NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician NPI 1285687418 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Emile Li, M.D.
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 2,766 in Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
595
Medicare Part D claims · 243 beneficiaries · Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician avg: 309
Industry payments
$1.2K
12 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Emile Li, M.D. filed 595 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician in Fort Dodge, Iowa.
- 595
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥65th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Emile Li, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1285687418), first enumerated 05/18/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 595 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$1.2K in reported industry payments (12 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1285687418 · Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1285687418
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-NARROW 2,766
- RX-LIGHT 595
- BOOK-THIN 16 in Iowa
- PHOTO-ENUM Burton Elrod · 2006
Emile Li, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
595 ≥ 65th percentile 65% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Emile Li, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Emile Li, M.D.?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
595 93% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Iowa
How Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician compares to other specialties among Iowa providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1285687418 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/18/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Emile Li, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Iowa Specialty Hospital- Clarion
Humboldt, IA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Emile Li, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.2K
Largest payer
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
Most common payment type
Travel and Lodging
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
595
Total Claims
$2K
Total Drug Cost
243
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 605
- Total Day Supply
- 3,593
- Generic Drug Cost
- $2K
- Opioid Claims
- 115 (19.3% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 316
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.3 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.88
- Gender Split
- 65% female / 35% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 11, 65-74: 137, 75-84: 81, 85+: 14
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Emile Li, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Amoxicillin
Amoxicillin
186 claims
- Tramadol Hcl
Tramadol Hcl
87 claims
- Ibuprofen 65
Ibuprofen
65 claims
- Cephalexin 61
Cephalexin
61 claims
- Gabapentin 60
Gabapentin
60 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl 37
Clindamycin Hcl
37 claims
- Cefadroxil 20
Cefadroxil
20 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam… 19
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
19 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Amoxicillin | 186 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 87 |
| Ibuprofen | 65 |
| Cephalexin | 61 |
| Gabapentin | 60 |
| Clindamycin Hcl | 37 |
| Cefadroxil | 20 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 19 |
| Meloxicam | 14 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician Overview
How Emile Li, M.D. fits within the Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician landscape nationally.
2,766
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician Providers in US
53
States with Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician
309
Avg Claims per Provider
Emile Li, M.D.'s 595 claims are above the specialty average of 309.
Nationwide Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Li, both outside Iowa so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician Providers in Iowa
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Iowa, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Li.
One of 16 Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers enrolled in Iowa, 5 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Emile Li, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Emile Li, M.D. specializes in Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician and practices in Fort Dodge, Iowa. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Emile Li, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Emile Li, M.D. wrote 595 Medicare Part D claims totaling $2K in drug costs for 243 beneficiaries.
Where is Emile Li, M.D. located? ▼
Emile Li, M.D. is located at 2700 1ST AVE S, Fort Dodge, IA, 50501. Phone: (515) 955-6767.
What is Emile Li, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Emile Li, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285687418, issued on 05/18/2006.
Does Emile Li, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Emile Li, M.D. had 115 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 19.3%.
How many Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 2,766 Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician provider writes 309 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Emile Li, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Emile Li, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Amoxicillin, Tramadol Hcl, Ibuprofen. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Emile Li, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Emile Li, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 595 Part D claims and 243 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Emile Li, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Emile Li, M.D.'s NPI is 1285687418 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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