NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michelle Placke, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Beulah, ND

Michelle Placke, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Beulah, North Dakota, and NPI 1942648878, issued on Jun 13, 2013. Check the license (North Dakota RL12857, 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
1942648878
Name
Michelle Placke
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
RL12857 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1312 Highway 49 N, Beulah, ND 58523
Phone
(701) 873-4445
Enumerated
Jun 13, 2013
Record last updated
Dec 22, 2025
Fax
(701) 873-4199
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150729010066); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2013
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 1312 Highway 49 N

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Julie Ballensky, RNDiabetes Educator Registered Nurse1376203687
  2. Jenny BrownMedical Physician Assistant1891355608
  3. Mataya DostalMental Health Counselor1356219372
  4. Aaron Garman, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1457339939
  5. Isabel Garman, LAPCProfessional Counselor1679292270
  6. Melissa Herman, LCSWClinical Social Worker1558502336

Verify Michelle Placke 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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52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,389 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 246 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michelle Placke5,389
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium229 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium222 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate167 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate157 claims
  5. Gabapentin147 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl133 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 one group practice

  1. Coal Country Community Health CenterBeulah, ND

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

Michelle Placke among 596 family medicine physician records in North Dakota

Michelle Placke, MD is one of 596 family medicine physician records with a practice address in North Dakota. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2007 among the 305 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Beulah

They are 5 of the 59 NPPES records with a practice address in Beulah, and 596 family medicine physician records in North Dakota.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Aaron Garman, M.D.Beulah, ND 585231457339939
  2. Orlan Jackson, D.O.Beulah, ND 585231184602666
  3. Thomas Kaspari, M.D.Beulah, ND 585231528046000
  4. Jacinta-Jon Klindworth, M.D.Beulah, ND 585231205814787
  5. Tuyet Luu, M.D.Fort Yates, ND 585381336428655
  6. Penny Wilkie, M.D.Fort Yates, ND 585381861557977
  7. Jon Dornacker, MDGarrison, ND 585401801804588
  8. Vern Harchenko, MDGarrison, ND 585401659328722

Common questions

What is Michelle Placke, MD's NPI number?

Michelle Placke, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942648878, issued on Jun 13, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michelle Placke, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1312 Highway 49 N, Beulah, ND, 58523. Phone: (701) 873-4445. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michelle Placke, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Dakota license number RL12857, 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 Placke, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michelle Placke, MD had 5,389 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.