NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ralph E. Steele, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Minneapolis, MN

Ralph E. Steele, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1477573723, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 23089, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477573723
Name
Ralph E. Steele
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
23089 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
920 E 28TH St, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Phone
(612) 863-9062
Enumerated
Jul 20, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(612) 863-9252
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 920 E 28TH St

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

  1. Peter Alden, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1043262629
  2. Charlene Boisjolie, RN MARegistered Nurse1548386733
  3. Robert Bowen, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1043230394
  4. Craig Bowron, MDInternal Medicine Physician1558320283
  5. Brittany Bradley, PA-CPhysician Assistant1235410705
  6. Wilfred Corson, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1598782393

Verify Ralph E. Steele in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

55 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.

  1. Ralph Steele55
  2. Specialty average1,425

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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Ralph E. Steele among 311 pulmonary disease physician records in Minnesota

Ralph E. Steele, M.D. is one of 311 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 85% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 79% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Minnesota

There are 311 pulmonary disease physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Bowen, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554071043230394
  2. Wilfred Corson, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554071598782393
  3. James Flink, MDMinneapolis, MN 554071790735264
  4. Joan Fox, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554071679593925
  5. Kathy Gromer, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554071336166149
  6. Kevin Grullon, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554071295976645
  7. Jonathan Hovda, MD, MBAMinneapolis, MN 554071689836942
  8. Mitchell Kaye, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554071760402010

Common questions

What is Ralph E. Steele, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ralph E. Steele, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477573723, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ralph E. Steele, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 E 28TH St, Minneapolis, MN, 55407. Phone: (612) 863-9062. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ralph E. Steele, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 23089, 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 Ralph E. Steele, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ralph E. Steele, M.D. had 55 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ralph E. Steele, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.