NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Aaron Randy Pickrel, DO

Internal Medicine Physician · Watertown, SD

Aaron Randy Pickrel, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Watertown, South Dakota, and NPI 1356802979, issued on Mar 27, 2019. Check the license (South Dakota 13579, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1356802979
Name
Aaron Randy Pickrel
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
13579 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
401 9TH Ave NW, Watertown, SD 57201
Phone
(605) 882-7000
Enumerated
Mar 27, 2019
Record last updated
Nov 18, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220919002970); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Edward Via Col Of Osteo Medicine-Carolinas Campus, 2019
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 401 9TH Ave NW

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Ghaith Aboud, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1497117618
  2. Ferdinand Addo, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1760461388
  3. Christopher Adducci, MDUrology Physician1598709750
  4. Kayla Aman, RD, LNRegistered Dietitian1891007837
  5. Bipinkumar Amin, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1568415628
  6. Hamid Assadi, MDFamily Medicine Physician1841671872

Verify Aaron Randy Pickrel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

190 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Aaron Pickrel190
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Cefuroxime16 claims
  2. Pantoprazole Sodium12 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%93.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Prairie Lakes Health Care System IncWatertown, SD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Aaron Randy Pickrel among 247 internal medicine physician records in South Dakota

Aaron Randy Pickrel, DO is one of 247 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2008 among the 146 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

9 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Watertown

They are 9 of the 543 NPPES records with a practice address in Watertown, and 247 internal medicine physician records in South Dakota.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ghaith Aboud, M.DWatertown, SD 572011497117618
  2. Edward Dickes, M.D.Watertown, SD 572011932411733
  3. Catherine Gerrish, MDWatertown, SD 572011770541807
  4. Hollis Nipe, MDWatertown, SD 572011821056896
  5. Kristen Pickrel, MDWatertown, SD 572011306307160
  6. Calvin Roseth, MDWatertown, SD 572011215916739
  7. Deepali Shah, M.D.Watertown, SD 572011174011027
  8. John Sneden, MDWatertown, SD 572011811999659

Common questions

What is Aaron Randy Pickrel, DO's NPI number?

Aaron Randy Pickrel, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356802979, issued on Mar 27, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Aaron Randy Pickrel, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 9TH Ave NW, Watertown, SD, 57201. Phone: (605) 882-7000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Aaron Randy Pickrel, DO's license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 13579, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Aaron Randy Pickrel, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Aaron Randy Pickrel, DO had 190 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Aaron Randy Pickrel, DO's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.