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	198
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	60
85 and over	22
Less than 65	49
65 to 74	143

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	1
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD graduated from University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine. She completed residency at Family Medicine: Center for Family Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD. She 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: Family Medicine: Center for Family Medicine, Sioux Falls, SD

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: South Dakota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sanford Health

Sanford Watertown Clinic

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.79 out of 5 stars based on 352 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Pastel A. Fligge, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Watertown, SD.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$133 XARELTO $104	INVOKANA $24	INVOKAMET $5
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$107 FLOVENT $70	TANZEUM $25	ADVAIR $11
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$96 LANTUS $59	TOUJEO $26	SOLIQUA $11
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$65 BYDUREON $23	DALIRESP $21	SYMBICORT $11	FARXIGA $10
Lilly USA, LLC	$32 TRULICITY $18	JARDIANCE $13
Other	$195 KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY $24	JANUMET XR $24	Zecuity $24	Cologuard Collection Kit $17	Strensiq $14	Other $92

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$528
Education	$100

Biography

Dr. Pastel Fligge's medical specialty is general practice and family medicine. Dr. Fligge is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by her patients. She is affiliated with Sanford Health. Yext reports that she is closed to new patients at this time. She studied medicine at the University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine.