Michelle Ellis, M.D..
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Appleton, WI
Michelle Ellis, M.D.. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Appleton, Wisconsin, and NPI 1194926600, issued on May 31, 2007. Check the license (Wisconsin 67697-20, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle Ellis
- Credential
- M.D..
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 67697-20 WI
4301100710 MI
51276 MT
56534 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1818 N Meade St, Appleton, WI 54911
- Phone
- (920) 731-8900
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2024
- Fax
- (920) 738-5369
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170912003329); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of New Mexico School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1818 N Meade St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ernesto Acosta, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1386773208
- Abdulmohsin Ahmadjee, M.DCardiovascular Disease Physician1225370802
- Maria Akhutina, MDHospitalist Physician1164652673
- Arshad Al-Mashhadani, MDHospitalist Physician1245771476
Verify Michelle Ellis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 67697-20Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
15 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 84.6 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: $128.90
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Thedacare, IncorporatedAppleton, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michelle Ellis among 115 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Wisconsin
Michelle Ellis, M.D.. is one of 115 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 78% 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, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 1993 among the 74 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Wisconsin
There are 115 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Wisconsin.
All 115 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Appleton → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Ferrante, MDAppleton, WI 549111346226826
- Daniel Meldrum, MDAppleton, WI 549111861507253
- Salvior Mok, M.D.Appleton, WI 549111790921930
- Zenoun Abouzelam, MDAppleton, WI 549151699769695
- Daniel Cavanaugh, MDMondovi, WI 547551104912153
- Thomas Carmody, MDEau Claire, WI 547031831151133
- Robert Wiechmann, MDEau Claire, WI 547031659333953
- Ralph Galdieri, M.D.Eau Claire, WI 547011992746168
Common questions
What is Michelle Ellis, M.D..'s NPI number?
Michelle Ellis, M.D..'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194926600, issued on May 31, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle Ellis, M.D.. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1818 N Meade St, Appleton, WI, 54911. Phone: (920) 731-8900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle Ellis, M.D..'s license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 67697-20, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michelle Ellis, M.D.. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle Ellis, M.D.. had 15 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michelle Ellis, M.D..'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.6 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.