Palistha Amatya, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Saint Cloud, MN
Palistha Amatya, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and NPI 1528649837, issued on Apr 19, 2021. Check the license (Minnesota 72804, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Palistha Amatya
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 72804 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1406 6TH Ave N, Saint Cloud, MN 56303
- Phone
- (320) 251-2700
- Enumerated
- Apr 19, 2021
- Record last updated
- Nov 1, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230804001319); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Palistha Amatya in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 72804Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
322 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate22 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium14 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide14 claims
- Losartan Potassium13 claims
- Montelukast Sodium12 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate11 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
- Centracare ClinicSaint Cloud, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Palistha Amatya among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
Palistha Amatya, MD is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 92% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 63% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
69 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Cloud
They are 69 of the 3,805 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Cloud, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Palistha Amatya, MD's NPI number?
Palistha Amatya, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528649837, issued on Apr 19, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Palistha Amatya, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1406 6TH Ave N, Saint Cloud, MN, 56303. Phone: (320) 251-2700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Palistha Amatya, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 72804, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Palistha Amatya, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Palistha Amatya, MD had 322 Medicare Part D claims for 90 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.