NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruth H. McGowan, PA-C

Medical Physician Assistant · Maplewood, MN

Ruth H. McGowan, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Maplewood, Minnesota, and NPI 1205924156, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 12697, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1205924156
Name
Ruth H. McGowan
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License numbers
12697 MN
PA22945 CA
001738 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2945 Hazelwood St Ste 100, Maplewood, MN 55109
Phone
(651) 232-7800
Enumerated
Oct 10, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 29, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(651) 232-7940
Medicaid ID
1205924156 IA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20061218000189); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2945 Hazelwood St Ste 100

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

  1. Holly Brandenburg, DPTPhysical Therapist1285412783
  2. Madison Brickner, MDInternal Medicine Physician1205496221
  3. Ali Esmaeilzadeh, MDFamily Medicine Physician1790746394
  4. Geoffrey Fasen, M.D.Surgery Physician1316259708
  5. Kelly Hedblad, ACNPC-AGNurse Practitioner1992256382
  6. Michelle Jancaric, MDPediatrics Physician1790359164

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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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7.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024

8,044 Medicare Part D claims for 586 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 146 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ruth McGowan8,044
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium509 claims
  2. Lisinopril387 claims
  3. Rosuvastatin Calcium356 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium353 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate266 claims
  6. Omeprazole235 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

  1. Iowa Physicians Clinic Medical FoundationMarion, IA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ruth H. McGowan among 459 medical physician assistant records in Minnesota

Ruth H. McGowan, PA-C is one of 459 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Minnesota. 78% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 72% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2012 among the 316 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Minnesota

There are 459 medical physician assistant records in Minnesota.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Daniel Oress, PAMaplewood, MN 551091558019141
  2. Madison Palmer, PA-CMaplewood, MN 551091699170209
  3. Victor Pilon, PA-CMaplewood, MN 551091851164750
  4. Laura Powers, PA-CMaplewood, MN 551091679596431
  5. Abigail Tierney, PASaint Paul, MN 551091437523248
  6. Anita XiongSaint Paul, MN 551091871994095
  7. Stephanie Elko, MPAS, PA-CSaint Paul, MN 551081508893561
  8. Maggie Laufenberg, PA-CWhite Bear Lake, MN 551101639327182

Common questions

What is Ruth H. McGowan, PA-C's NPI number?

Ruth H. McGowan, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205924156, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruth H. McGowan, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2945 Hazelwood St Ste 100, Maplewood, MN, 55109. Phone: (651) 232-7800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruth H. McGowan, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 12697, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ruth H. McGowan, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ruth H. McGowan, PA-C had 8,044 Medicare Part D claims for 586 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.