NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ellen Elizabeth Gardner, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Minneapolis, MN

Ellen Elizabeth Gardner, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1275196735, issued on Apr 19, 2019. Check the license (Minnesota 70971, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275196735
Name
Ellen Elizabeth Gardner
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
70971 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2925 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone
(612) 863-4000
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2019
Record last updated
Dec 26, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230728000744); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2019
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 2925 Chicago Ave

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

  1. Michael Abawkaw, MDInternal Medicine Physician1114503315
  2. Paul Abear, MDInternal Medicine Physician1841710696
  3. Maichel Abou El Makarim Gharabawy, M.DHospitalist Physician1871735936
  4. Kari Abraham, APRN, CPNP-PCPediatric Nurse Practitioner1699518944
  5. Kenneth Adams, MDSpecialist1528060886
  6. Ryann Adkins, LICSWClinical Social Worker1285264713

Verify Ellen Elizabeth Gardner 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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92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

244 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ellen Gardner244
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone13 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate11 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): 83.5 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Allina Health SystemMinneapolis, MN

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

Ellen Elizabeth Gardner among 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota

Ellen Elizabeth Gardner, MD is one of 2,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 79% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 79% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2008 among the 1,700 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

653 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Minneapolis

They are 653 of the 22,918 NPPES records with a practice address in Minneapolis, and 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bethel Averbeck, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071013987882
  2. Krishnakumar Balakrishna Menon, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554071740250794
  3. Paul Bloomberg, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071902878010
  4. Loren Bosmans, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071598742793
  5. Lisa Callies, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071568431138
  6. Jessica Carlson, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071558330852
  7. Laurel Drevlow, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071841269065
  8. Brian French, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554071083688527

Common questions

What is Ellen Elizabeth Gardner, MD's NPI number?

Ellen Elizabeth Gardner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275196735, issued on Apr 19, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ellen Elizabeth Gardner, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2925 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55407. Phone: (612) 863-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ellen Elizabeth Gardner, MD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 70971, 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 Ellen Elizabeth Gardner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ellen Elizabeth Gardner, MD had 244 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ellen Elizabeth Gardner, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 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.