Michael Steven Kruger, M.D.
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician · Fargo, ND
Michael Steven Kruger, M.D. is a sports medicine (family medicine) physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1801811971, issued on Jul 12, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 9822, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Steven Kruger
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician 207QS0010X
- License numbers
- 9822 ND
48478 MN
49109 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1720 University Dr S, Fargo, ND 58103
- Phone
- (701) 234-2000
- Enumerated
- Jul 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2026
- Medicaid IDs
- 016670700 MN
13507 ND - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060728000318); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1720 University Dr S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stephen Aldred, PA-CPhysician Assistant1235644840
- Alyssa Anderson, MOT, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1154876704
- Catrina Armstrong, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1821607169
- Joel Aukes, PHARMDPharmacist1932329224
- Leah BakerPhysical Therapist1780087106
- Emma Bale, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1609768605
Verify Michael Steven Kruger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 9822Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (family medicine) physician in 2024
281 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries, against an average of 855 among the 2,237 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 73 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin54 claims
- Alendronate Sodium28 claims
- Tramadol Hcl27 claims
- Cephalexin21 claims
- Prednisone21 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl18 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 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $150.00
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was NeuroLogica Corporation, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. The 1,218 providers of this specialty with any payment received $781.49 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
- Sanford Medical Center FargoHallock, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician providers in North Dakota
There are 11 sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in North Dakota.
Other sports medicine (family medicine) physician records in North Dakota
- Tyrone Berentson, MDBottineau, ND1902390172
- Andrew Glogoza, DOFargo, ND1073000527
- Jon Kolberg, MDBismarck, ND1790910446
- Jeffrey Lystad, MDFargo, ND1710904487
- Dawn Mattern, MDMinot, ND1962590661
- Temitayo Olabisi, MDFargo, ND1437737202
- Daniel Ostlie, MDFargo, ND1083632673
- Adam Quinn, MDGrand Forks, ND1730593930
- Tracy Tomjack, D.O.Watford City, ND1508179854
- Patrick Walsh, MDGrand Forks, ND1467866467
Common questions
What is Michael Steven Kruger, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Steven Kruger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801811971, issued on Jul 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Steven Kruger, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 University Dr S, Fargo, ND, 58103. Phone: (701) 234-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Steven Kruger, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 9822, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota Board of Medicine at https://www.ndbom.org/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Steven Kruger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Steven Kruger, M.D. had 281 Medicare Part D claims for 161 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (family medicine) physician prescribers was 855. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Steven Kruger, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.