NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Clay Joseph Pavlis, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Sioux Falls, SD

Clay Joseph Pavlis, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1629018445, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 7035, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; 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
1629018445
Name
Clay Joseph Pavlis
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License numbers
7035 SD
47358 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4308 S Arway Dr, Sioux Falls, SD 57106
Phone
(605) 573-2000
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 26, 2024
Fax
(605) 573-2002
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070806000592); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2000
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 4308 S Arway Dr

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

  1. Meghan Corr, RN, CNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1164310686
  2. Diana CruzMental Health Counselor1245104744
  3. Megan DerengePsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1437987849
  4. Lacee Feltman, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1396451555
  5. Adrian Jones, CNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1578296968
  6. Nykell LendtClinical Social Worker1689481608

Verify Clay Joseph Pavlis in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
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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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46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

541 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims.

  1. Clay Pavlis541
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Mirtazapine71 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl47 claims
  3. Buspirone Hcl33 claims
  4. Duloxetine Hcl27 claims
  5. Risperidone24 claims
  6. Fluoxetine Hcl23 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $24.50

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Clay Pavlis$24.50
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

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

  1. Turnwell Mental Health OF South Dakota, PCAlcester, SD

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

Clay Joseph Pavlis among 112 psychiatry physician records in South Dakota

Clay Joseph Pavlis, M.D. is one of 112 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2007 among the 61 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatry Physician providers in South Dakota

There are 112 psychiatry physician records in South Dakota.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alexa DautcehajicSioux Falls, SD 571061831011014
  2. Mackenzie Mertz, DOSioux Falls, SD 571061023426806
  3. Jennifer Assam, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051982198776
  4. Christiaan Bates, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051235795329
  5. Abbey Bauman, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051467072066
  6. Grace Caldwell, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051285216788
  7. Richard Danieli, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051811637002
  8. Courtnee Heyduk, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051568967446

Common questions

What is Clay Joseph Pavlis, M.D.'s NPI number?

Clay Joseph Pavlis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629018445, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Clay Joseph Pavlis, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4308 S Arway Dr, Sioux Falls, SD, 57106. Phone: (605) 573-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Clay Joseph Pavlis, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 7035, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Clay Joseph Pavlis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Clay Joseph Pavlis, M.D. had 541 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.