NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mary Kathleen Pugh Hjelm, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Minneapolis, MN

Mary Kathleen Pugh Hjelm, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1578227211, issued on Oct 28, 2021. Check the license (Minnesota 13987, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578227211
Name
Mary Kathleen Pugh Hjelm
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
13987 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
909 Fulton St SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone
(612) 336-2727
Enumerated
Oct 28, 2021
Record last updated
Nov 5, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220513001486); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 909 Fulton St SE

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

  1. Allison Abell, AGPCNP-BCPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1306333844
  2. Kanishk Agnihotri, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1023427820
  3. Akinbolaji Akingbola, MDInternal Medicine Physician1295228450
  4. Nida Akram, MDNeurology Physician1154883122
  5. Bilal Ali, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1457470155
  6. Mohammed Alkuwaiti, MBBSNeurology Physician1417402751

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48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

451 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.

  1. Mary Hjelm451
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Topiramate103 claims
  2. Mounjaro60 claims
  3. Ozempic59 claims
  4. Naltrexone Hcl47 claims
  5. Omeprazole43 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl Er34 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): 82.3 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 score81.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%38.2
  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).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Minnesota Health Clinics And Surgery Center IncMinneapolis, MN

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

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Minnesota

There are 227 surgical physician assistant records in Minnesota.

Other surgical physician assistant records in Minnesota

  1. Kelsey Alexander, PACEdina, MN1881037679
  2. Gregory Allen, PA-CSt Louis Park, MN1972037059
  3. Andrew Anderson, PA-CEdina, MN1316107998
  4. Gerald Anderson, PADuluth, MN1194042390
  5. Jordan Anderson, PA-CMaple Grove, MN1053066399
  6. Sarah Anderson, PA-CWoodbury, MN1235671157
  7. Gary Andrews, PA-CDuluth, MN1568479921
  8. Donald Armstrong, OPA-CSaint Paul, MN1700858321
  9. Mary Aschenbrener, PA-CWoodbury, MN1720057334
  10. Brady Baartman, PA-CSt Louis Park, MN1780979104

Common questions

What is Mary Kathleen Pugh Hjelm, PA-C's NPI number?

Mary Kathleen Pugh Hjelm, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578227211, issued on Oct 28, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mary Kathleen Pugh Hjelm, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 909 Fulton St SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455. Phone: (612) 336-2727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mary Kathleen Pugh Hjelm, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 13987, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Mary Kathleen Pugh Hjelm, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mary Kathleen Pugh Hjelm, PA-C had 451 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Mary Kathleen Pugh Hjelm, PA-C's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.3 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.

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