NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen James Huddleston, MD

Surgery Physician · Duluth, MN

Stephen James Huddleston, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Duluth, Minnesota, and NPI 1104037621, issued on May 25, 2007. Check the license (Minnesota 46209, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1104037621
Name
Stephen James Huddleston
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
46209 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
920 E 1St St, Duluth, MN 55805
Phone
(218) 249-6050
Enumerated
May 25, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(218) 240-6055
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070811000083); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 2000
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 920 E 1St St

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

  1. Brian Aebly, D.O.Pulmonary Disease Physician1578705125
  2. Vance Bachelder, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1710936125
  3. John BollinsSurgery Physician1255461745
  4. Mary Boylan, MDSurgery Physician1851343131
  5. Heather Buchholz, MDDermatology Physician1457553661
  6. Abigail Bushey, PA-CPhysician Assistant1205440823

Verify Stephen James Huddleston in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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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): 82.3 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%38.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $387.35

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Huddleston$387.35
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Fairview Express CareMaplewood, MN
  2. Healtheast Medical Research InstituteSaint Paul, MN
  3. Hennepin Healthcare System IncMinneapolis, MN

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

Stephen James Huddleston among 742 surgery physician records in Minnesota

Stephen James Huddleston, MD is one of 742 surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2009 among the 430 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota

There are 742 surgery physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Baxter, MDDuluth, MN 558051831178409
  2. John BollinsDuluth, MN 558051255461745
  3. Mary Boylan, MDDuluth, MN 558051851343131
  4. Jay LenzDuluth, MN 558051023171444
  5. Ryan Lussenden, MDDuluth, MN 558051649482910
  6. Kathleen MonaghanDuluth, MN 558051508926536
  7. Mark Monte, MDDuluth, MN 558051164472692
  8. Melissa NajarianDuluth, MN 558051730120171

Common questions

What is Stephen James Huddleston, MD's NPI number?

Stephen James Huddleston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104037621, issued on May 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen James Huddleston, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 E 1St St, Duluth, MN, 55805. Phone: (218) 249-6050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen James Huddleston, MD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 46209, 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.

What is Stephen James Huddleston, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.3 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.