Robert Helton Long, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · Mankato, MN
Robert Helton Long, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in Mankato, Minnesota, and NPI 1407870272, issued on Jul 26, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 48482, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Helton Long
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License number
- 48482 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1400 Madison Ave Ste 402, Mankato, MN 56001
- Phone
- (507) 625-7246
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (507) 386-2599
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060919000302); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest interventional pain medicine physician records → All 27 in Minnesota → Look up another NPI →
Verify Robert Helton Long in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 48482Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
2,845 Medicare Part D claims for 560 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims. 1,656 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pregabalin412 claims
- Buprenorphine411 claims
- Belbuca398 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl335 claims
- Tramadol Hcl160 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen142 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.
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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Rehabilitation Medicine Associates LLCExcelsior, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Helton Long among 27 interventional pain medicine physician records in Minnesota
Robert Helton Long, MD is one of 27 interventional pain medicine 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 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2011 among the 21 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 27 interventional pain medicine physician records in Minnesota.
All 27 in Minnesota → Every provider in Mankato → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ifechi Anyadioha, MDMankato, MN 560011386873404
- Nicholas Canzanello, DORochester, MN 559051356879654
- Terry Hunt, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051659536639
- William Mauck, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051881667657
- Oludare Olatoye, M.DRochester, MN 559051235575879
- Gabriel Pagani-Estevez, MDRochester, MN 559051508204637
- Gabriel Smith, MDRochester, MN 559051740556653
- Ryan Birkland, D.O.Rochester, MN 559011033590807
Common questions
What is Robert Helton Long, MD's NPI number?
Robert Helton Long, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407870272, issued on Jul 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Helton Long, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1400 Madison Ave Ste 402, Mankato, MN, 56001. Phone: (507) 625-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Helton Long, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 48482, 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 Robert Helton Long, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Helton Long, MD had 2,845 Medicare Part D claims for 560 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert Helton Long, MD'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.