NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ariel Lynn Carls, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Woodbury, MN

Ariel Lynn Carls, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Woodbury, Minnesota, and NPI 1154354975, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 47179, 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
1154354975
Name
Ariel Lynn Carls
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
47179 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
8675 Valley Creek Road, Woodbury, MN 55125
Phone
(651) 241-3000
Enumerated
Jul 7, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 10, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(651) 241-3507
Medicaid ID
979674600 MN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060928000066); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Mayo Medical School, 2003
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 8675 Valley Creek Road

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

  1. Signe BobbittClinical Psychologist1609941889
  2. Mary Ezzo, MDFamily Medicine Physician1659332021
  3. Ramsey Peterson, MDFamily Medicine Physician1174799787
  4. Karen Sedivy, MDFamily Medicine Physician1033151683

Verify Ariel Lynn Carls in five checks

  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
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

383 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ariel Carls383
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate21 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium16 claims
  3. Lisinopril16 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Allina Health SystemAnnandale, MN

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

Ariel Lynn Carls among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota

Ariel Lynn Carls, MD is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

81 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Woodbury

They are 81 of the 2,504 NPPES records with a practice address in Woodbury, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sarah Aldrich, M.D.Woodbury, MN 551251053389429
  2. Mary Ezzo, MDWoodbury, MN 551251659332021
  3. Thomas Jones, MDWoodbury, MN 551251316939564
  4. Christina Juhl, MDWoodbury, MN 551251073572400
  5. Jeanette Keifert, MDWoodbury, MN 551251720053929
  6. Gerald Konkol, MDWoodbury, MN 551251952362337
  7. Garrick Olsen, M.D.Woodbury, MN 551251205805595
  8. Poonam Raje, MBBSWoodbury, MN 551251427023654

Common questions

What is Ariel Lynn Carls, MD's NPI number?

Ariel Lynn Carls, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154354975, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ariel Lynn Carls, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8675 Valley Creek Road, Woodbury, MN, 55125. Phone: (651) 241-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ariel Lynn Carls, MD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 47179, 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 Ariel Lynn Carls, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ariel Lynn Carls, MD had 383 Medicare Part D claims for 179 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.