Ronald F. Less, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Maplewood, MN
Ronald F. Less, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Maplewood, Minnesota, and NPI 1356327795, issued on Dec 19, 2005. Check the license (Minnesota 39123, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald F. Less
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 39123 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1655 Beam Ave, Maplewood, MN 55109
- Phone
- (651) 227-9141
- Enumerated
- Dec 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (651) 265-6772
- Medicaid ID
- 089013800 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040129000141); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ronald F. Less in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 39123Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
95 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol16 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.3 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: $112.69
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Premier Obgyn OF Minnesota PLLCWoodbury, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ronald F. Less among 878 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Minnesota
Ronald F. Less, MD is one of 878 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2007 among the 569 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Maplewood
They are 19 of the 1,084 NPPES records with a practice address in Maplewood, and 878 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Ronald F. Less, MD's NPI number?
Ronald F. Less, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356327795, issued on Dec 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald F. Less, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1655 Beam Ave, Maplewood, MN, 55109. Phone: (651) 227-9141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald F. Less, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 39123, 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 Ronald F. Less, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald F. Less, MD had 95 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ronald F. Less, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.3 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), 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.