NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joleen M. Finken, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Fargo, ND

Joleen M. Finken, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1427009844, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 23786, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; 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
1427009844
Name
Joleen M. Finken
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
23786 ND
45539 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5225 23RD Ave S, Fargo, ND 58104
Phone
(701) 417-2575
Enumerated
May 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 26, 2026
Medicaid ID
552444000 MN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100201000686); accepts Medicare assignment
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 5225 23RD Ave S

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

  1. Brooke Abel, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1700392305
  2. Nabil Abouchala, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1265450233
  3. Nicole Abrahamson, APRN, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1851319529
  4. Nisha AgarwalPediatric Critical Care Medicine Physician1174928162
  5. Rita Ahmad, MDInternal Medicine Physician1376383778
  6. Anusha Akhai, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1043107055

Verify Joleen M. Finken in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
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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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14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

450 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joleen Finken450
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate39 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate31 claims
  3. Tamsulosin Hcl21 claims
  4. Lisinopril20 claims
  5. Omeprazole16 claims
  6. Oxycodone Hcl13 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.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Sanford Medical Center FargoWest Fargo, ND · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. St. Luke's Hospital OF DuluthDuluth, MN

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.

Joleen M. Finken among 138 hospitalist physician records in North Dakota

Joleen M. Finken, MD is one of 138 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 92% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2012 among the 122 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 22% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

86 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Fargo

They are 86 of the 7,209 NPPES records with a practice address in Fargo, and 138 hospitalist physician records in North Dakota.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Raimantas Drublionis, MDFargo, ND 581041942305206
  2. Osama Elhilali, M.DFargo, ND 581041780023788
  3. Chad Ficek, M.D.Fargo, ND 581041629324793
  4. James Fowler, MDFargo, ND 581041194726596
  5. Frederick KieleyFargo, ND 581041306263868
  6. Giles McNeill, DOFargo, ND 581041417022716
  7. Tammy Olson, D.OFargo, ND 581041346413291
  8. Chinwe Oraka, M.D., MPHFargo, ND 581041710042395

Common questions

What is Joleen M. Finken, MD's NPI number?

Joleen M. Finken, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427009844, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joleen M. Finken, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5225 23RD Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58104. Phone: (701) 417-2575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joleen M. Finken, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Dakota license number 23786, 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 Joleen M. Finken, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joleen M. Finken, MD had 450 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.