Kristina Balck Sturgell, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Duluth, MN
Kristina Balck Sturgell, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Duluth, Minnesota, and NPI 1689866527, issued on Aug 14, 2007. Check the license (Minnesota 51472, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristina Balck Sturgell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 51472 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 402 E 2ND St, Duluth, MN 55805
- Phone
- (218) 786-4000
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090826000919); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristina Balck Sturgell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 51472Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
447 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium30 claims
- Torsemide29 claims
- Potassium Chloride28 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium23 claims
- Allopurinol21 claims
- Simvastatin20 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Polinsky Medical Rehabilitation CenterDuluth, MN
- The Duluth Clinic LtdDuluth, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristina Balck Sturgell among 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota
Kristina Balck Sturgell, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 42% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 42% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · 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).
63 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Duluth
They are 63 of the 4,084 NPPES records with a practice address in Duluth, and 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Kristina Balck Sturgell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kristina Balck Sturgell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689866527, issued on Aug 14, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristina Balck Sturgell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 402 E 2ND St, Duluth, MN, 55805. Phone: (218) 786-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristina Balck Sturgell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 51472, 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 Kristina Balck Sturgell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristina Balck Sturgell, M.D. had 447 Medicare Part D claims for 80 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.