David James Lien, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Fargo, ND
David James Lien, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1194743765, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 9675, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David James Lien
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 9675 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2400 32ND Ave S, Fargo, ND 58103
- Phone
- (701) 234-8830
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 28, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (701) 234-8950
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040831000496); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David James Lien in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 9675Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
550 Medicare Part D claims for 424 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone97 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate66 claims
- Cephalexin59 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass31 claims
- Cefdinir21 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro16 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
One hospital affiliation
- Sanford Medical Center FargoWest Fargo, ND · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
David James Lien among 596 family medicine physician records in North Dakota
David James Lien, MD is one of 596 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 66% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2007 among the 305 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 54% 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 North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
112 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fargo
They are 112 of the 7,209 NPPES records with a practice address in Fargo, and 596 family medicine physician records in North Dakota.
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Common questions
What is David James Lien, MD's NPI number?
David James Lien, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194743765, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David James Lien, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 32ND Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58103. Phone: (701) 234-8830. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David James Lien, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 9675, 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 David James Lien, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David James Lien, MD had 550 Medicare Part D claims for 424 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David James Lien, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.