Michelle Lee Daffer, MD
Dermatology Physician · Dakota Dunes, SD
Michelle Lee Daffer, MD is a dermatology physician with a practice address in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, and NPI 1396711867, issued on Feb 24, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 5461, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Lee Daffer
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatology Physician 207N00000X
- License numbers
- 5461 SD
MD-35711 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 575 N Sioux Point Road, Dakota Dunes, SD 57049
- Phone
- (605) 217-2667
- Enumerated
- Feb 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 10, 2025
- Fax
- (605) 217-2900
- Medicaid ID
- 5900470 SD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040817000921); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 575 N Sioux Point Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jeffrey Michalak, DOGastroenterology Physician1962622431
- Elijah Miller, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1386191682
Verify Michelle Lee Daffer 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 5461Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% more Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatology physician in 2024
1,252 Medicare Part D claims for 411 beneficiaries, against an average of 797 among the 12,802 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Minoxidil198 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide172 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate98 claims
- Ketoconazole70 claims
- Minocycline Hcl60 claims
- Imiquimod51 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,795.89
111 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,250 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,544.61 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
- Cnos PCSioux City, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Lee Daffer among 53 dermatology physician records in South Dakota
Michelle Lee Daffer, MD is one of 53 dermatology physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 79% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2007 among the 39 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207N00000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dermatology Physician providers in South Dakota
There are 53 dermatology physician records in South Dakota.
All 53 in South Dakota → Every provider in Dakota Dunes → Dermatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 dermatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Raymond Kuwahara, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491376512244
- Scott Kindle, MDYankton, SD 570781144587353
- James Young, DOYankton, SD 570781487655973
- William Brunner, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051639125818
- Gene Burrish, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051881699288
- Jocelyn Frohm, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051033220538
- Marc Green, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051508861915
- Sarah Kerr, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051265630719
Common questions
What is Michelle Lee Daffer, MD's NPI number?
Michelle Lee Daffer, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396711867, issued on Feb 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Lee Daffer, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 575 N Sioux Point Road, Dakota Dunes, SD, 57049. Phone: (605) 217-2667. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Lee Daffer, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 5461, 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.
How much does Michelle Lee Daffer, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Lee Daffer, MD had 1,252 Medicare Part D claims for 411 beneficiaries; the average among dermatology physician prescribers was 797. 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.