Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Thekla Bacharach, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Sioux Falls, SD

Thekla Bacharach, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1225442171, issued on Jun 19, 2014. Check the license (South Dakota 11588, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1225442171
Name
Thekla Bacharach
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
11588 SD
LL37223 SC
0116033191 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1305 W 18TH St, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
Phone
(605) 312-7300
Enumerated
Jun 19, 2014
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1305 W 18TH St

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

  1. Beth AbrahamsonNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1013047380
  2. Unknown AbubakarStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1235020959
  3. Mamoon AhmedHospitalist Physician1679184360
  4. Sameer Ahmed, MDHospitalist Physician1619549292
  5. Swetha Alapati, MDInternal Medicine Physician1982051421
  6. Joseph Alex, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1407484819

Verify Thekla Bacharach in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
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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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1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

172 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 174 among the 21,427 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims. 13 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thekla Bacharach172
  2. Specialty average174

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium38 claims
  2. Clopidogrel27 claims
  3. Xarelto27 claims
  4. Eliquis20 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 76.7 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 score78.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%44.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  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: $3,175.90

29 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Shape Memory Medical Inc.. The 19,002 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,758.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thekla Bacharach$3,175.90
  2. Specialty average$3,758.86

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

2 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Sanford Health NetworkAberdeen, SD
  2. Sanford Medical CenterSioux Falls, SD

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Surgery Physician providers in South Dakota

There are 118 surgery physician records in South Dakota.

Other surgery physician records in South Dakota

  1. Harald Aanning, MDSpringfield, SD1124029038
  2. Terry Altstiel, MDSpearfish, SD1336112358
  3. Robert Anderson, MDDakota Dunes, SD1831165307
  4. Wesley Badger, M.D.Spearfish, SD1215373741
  5. Michael Bauer, MDSioux Falls, SD1821136219
  6. Eldon Becker, MDPierre, SD1023083797
  7. John BedingfieldRapid City, SD1417908864
  8. Tyler BergstromRapid City, SD1619276334
  9. Paul Bjordahl, MDSioux Falls, SD1366647885
  10. Michael Brozik, MDSioux Falls, SD1750680286

Common questions

What is Thekla Bacharach, M.D.'s NPI number?

Thekla Bacharach, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225442171, issued on Jun 19, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thekla Bacharach, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1305 W 18TH St, Sioux Falls, SD, 57105. Phone: (605) 312-7300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thekla Bacharach, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Dakota license number 11588, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Thekla Bacharach, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thekla Bacharach, M.D. had 172 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 174. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Thekla Bacharach, M.D.'s Medicare quality score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.