Michelle Kim Atchison, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Fargo, ND
Michelle Kim Atchison, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1659563039, issued on Aug 9, 2007. Check the license (North Dakota 11839, as entered in NPPES) on the North Dakota Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Kim Atchison
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 11839 ND
53855 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3171 44TH St S Unit 101, Fargo, ND 58104
- Phone
- (701) 235-0561
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (701) 235-0330
- Medicaid ID
- 1457741 ND
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141213000181); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3171 44TH St S Unit 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Janel Pender, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1588614614
Verify Michelle Kim Atchison in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Dakota Board of Medicine
Search for license 11839Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
816 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 44% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost159 claims
- Timolol Maleate80 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate77 claims
- Erythromycin54 claims
- Restasis39 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol36 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): 71.7 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: $549.47
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Eye Consultants OF Fargo PLLCWadena, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Kim Atchison among 47 ophthalmology physician records in North Dakota
Michelle Kim Atchison, MD is one of 47 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 60% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2001 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in North Dakota
There are 47 ophthalmology physician records in North Dakota.
All 47 in North Dakota → Every provider in Fargo → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gary Haynie, MDFargo, ND 581041487641817
- Anne Keating, M.D.Fargo, ND 581041306089750
- David Anderson, MD, PHARMDFargo, ND 581031912328014
- Steven Anderson, M.D.Fargo, ND 581031518991678
- Steven Bagan, M.D.Fargo, ND 581031487747267
- Katayoon Baradaran Ebrahimi, M.D.Fargo, ND 581031104282359
- Michael Griess, MDFargo, ND 581031508878364
- David Grosz, M.D.Fargo, ND 581031336237684
Common questions
What is Michelle Kim Atchison, MD's NPI number?
Michelle Kim Atchison, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659563039, issued on Aug 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Kim Atchison, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3171 44TH St S Unit 101, Fargo, ND, 58104. Phone: (701) 235-0561. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Kim Atchison, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number 11839, 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 Michelle Kim Atchison, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Kim Atchison, MD had 816 Medicare Part D claims for 261 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michelle Kim Atchison, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 71.7 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.