Michael Ricard Puumala, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · Sioux Falls, SD
Michael Ricard Puumala, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1821021304, issued on Jul 8, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 4116, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Ricard Puumala
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 4116 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1301 S. Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
- Phone
- (605) 322-8860
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 16, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (605) 322-8868
- Medicaid IDs
- 820816600 MN
1821021304 IA
6100473 SD
10025568900 NE - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040823000121); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mayo Medical School, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest neurological surgery physician records → All 27 in South Dakota → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1301 S. Cliff Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brian Hurley, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1700852480
- Teresa McGraw, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1174846612
- Phillip Meehan, PASurgical Physician Assistant1609809094
- Thomas Ripperda, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1720054091
- Nelli Shchur, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1821334913
- Tonya Venhuizen Matt, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1427097260
Verify Michael Ricard Puumala 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 4116Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $110.61
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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
- Avera MckennanSioux Falls, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Ricard Puumala among 27 neurological surgery physician records in South Dakota
Michael Ricard Puumala, MD is one of 27 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2005 among the 15 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 70% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in South Dakota
There are 27 neurological surgery physician records in South Dakota.
All 27 in South Dakota → Every provider in Sioux Falls → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Margaret Carmody, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051346482890
- Mark Fox, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051750355236
- Seokchun LimSioux Falls, SD 571041154775781
- Michael Opoku-Darko, M.D., MSC.Sioux Falls, SD 571041205480704
- Shawn Vuong, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571041861758856
- George YangSioux Falls, SD 571041124480389
- Luis Diaz-Aguilar, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491306342555
- Quentin Durward, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491457354383
Common questions
What is Michael Ricard Puumala, MD's NPI number?
Michael Ricard Puumala, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821021304, issued on Jul 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Ricard Puumala, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1301 S. Cliff Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, 57105. Phone: (605) 322-8860. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Ricard Puumala, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 4116, 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.
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.