NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Sara Joy Welder

Physical Therapist · St Louis Park, MN

Sara Joy Welder is a physical therapist with a practice address in St Louis Park, Minnesota, and NPI 1558451807, issued on Oct 14, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 6855, 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 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1558451807
Name
Sara Joy Welder
Primary taxonomy
Physical Therapist 225100000X
License number
6855 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6500 Excelsior Blvd, St Louis Park, MN 55426
Phone
(952) 993-5486
Enumerated
Oct 14, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070209000092); 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 6500 Excelsior Blvd

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

  1. Muna AbdiAdvanced Practice Midwife1174807614
  2. David Abelson, MDInternal Medicine Physician1124002514
  3. Raed Abughazaleh, PHARMDCritical Care Pharmacist1912830233
  4. Roderick Adams, MDInternal Medicine Physician1659345619
  5. Damilola Agboluaje, MBBSStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1457233256
  6. Michael Akin, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1114902004

Verify Sara Joy Welder in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%43.4
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Odom Sports Medicine PAEden Prairie, MN

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

Sara Joy Welder among 5,500 physical therapist records in Minnesota

Sara Joy Welder is one of 5,500 physical therapist records with a practice address in Minnesota. 32% 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 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 77% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 32% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 33% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2016 among the 1,841 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 225100000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

203 physical therapist records list a practice address in St Louis Park

They are 203 of the 3,089 NPPES records with a practice address in St Louis Park, and 5,500 physical therapist records in Minnesota.

The 8 physical therapist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lois Brisco, PTSaint Louis Park, MN 554261255374674
  2. Mariah Emerson, PTSt Louis Park, MN 554261922106913
  3. Matthew Erb, MPTSt Louis Park, MN 554261194824078
  4. Tanya Hough, P.T.St Louis Park, MN 554261407955917
  5. Julia Johnson, P.T.St Louis Park, MN 554261346349040
  6. Laura Kaplan, P.T.St Louis Park, MN 554261437258050
  7. Amanda Peters, PTSt Louis Park, MN 554261225134265
  8. Joanna Poinar, PTSt Louis Park, MN 554261639275688

Common questions

What is Sara Joy Welder's NPI number?

Sara Joy Welder's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558451807, issued on Oct 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Sara Joy Welder located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6500 Excelsior Blvd, St Louis Park, MN, 55426. Phone: (952) 993-5486. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Sara Joy Welder's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 6855, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

What is Sara Joy Welder's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.2 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.

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