NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carmen M. Buiceag Arama, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Saint Cloud, MN

Carmen M. Buiceag Arama, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and NPI 1659490001, issued on Mar 28, 2007. Check the license (Minnesota 51331, 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
1659490001
Name
Carmen M. Buiceag Arama
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
51331 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
251 County Road 120, Saint Cloud, MN 56303
Phone
(320) 202-8949
Enumerated
Mar 28, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(320) 202-0756
Medicaid ID
036950200 MN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20091009000054); accepts Medicare assignment
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 251 County Road 120

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

  1. Cassandra Ackerman, MSN, APRN, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1205435773
  2. Svetlana Adusheva, MDFamily Medicine Physician1346860632
  3. Elizabeth Bevier, DOFamily Medicine Physician1982191250
  4. Sara Boleyn, N.P.Women's Health Nurse Practitioner1396773537
  5. Laureen Bollmeyer, PTPhysical Therapist1518110576
  6. Molly Britz, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457784639

Verify Carmen M. Buiceag Arama 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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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

9,568 Medicare Part D claims for 560 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 165 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carmen Buiceag Arama9,568
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium539 claims
  2. Omeprazole391 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium386 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium326 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate292 claims
  6. Lisinopril258 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. Centracare ClinicSartell, MN

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

Carmen M. Buiceag Arama among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota

Carmen M. Buiceag Arama, 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 2007, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 58% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 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).

69 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Cloud

They are 69 of the 3,805 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Cloud, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Douglas Brew, MDSt Cloud, MN 563031568453710
  2. Janet Handrigan, MDSt Cloud, MN 563031801873047
  3. Steven Honebrink, MDSaint Cloud, MN 563031194716043
  4. Traese Kuhl, D.O.Saint Cloud, MN 563031285630145
  5. Yang Lo, MDSaint Cloud, MN 563031821078783
  6. Kathryn Mechelke, MDSaint Cloud, MN 563031366432015
  7. Carl Melling, M.D.St Cloud, MN 563031407837560
  8. Tammy Meyerhofer, MDSt Cloud, MN 563031659362507

Common questions

What is Carmen M. Buiceag Arama, MD's NPI number?

Carmen M. Buiceag Arama, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659490001, issued on Mar 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carmen M. Buiceag Arama, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 251 County Road 120, Saint Cloud, MN, 56303. Phone: (320) 202-8949. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carmen M. Buiceag Arama, MD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 51331, 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 Carmen M. Buiceag Arama, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carmen M. Buiceag Arama, MD had 9,568 Medicare Part D claims for 560 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.