NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kinsey Bjorn Nelson, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Fargo, ND

Kinsey Bjorn Nelson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1427276260, issued on Apr 24, 2007. Check the license (North Dakota 12048, 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
1427276260
Name
Kinsey Bjorn Nelson
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
12048 ND
PT 12048 ND
51215 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1800 21St Ave S, Fargo, ND 58103
Phone
(701) 365-8700
Enumerated
Apr 24, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2022
Fax
(701) 365-8701
Medicaid IDs
16281 ND
1427276260 MN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100929001439); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2007
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 1800 21St Ave S

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

  1. Morris Bellis, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1730280892
  2. Taylor Fontaine, PA-CPhysician Assistant1033593025
  3. Kinsey Johnson, NPNurse Practitioner1417632415
  4. Susan Mathison, MDOtolaryngology Physician1952469165
  5. Sharlene MillerMedical Art Specialist/Technologist1104359769
  6. Heidi Olson-Fitzgerald, PACPhysician Assistant1528094943

Verify Kinsey Bjorn Nelson 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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49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

1,811 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kinsey Nelson1,811
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate106 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium72 claims
  3. Tamsulosin Hcl72 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium65 claims
  5. Lisinopril62 claims
  6. Gabapentin55 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $49.09

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kinsey Nelson$49.09
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Catalyst Medical Center PCFargo, ND
  2. Red River Valley Health Care PCDetroit Lakes, MN

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

Kinsey Bjorn Nelson among 596 family medicine physician records in North Dakota

Kinsey Bjorn Nelson, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 43% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 43% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2007 among the 305 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dave Akkerman, MDFargo, ND 581031912936329
  2. Bradley Braunagel, MDFargo, ND 581031396762399
  3. Lana Crowley, MDFargo, ND 581031386661387
  4. David Glatt, MDFargo, ND 581031467489039
  5. Peter Gurk, MDFargo, ND 581031457383416
  6. Joel Haugen, MDFargo, ND 581031083643498
  7. Jamey Jessen, MDFargo, ND 581031982643219
  8. Randall Kenninger, MDFargo, ND 581031013934785

Common questions

What is Kinsey Bjorn Nelson, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kinsey Bjorn Nelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427276260, issued on Apr 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kinsey Bjorn Nelson, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 21St Ave S, Fargo, ND, 58103. Phone: (701) 365-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kinsey Bjorn Nelson, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists North Dakota license number 12048, 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 Kinsey Bjorn Nelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kinsey Bjorn Nelson, M.D. had 1,811 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.