Brent Hella, M.D.
Obesity Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Fargo, ND
Brent Hella, M.D. is an obesity medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1245286988, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 8491, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brent Hella
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Obesity Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RB0002X
- License number
- 8491 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4450 31St Ave S Ste 102, Fargo, ND 58104
- Phone
- (701) 280-2033
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4450 31St Ave S Ste 102
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Brent Hella in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 8491Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
7.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average obesity medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
7,842 Medicare Part D claims for 550 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,026 among the 117 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 306 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ozempic613 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium475 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium439 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er403 claims
- Losartan Potassium289 claims
- Lisinopril216 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 74.4 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: $95.18
6 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.. The 88 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,219.30 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Internal Medicine Associates IncFargo, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Obesity Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in North Dakota
There are 1 obesity medicine (internal medicine) physician records in North Dakota.
Common questions
What is Brent Hella, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brent Hella, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245286988, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brent Hella, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4450 31St Ave S Ste 102, Fargo, ND, 58104. Phone: (701) 280-2033. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brent Hella, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 8491, 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 Brent Hella, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brent Hella, M.D. had 7,842 Medicare Part D claims for 550 beneficiaries; the average among obesity medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 1,026. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brent Hella, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.