Dr. Abrea Roark, MD
Not yet claimedOB-GYN, Menopause specialist · Physician (MD)
Sioux Falls, SD
Abrea Roark is an OB-GYN at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She also teaches as an assistant professor at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.
About Dr. Abrea Roark, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Abrea Roark is an obstetrician-gynecologist who practices at the Sanford Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinic in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Her Sanford Health profile says she cares for patients during pregnancy and treats abnormal uterine bleeding, and that she is an assistant professor of medicine at the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine.
In a video on her employer's website, she says she also enjoys caring for women through menopause and their aging years. She was quoted in a 2025 Sanford Health News article about menopause timing, noting that some women go through menopause earlier and some later, and that it is normal to differ from friends.
She grew up in Parkston, S.D., earned her biology degree at the University of South Dakota, graduated from the Sanford School of Medicine in 2011, and completed her OB-GYN residency at the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine (Truman Medical Center) from 2011 to 2015. She is listed as affiliated with Sanford USD Medical Center, Royal C. Johnson Veterans' Memorial Hospital, and Sanford Luverne Medical Center. She has one listed publication, a 2011 case report in Fertility and Sterility about hypercalcemia causing menopause-like symptoms.
Federal Open Payments records show $124.07 in industry payments across 7 records from 2021 to 2025, from companies including Pelvital USA, Exeltis USA, Astellas Pharma, Daiichi Sankyo, and Myovant Sciences. Payments from industry are common and legal, and this is a very small total.
- Practice and clinical focus
- Practices obstetrics and gynecology at Sanford Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinic, 1500 W. 22nd St., Suite 301, Sioux Falls, with a focus on pregnancy care and abnormal uterine bleeding. sanfordhealth.org
- Interest in menopause care
- Her employer video profile states she enjoys caring for women through menopause and their aging years. sanfordhealth.org
- Medical school and residency
- Graduated from the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine in 2011 and completed an OB-GYN residency at the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine from 2011 to 2015. doximity.com
- Teaching role
- Listed by the University of South Dakota as a Clinical Assistant Professor; her Sanford profile describes her as an assistant professor of medicine. usd.edu
- Hospital affiliations
- Affiliated with Sanford USD Medical Center, Royal C. Johnson Veterans' Memorial Hospital, and Sanford Luverne Medical Center. doximity.com
- Published case report
- Co-authored a 2011 article in Fertility and Sterility describing unusual hot-flash-type symptoms caused by primary hyperparathyroidism. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Quoted on menopause timing
- In a March 2025 Sanford Health News article she said, "Some women will go through menopause earlier. Some women will go through menopause later, all along with the bell-shaped curve." news.sanfordhealth.org
- Earlier practice in Minnesota
- Began seeing patients at New Ulm Medical Center in New Ulm, Minnesota, in August 2015. nujournal.com
- Industry payments reported
- CMS Open Payments lists $124.07 total across 7 records from 2021 to 2025, with the largest from Pelvital USA ($22.66). openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- Board certification is described only by a third-party directory and was not confirmed against the ABOG or ABMS verification databases in this research. vitals.com
- No menopause subspecialty credential (such as Menopause Society Certified Practitioner) was found in public sources; the menopause focus comes from her own stated clinical interest on her employer's video page. sanfordhealth.org
- No license discipline, malpractice suits, or criminal matters were found, but a direct query of the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners license-verification database was not completed. doh.sd.gov
- A favorable August 2025 patient story about her in a Sioux Falls outlet was sponsored-style content rather than independent reporting. pigeon605.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$124
7 payments
| 2021 | $0 |
| 2022 | $17 |
| 2023 | $36 |
| 2024 | $34 |
| 2025 | $37 |
Top payers
- Pelvital USA, Inc.$23
- Exeltis, USA Inc.$20
- Astellas Pharma US Inc$19
- Daiichi Sankyo Inc.$17
- Myovant Sciences Inc.$17
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$124
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
Sources: sanfordhealth.org · sanfordhealth.org · usd.edu · doximity.com · vitals.com · nujournal.com · pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · news.sanfordhealth.org. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
Summary prepared with AI assistance from the public sources linked above, reviewed every three months. It is not a review, a rating, or an endorsement.
Practice location
Sanford Health
1500 W 22nd St Ste 301
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
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