Barry A. Bjorgaard, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Grand Forks, ND
Barry A. Bjorgaard, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and NPI 1144250226, issued on Jul 4, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 5985, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barry A. Bjorgaard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 5985 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1300 S Columbia RD, Grand Forks, ND 58201
- Phone
- (701) 780-2300
- Enumerated
- Jul 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 073423300 ND
16507 ND - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071211000008); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 18 in North Dakota → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1300 S Columbia RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jenna Arnold, NPNurse Practitioner1881255503
- Puvanalingam Ayyadurai, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1972919942
- Tamra Bauduin, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1942227939
- Ryder Bekkedahl, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1952831059
Verify Barry A. Bjorgaard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 5985Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $64.69
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sioux Surgical Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Altru Health SystemDevils Lake, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Barry A. Bjorgaard among 18 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Dakota
Barry A. Bjorgaard, MD is one of 18 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 67% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 1989 among the 11 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in North Dakota
There are 18 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in North Dakota.
All 18 in North Dakota → Every provider in Grand Forks → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Wright, MDGrand Forks, ND 582011780663260
- Gurjyot Bajwa, M.D.Fargo, ND 581041720226210
- Alexander Stein, MDFargo, ND 581041861440430
- Saeed Ally, M.D.Fargo, ND 581031609845460
- Judah Askew, M.D.Fargo, ND 581031821288929
- Charles Canver, MD, MBAFargo, ND 581031477855450
- Edward Johnson, MDFargo, ND 581031497715064
- Jeffrey Knutson, MDFargo, ND 581031902830425
Common questions
What is Barry A. Bjorgaard, MD's NPI number?
Barry A. Bjorgaard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144250226, issued on Jul 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barry A. Bjorgaard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 S Columbia RD, Grand Forks, ND, 58201. Phone: (701) 780-2300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barry A. Bjorgaard, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 5985, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Barry A. Bjorgaard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Barry A. Bjorgaard, MD had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 15 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Barry A. Bjorgaard, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.