Stephen Thomas Aldred, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Fargo, ND
Stephen Thomas Aldred, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Fargo, North Dakota, and NPI 1235644840, issued on Dec 5, 2017. Check the license (North Dakota PAC0709, as entered in NPPES) with the North Dakota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen Thomas Aldred
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- PAC0709 ND
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1720 University Dr S, Fargo, ND 58103
- Phone
- (701) 417-6000
- Enumerated
- Dec 5, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 18, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240516000185); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen Thomas Aldred in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Dakota board licenses this profession
Search for license PAC0709Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
412 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 239 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl131 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen73 claims
- Meloxicam51 claims
- Celecoxib39 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium18 claims
- Hydromorphone Hcl15 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): 83 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: $188.18
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Sanford Medical Center FargoWest Fargo, ND · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Ssm Medical Group IncSaint Louis, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Stephen Thomas Aldred among 464 physician assistant records in North Dakota
Stephen Thomas Aldred, PA-C is one of 464 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Dakota. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 58% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 58% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2017 among the 343 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a North Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
171 physician assistant records list a practice address in Fargo
They are 171 of the 7,209 NPPES records with a practice address in Fargo, and 464 physician assistant records in North Dakota.
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Common questions
What is Stephen Thomas Aldred, PA-C's NPI number?
Stephen Thomas Aldred, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235644840, issued on Dec 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen Thomas Aldred, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1720 University Dr S, Fargo, ND, 58103. Phone: (701) 417-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen Thomas Aldred, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists North Dakota license number PAC0709, as entered by the provider. Search the North Dakota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Stephen Thomas Aldred, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen Thomas Aldred, PA-C had 412 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Stephen Thomas Aldred, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83 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.