Who bills the most Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more (99215) to Medicare in North Dakota?
Medicare Part B FFS · CY2024 · as published by CMS58 physician groups billed Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more (99215) to Medicare fee-for-service in North Dakota in 2024; the top five named groups hold 71% of that volume, and independent (non-hospital-affiliated) groups deliver 2%.
99215 — Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more · Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners PUF (Part B), CY2024 release. Medicare fee-for-service only.
Snapshot covers the whole North Dakota market — the table below shows the top 100 groups (free tier).
Medicare fee-for-service covers 64% of Medicare in North Dakota; Medicare Advantage penetration 20% → 36% since 2020.
| # | Physician group | City | St | Specialty | Providers | 99215 svcs | Share* | Phone |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANFORD MEDICAL CENTER FARGO | FARGO | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 1198 | 6,244 | 19.4% | (701) 234-2000 |
| 2 | ALTRU HEALTH SYSTEM | GRAND FORKS | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 653 | 4,222 | 13.1% | (701) 780-5000 |
| 3 | SANFORD BISMARCK | BISMARCK | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 563 | 3,184 | 9.9% | (701) 323-8300 |
| 4 | INNOVIS HEALTH LLC | FARGO | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 565 | 2,651 | 8.3% | (701) 364-6600 |
| 5 | TRINITY HEALTH | MINOT | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 296 | 1,384 | 4.3% | (701) 418-8000 |
| 6 | ST ALEXIUS MEDICAL CENTER | BISMARCK | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 244 | 1,380 | 4.3% | (701) 530-7000 |
| 7 | KIDNEY AND HYPERTENSION PLC | GRAND FORKS | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 7 | 966 | 3.0% | — |
| 8 | CENTER FOR PAIN MEDICINE PA | FARGO | ND | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 5 | 551 | 1.7% | — |
| 9 | JEFFREY SMITH MD PC | BISMARCK | ND | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2 | 520 | 1.6% | (701) 223-6613 |
| 10 | BONE AND JOINT CENTER PC | BISMARCK | ND | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 39 | 347 | 1.1% | (701) 946-7500 |
| 11 | INSPIRED HEALTHCARE PLLC | JAMESTOWN | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 4 | 328 | 1.0% | (701) 952-9600 |
| 12 | ST PETERS HEALTH | HELENA | ND | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 204 | 322 | 1.0% | (406) 447-2828 |
| 13 | OMAHA THERAPY INC | DICKINSON | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 63 | 185 | 0.6% | (701) 483-9400 |
| 14 | VALLEY CHRISTIAN COUNSELING CENTER INC | FARGO | ND | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 18 | 175 | 0.5% | (701) 232-6224 |
| 15 | MCKENZIE COUNTY HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS INC | WATFORD CITY | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 63 | 165 | 0.5% | (701) 842-3000 |
| 16 | HEALTHWAYS PLLC | BISMARCK | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2 | 150 | 0.5% | (701) 223-6613 |
| 17 | BISMARCK CANCER CENTER | BISMARCK | ND | RADIATION ONCOLOGY | 5 | 149 | 0.5% | (701) 222-6100 |
| 18 | SPIRIT LAKE TRIBE | FORT TOTTEN | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 20 | 146 | 0.5% | (701) 766-1600 |
| 19 | MADISON AREA RENAL SPECIALISTS SC | FITCHBURG | ND | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 5 | 119 | 0.4% | (608) 229-7221 |
| 20 | QUENTIN N BURDICK COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE FACILITY | BELCOURT | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 36 | 112 | 0.3% | — |
| 21 | CLARITY MIND AND MEMORY CLINIC PLLC | BISMARCK | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 4 | 104 | 0.3% | (701) 712-0066 |
| 22 | MINOT HEALTH CLINIC, PLLC | MINOT | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2 | 99 | 0.3% | (701) 837-1851 |
| 23 | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA | BISMARCK | ND | FAMILY PRACTICE | 27 | 88 | 0.3% | (701) 751-6755 |
| 24 | SCRIPPS HEALTH | LA JOLLA | ND | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 1431 | 80 | 0.2% | (858) 455-9100 |
| 25 | NORTH SHORE HEALTH SYSTEM MEDICAL FACULTY GROUP PRACTICE INC | NEW HYDE PARK | ND | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 155 | 78 | 0.2% | — |
| 26 | MCHS HOSPITALS INC | MARSHFIELD | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 1179 | 66 | 0.2% | — |
| 27 | D AND L PC | FARGO | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 4 | 62 | 0.2% | (701) 478-0333 |
| 28 | MONUMENT HEALTH RAPID CITY HOSPITAL INC | RAPID CITY | ND | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 559 | 58 | 0.2% | (605) 755-7200 |
| 29 | SCL HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP - BILLINGS LLC | BILLINGS | ND | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 285 | 57 | 0.2% | (406) 237-3913 |
| 30 | MULTICARE HEALTH SYSTEM | GIG HARBOR | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2289 | 53 | 0.2% | — |
| 31 | PLAINS MEDICAL CLINIC, LLC | FARGO | ND | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 3 | 53 | 0.2% | (701) 499-4800 |
