NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Margaret Mary Underwood

Physician Assistant · Saint Paul, MN

Margaret Mary Underwood is a physician assistant with a practice address in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and NPI 1629667878, issued on Jan 12, 2021. Check the license (Minnesota 13574, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629667878
Name
Margaret Mary Underwood
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
13574 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
225 Smith Ave N Ste 400, Saint Paul, MN 55102
Phone
(512) 900-1336
Enumerated
Jan 12, 2021
Record last updated
Aug 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(651) 241-2910
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210308002878); accepts Medicare assignment
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 225 Smith Ave N Ste 400

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

  1. Muhannad AbbasiCardiovascular Disease Physician1215596358
  2. Carissa Bigbee, PA-CPhysician Assistant1861257834
  3. Richard Brody, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1083697825
  4. Shelly Brogni, R.D., L.D.Registered Dietitian1497157499
  5. Natarah Broich, PA-CPhysician Assistant1881099984
  6. Jenna Capizzi, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1306482245

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota 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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55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,290 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.

  1. Margaret Underwood1,290
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate178 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium104 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium90 claims
  4. Furosemide84 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate69 claims
  6. Eliquis68 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): 83.5 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 score81.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%63.3
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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: $179.36

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences 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. Margaret Underwood$179.36
  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. Allina Health SystemSt Paul, MN

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

Margaret Mary Underwood among 4,007 physician assistant records in Minnesota

Margaret Mary Underwood is one of 4,007 physician assistant records with a practice address in Minnesota. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 71% of these records are older, 22% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2017 among the 3,131 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

386 physician assistant records list a practice address in Saint Paul

They are 386 of the 10,084 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Paul, and 4,007 physician assistant records in Minnesota.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amber Arndt, PA-CSaint Paul, MN 551021376726281
  2. Jeffrey Ballard, PA-CSaint Paul, MN 551021942289871
  3. Gabrielle Baty, PA-CSaint Paul, MN 551021073501243
  4. Andrea Brody, PA-CSaint Paul, MN 551021114175783
  5. Dawn Brothers, PACSt Paul, MN 551021558328369
  6. Ming Chi Chan, RPA-CSt Paul, MN 551021265475396
  7. Jennifer Fierro, PA-CSaint Paul, MN 551021043451529
  8. Aloysius Forcha, PA-CSt Paul, MN 551021639148604

Common questions

What is Margaret Mary Underwood's NPI number?

Margaret Mary Underwood's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629667878, issued on Jan 12, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Margaret Mary Underwood located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 225 Smith Ave N Ste 400, Saint Paul, MN, 55102. Phone: (512) 900-1336. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Margaret Mary Underwood's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 13574, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Margaret Mary Underwood prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Margaret Mary Underwood had 1,290 Medicare Part D claims for 318 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Margaret Mary Underwood's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 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.