NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Amy Elizabeth Lelwica, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Brainerd, MN

Amy Elizabeth Lelwica, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Brainerd, Minnesota, and NPI 1225164346, issued on Feb 25, 2007. Check the license (Minnesota 47709, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225164346
Name
Amy Elizabeth Lelwica
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
47709 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2014 South Sixth Street, Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone
(218) 829-7812
Enumerated
Feb 25, 2007
Record last updated
Aug 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(218) 829-9751
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080902000415); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2003
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

232 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 70 claims were for opioids.

  1. Amy Lelwica232
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl56 claims
  2. Meloxicam48 claims
  3. Cephalexin25 claims
  4. Hydroxyzine Hcl22 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.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Mille Lacs Health SystemOnamia, MN · Critical Access Hospitals
  2. St Josephs Medical CenterBrainerd, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).

Amy Elizabeth Lelwica among 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Minnesota

Amy Elizabeth Lelwica, MD is one of 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 49% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2008 among the 420 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Brainerd

They are 8 of the 631 NPPES records with a practice address in Brainerd, and 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Brown, MDBrainerd, MN 564011689674749
  2. Nicholas Lesmeister, MDBrainerd, MN 564011073933719
  3. Christopher Metz, MDBrainerd, MN 564011528068186
  4. Benjamin Robertson, MDBrainerd, MN 564011316011729
  5. Paul Rud, MDBrainerd, MN 564011407856578
  6. Peter Schmitz, MDBrainerd, MN 564011346240900
  7. Paul Thompson, MDBrainerd, MN 564011427058577
  8. Siegfried Feierabend, MDSartell, MN 563771629377296

Common questions

What is Amy Elizabeth Lelwica, MD's NPI number?

Amy Elizabeth Lelwica, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225164346, issued on Feb 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Amy Elizabeth Lelwica, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2014 South Sixth Street, Brainerd, MN, 56401. Phone: (218) 829-7812. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Amy Elizabeth Lelwica, MD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 47709, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Amy Elizabeth Lelwica, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Amy Elizabeth Lelwica, MD had 232 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.