| 32 | FOUR SEASONS WELLNESS PLLC | STEELE | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2 | 52 | 0.2% | (701) 475-4488 |
| 33 | BANNER HEALTH PHYSICIANS WEST LLC | CASPER | ND | FAMILY PRACTICE | 97 | 49 | 0.2% | — |
| 34 | DAKOTA EYE INSTITUTE PC | BISMARCK | ND | OPTOMETRY | 15 | 47 | 0.1% | (701) 222-3937 |
| 35 | SIMPLICITY HEALTH PA | SAINT CLOUD | ND | FAMILY PRACTICE | 17 | 39 | 0.1% | (320) 227-5000 |
| 36 | CARRIS HEALTH LLC | WILLMAR | ND | INTERNAL MEDICINE | 37 | 38 | 0.1% | (320) 235-4543 |
| 37 | PYRAMID HEALTH LLC | BOTTINEAU | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2 | 38 | 0.1% | (701) 534-0109 |
| 38 | BADLANDS HUMAN SERVICE CENTER | DICKINSON | ND | CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER | 18 | 37 | 0.1% | (701) 227-7500 |
| 39 | SOUTHEAST HUMAN SERVICE CENTER | FARGO | ND | MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELOR | 26 | 36 | 0.1% | (701) 298-4500 |
| 40 | CENTRAL DAKOTA FAMILY PHYSICIANS PC | HARVEY | ND | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 2 | 35 | 0.1% | — |
| 41 | BELLA HEALTH AND WELLNESS BISMARCK LLC | BISMARCK | ND | FAMILY PRACTICE | 3 | 33 | 0.1% | (303) 789-4968 |
| 42 | INTERNAL MEDICINE ASSOCIATES INC | FARGO | ND | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 13 | 31 | 0.1% | (701) 280-2033 |
| 43 | KENNY CHANTASI DO PLLC | PANAMA CITY | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 4 | 31 | 0.1% | (850) 914-8600 |
| 44 | BAPTIST HEALTH MEDICAL GROUP INC | LOUISVILLE | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2448 | 27 | 0.1% | (502) 928-1050 |
| 45 | CATALYST MEDICAL CENTER PC | FARGO | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 8 | 27 | 0.1% | (701) 365-8700 |
| 46 | LISBON AREA HEALTH SERVICES | LISBON | ND | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 13 | 25 | 0.1% | (701) 683-6400 |
| 47 | STELLAR HEALTHCARE, LTD | FARGO | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 3 | 24 | 0.1% | (701) 364-3660 |
| 48 | PEACEHEALTH MEDICAL GROUP | EUGENE | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 259 | 23 | 0.1% | (541) 222-8700 |
| 49 | WILLIAM NOYES MD PC | GRAND FORKS | ND | MEDICAL ONCOLOGY | 4 | 23 | 0.1% | (701) 787-5800 |
| 50 | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS MEDICAL GROUP INC | CLEVELAND | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2232 | 23 | 0.1% | — |
| 51 | LUTHERAN CHARITY ASSOCIATION | ROSEVILLE | ND | DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY | 166 | 22 | 0.1% | (701) 952-1050 |
| 52 | EMBRACE WELLNESS PLLC | BISMARCK | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2 | 17 | 0.1% | (701) 751-7244 |
| 53 | ST. SOPHIE'S LLC | FARGO | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 8 | 17 | 0.1% | — |
| 54 | SANFORD HEALTH OF NORTHERN MINNESOTA | BEMIDJI | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 347 | 17 | 0.1% | (218) 333-5000 |
| 55 | ST MARYS REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER | DETROIT LAKES | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 188 | 17 | 0.1% | — |
| 56 | SKY LAKES MEDICAL CENTER INC | KLAMATH FALLS | ND | PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT | 197 | 16 | 0.0% | (541) 274-6221 |
| 57 | NORTHLAND HEALTH PARTNERS COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER | MCCLUSKY | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 16 | 15 | 0.0% | (701) 363-2296 |
| 58 | UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL | CHAPEL HILL | ND | NURSE PRACTITIONER | 2120 | 15 | 0.0% | (984) 215-5556 |
*Share of North Dakota's disclosed Medicare-FFS services for 99215, counted once per clinician. Volume is placed in the state it was billed from, so this page ranks the groups actually billing 99215 in North Dakota — including groups registered elsewhere ("City" is each group's registered location). Group figures sum clinicians affiliated with exactly one group; clinicians in several groups are listed in each group's drill-down but not volume-attributed to any single group.
How to read this. Figures are Medicare fee-for-service only — not all-payer — from the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners Public Use File (Part B), CY2024 release. CMS suppresses any provider×code row under 11 beneficiaries, so a missing group means "suppressed," never zero. "Charges" are provider-submitted amounts, not payments. Groups are ranked by measured service volume attributed to clinicians in exactly one group — clinicians affiliated with several groups are listed in rosters but never volume-attributed to a single group — a direct read of the public record, not a rating or quality score. Full method: Methods & Sources.
Comparing against an all-payer estimate?
These are exact counts from Medicare fee-for-service claims — roughly a third to half of most procedure markets, depending on payer mix. Modeled all-payer databases project the remainder statistically; we publish the audited floor and label it as such. Same market, different denominator. How the numbers reconcile →