NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph Bretschneider, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Watertown, SD

Joseph Bretschneider, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Watertown, South Dakota, and NPI 1750831632, issued on Oct 4, 2016. Check the license (South Dakota 1435, as entered in NPPES) with the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1750831632
Name
Joseph Bretschneider
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
1435 SD
12214 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
401 9TH Ave NW, Watertown, SD 57201
Phone
(507) 629-8400
Enumerated
Oct 4, 2016
Record last updated
May 31, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230609002631); accepts Medicare assignment
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 401 9TH Ave NW

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

  1. Ghaith Aboud, M.DInternal Medicine Physician1497117618
  2. Ferdinand Addo, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1760461388
  3. Christopher Adducci, MDUrology Physician1598709750
  4. Kayla Aman, RD, LNRegistered Dietitian1891007837
  5. Bipinkumar Amin, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1568415628
  6. Hamid Assadi, MDFamily Medicine Physician1841671872

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Dakota board licenses this profession
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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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About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average physician assistant in 2024

828 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Joseph Bretschneider828
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl152 claims
  2. Dutasteride129 claims
  3. Finasteride60 claims
  4. Alfuzosin Hcl Er40 claims
  5. Cephalexin40 claims
  6. Solifenacin Succinate25 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): 97.8 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 score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%93.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $142.91

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joseph Bretschneider$142.91
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Prairie Lakes Health Care System IncWatertown, SD

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

15 physician assistant records list a practice address in Watertown

They are 15 of the 543 NPPES records with a practice address in Watertown, and 674 physician assistant records in South Dakota.

Other physician assistant records in South Dakota

  1. Michael Aanderud, PA-CRapid City, SD1265412878
  2. Benjamin Abbey, PA-CMitchell, SD1639590219
  3. Julia Abraham, PA-CDell Rapids, SD1104082288
  4. Riley AckermanRapid City, SD1073241790
  5. Amanda Adams, PA-CHuron, SD1720327331
  6. Bradley Adams, PACTyndall, SD1336141118
  7. Jaime Aguilar, PACEagle Butte, SD1962552398
  8. Lisa Alban, PA-CPierre, SD1851739338
  9. Melissa Alexander, PASioux Falls, SD1366625352
  10. Emily Allen, PASioux Falls, SD1508687427

Common questions

What is Joseph Bretschneider, PA-C's NPI number?

Joseph Bretschneider, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750831632, issued on Oct 4, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph Bretschneider, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 401 9TH Ave NW, Watertown, SD, 57201. Phone: (507) 629-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph Bretschneider, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 1435, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joseph Bretschneider, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph Bretschneider, PA-C had 828 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph Bretschneider, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.8 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.