Paul Finstad, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Minneapolis, MN
Paul Finstad, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1568405488, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 9261, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Finstad
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 9261 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4040 Coon Rapids Blvd NW, Minneapolis, MN 55433
- Phone
- (763) 427-9980
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 4040 Coon Rapids Blvd NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Paul Finstad in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 9261Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
6.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024
5,228 Medicare Part D claims for 975 beneficiaries, against an average of 832 among the 95,030 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate559 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium395 claims
- Eliquis376 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium349 claims
- Furosemide314 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate278 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 83.5 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: $22.27
1 payment, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was CVRx, Inc.. The 61,144 providers of this specialty with any payment received $853.85 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Allina Health SystemChamplin, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
498 physician assistant records list a Minneapolis practice address
They are 498 of the 22,918 NPPES records with a Minneapolis practice address, and 3,676 physician assistant records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Paul Finstad, PA-C's NPI number?
Paul Finstad, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568405488, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Finstad, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4040 Coon Rapids Blvd NW, Minneapolis, MN, 55433. Phone: (763) 427-9980. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Finstad, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 9261, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Paul Finstad, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Finstad, PA-C had 5,228 Medicare Part D claims for 975 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 832. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Finstad, PA-C's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.