Maren Kelly Ness Gaul, D.O.
Dermatology Physician · Rapid City, SD
Maren Kelly Ness Gaul, D.O. is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Rapid City, South Dakota, and NPI 1699061085, issued on Jun 23, 2011. Check the license (South Dakota 12230, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maren Kelly Ness Gaul
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License number
- 12230 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 705 Columbus St FL 2, Rapid City, SD 57701
- Phone
- (605) 600-8380
- Enumerated
- Jun 23, 2011
- Record last updated
- Feb 9, 2026
- Fax
- (605) 939-7223
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251018000588); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- At Still Un Of Hlth Sciences, Col Of Osteo Med, Mesa, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maren Kelly Ness Gaul in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 12230Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,004 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole228 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate147 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide127 claims
- Hydrocortisone48 claims
- Dupixent Pen44 claims
- Fluorouracil39 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,229.12
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Advanced Dermatology And Skin Cancer Associates, PLLCOlive Branch, MS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maren Kelly Ness Gaul among 53 dermatology physician records in South Dakota
Maren Kelly Ness Gaul, D.O. is one of 53 dermatology physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 74% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2007 among the 39 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in South Dakota
There are 53 dermatology physician records in South Dakota.
All 53 in South Dakota → Every provider in Rapid City → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Melody Eide, MD MPHRapid City, SD 577011942419759
- Victoria FinleyRapid City, SD 577011457303158
- Briana HillRapid City, SD 577011306825518
- Kirstin HockhausenRapid City, SD 577011114451689
- Roger Knutsen, M.D.Rapid City, SD 577011972573707
- Siri Knutsen Larson, M.D.Rapid City, SD 577011659696672
- Jason Noble, MDRapid City, SD 577011487853735
- Tamara PolingRapid City, SD 577011053357962
Common questions
What is Maren Kelly Ness Gaul, D.O.'s NPI number?
Maren Kelly Ness Gaul, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699061085, issued on Jun 23, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maren Kelly Ness Gaul, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 705 Columbus St FL 2, Rapid City, SD, 57701. Phone: (605) 600-8380. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maren Kelly Ness Gaul, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 12230, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Maren Kelly Ness Gaul, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maren Kelly Ness Gaul, D.O. had 1,004 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Maren Kelly Ness Gaul, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.