NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael S. Sheldon, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Fargo, ND

Michael S. Sheldon, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1487689469, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (North Dakota 7444, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1487689469
Name
Michael S. Sheldon
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
7444 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1702 University Dr S, Fargo, ND 58103
Phone
(701) 364-3300
Enumerated
Jul 11, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Fax
(701) 364-8906
Medicaid IDs
18809 ND
977016000 ND
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071203000714); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 1992
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 1702 University Dr S

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  3. Bridget Anderson, DPTPhysical Therapist1306076047
  4. Marie Anderson, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1750770319
  5. Moriah Anderson, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1962976068
  6. Matthew Aymond, DPTPhysical Therapist1659129153

Verify Michael S. Sheldon in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
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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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4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

14,947 Medicare Part D claims for 675 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 760 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Sheldon14,947
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium628 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium616 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate484 claims
  4. Lisinopril476 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate471 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium418 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Centracare Health System - MelroseMelrose, MN
  2. Innovis Health LLCFargo, ND

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

Michael S. Sheldon among 245 internal medicine physician records in North Dakota

Michael S. Sheldon, MD is one of 245 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 69% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
  • Graduated1992 · median 2008 among the 129 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

133 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Fargo

They are 133 of the 7,209 NPPES records with a practice address in Fargo, and 245 internal medicine physician records in North Dakota.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eunah Fischer, MDFargo, ND 581031407873367
  2. Walter Johnson, MDFargo, ND 581031124043468
  3. Thomas Kempf, MDFargo, ND 581031215967393
  4. Kurt Kooyer, M.D.Fargo, ND 581031063456218
  5. Darin Lang, MDFargo, ND 581031780602342
  6. Aselo Layawen, MDFargo, ND 581031437164399
  7. Mary Lewis, MDFargo, ND 581031497787683
  8. Michael Lillestol, M.D.Fargo, ND 581031669427688

Common questions

What is Michael S. Sheldon, MD's NPI number?

Michael S. Sheldon, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487689469, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael S. Sheldon, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1702 University Dr S, Fargo, ND, 58103. Phone: (701) 364-3300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael S. Sheldon, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Dakota license number 7444, 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 S. Sheldon, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael S. Sheldon, MD had 14,947 Medicare Part D claims for 675 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.