NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Rheumatology Physician NPI 1306102686 D.O.
Verify on CMS → Linh Ngo, D.O.
Rheumatology Physician in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,377 in Rheumatology 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.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
946
Medicare Part D claims · 157 beneficiaries · Rheumatology Physician avg: 2K
MIPS score
91.4/100
▲ 8 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
What the federal data shows
Linh Ngo, D.O. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.4/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 946 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 91.4/100
- MIPS score · +8 vs avg
- 946
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥61st
- pct among measured MIPS (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 Linh Ngo, D.O.
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1306102686), first enumerated 04/11/2012.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 946 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.4/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- 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
- 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 1306102686 · Rheumatology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1306102686
- ENUM-MID 2012
- TAX-MID 6K Rheumatology Physician
- MIPS-ABOVE 91.4/100
- RX-LIGHT 946
- BOOK-THIN 126 in Minnesota
- PHOTO-FINISH Matthew Axelrod · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Ngo · this provi…
Ngo · this provider
91.4 MIPS pts
- Susan Kovacs · h…
Susan Kovacs
91.4 MIPS pts
- Matthew Axelrod …
Matthew Axelrod
91.4 MIPS pts
- Tina Elias-Todd …
Tina Elias-Todd
91.4 MIPS pts
- Sharon Katz · near
Sharon Katz
91.4 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Linh Ngo, D.O.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
91 ≥ 61st percentile 61% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. 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 whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Linh Ngo, D.O. sits
This provider among rheumatology physician peers
Across the 1,970 rheumatology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Linh Ngo, D.O. writes more Part D claims than 26% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 63% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one rheumatology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Linh Ngo, D.O.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Linh Ngo, D.O. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 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 Linh Ngo, D.O.?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Rheumatology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
946 54% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
91.4/100 7.9 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Minnesota
How Rheumatology Physician compares to other specialties among Minnesota providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Linh Ngo, D.O.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Rheumatology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 91.4/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
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 | 1306102686 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Rheumatology Physician |
| Credentials | D.O. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 04/11/2012 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
91.4268
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
78.7821
Quality
62.8019
Cost
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Linh Ngo, D.O. 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.
Hennepin Healthcare System Inc
Minneapolis, MN
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
946
Total Claims
$1.5M
Total Drug Cost
157
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,613.767
- Total Day Supply
- 46,560
- Generic Drug Cost
- $21K
- Opioid Claims
- 16 (1.7% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 66.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.98
- Gender Split
- 71% female / 29% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 52, 65-74: 70, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Linh Ngo, D.O. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Prednisone
Prednisone
153 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen
Humira(Cf) Pen
115 claims
- Methotrexate
Methotrexate
102 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine…
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate
82 claims
- Allopurinol 55
Allopurinol
55 claims
- Meloxicam 37
Meloxicam
37 claims
- Leflunomide 32
Leflunomide
32 claims
- Mycophenolate Mofe… 23
Mycophenolate Mofetil
23 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Prednisone | 153 |
| Humira(Cf) Pen Adalimumab | 115 |
| Methotrexate Methotrexate Sodium | 102 |
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 82 |
| Allopurinol | 55 |
| Meloxicam | 37 |
| Leflunomide | 32 |
| Mycophenolate Mofetil | 23 |
| Colchicine | 18 |
| Omeprazole | 18 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Rheumatology Physician Overview
How Linh Ngo, D.O. fits within the Rheumatology Physician landscape nationally.
6,377
Rheumatology Physician Providers in US
52
States with Rheumatology Physician
2,058
Avg Claims per Provider
Linh Ngo, D.O.'s 946 claims are below the specialty average of 2,058.
Nationwide Rheumatology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Ngo, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (91.4 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2012)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Rheumatology Physician Providers in Minnesota
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Minnesota, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Ngo.
One of 126 Rheumatology Physician providers enrolled in Minnesota, 5 are shown here.
Upasana Agrawal
MBBS
Rochester, MN
Dr. Fatima Alnaimat
M.D
Duluth, MN
Dr. Sara Baig
MD
Edina, MN
Dr. Hammad Bajwa
M.D.
Edina, MN
Dr. Gary Baker
MD
Saint Paul, MN
Compare Rheumatology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Linh Ngo, D.O.'s specialty? ▼
Linh Ngo, D.O. specializes in Rheumatology Physician and practices in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Credentials: D.O..
How much does Linh Ngo, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Linh Ngo, D.O. wrote 946 Medicare Part D claims totaling $1.5M in drug costs for 157 beneficiaries.
What is Linh Ngo, D.O.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Linh Ngo, D.O. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 91.4/100 (Quality: 78.8, Cost: 62.8). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Linh Ngo, D.O. located? ▼
Linh Ngo, D.O. is located at 701 PARK AVE, Minneapolis, MN, 55415. Phone: (612) 873-3000.
What is Linh Ngo, D.O.'s NPI number? ▼
Linh Ngo, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306102686, issued on 04/11/2012.
Does Linh Ngo, D.O. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Linh Ngo, D.O. had 16 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 1.7%.
How many Rheumatology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 6,377 Rheumatology Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Rheumatology Physician provider writes 2,058 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Linh Ngo, D.O. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Linh Ngo, D.O.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Prednisone, Humira(Cf) Pen, Methotrexate. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Linh Ngo, D.O. accept Medicare? ▼
Linh Ngo, D.O. appears in CMS Medicare data with 946 Part D claims and 157 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Linh Ngo, D.O.'s credentials? ▼
Linh Ngo, D.O.'s NPI is 1306102686 with credentials D.O.. 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.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- 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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