NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tony Alan Pelzel, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Saint Paul, MN

Tony Alan Pelzel, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and NPI 1609806538, issued on Jul 4, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 49000, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; 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
1609806538
Name
Tony Alan Pelzel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
49000 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
980 Rice St, Saint Paul, MN 55117
Phone
(651) 326-9020
Enumerated
Jul 4, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070921000257); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2005
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 980 Rice St

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

  1. Marissa Battistini, PAPhysician Assistant1427237122
  2. Sarah Hammes, MDFamily Medicine Physician1841248424
  3. Thomas Kleven, MDFamily Medicine Physician1275596157
  4. Dean Lee, MDFamily Medicine Physician1205884830
  5. Melissa Lewis, LICSWClinical Social Worker1386172609
  6. Nirmal Lumpkin, MDFamily Medicine Physician1093003709

Verify Tony Alan Pelzel 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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27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,586 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 60 claims were for opioids.

  1. Tony Pelzel2,586
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium290 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate142 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium109 claims
  4. Lisinopril101 claims
  5. Omeprazole93 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl84 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. Healtheast Medical Research InstituteMaplewood, MN

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

Tony Alan Pelzel among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota

Tony Alan Pelzel, M.D. is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 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 207Q00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

232 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Paul

They are 232 of the 10,084 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Paul, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Allan, MDLittle Canada, MN 551171649297151
  2. Sarah Hammes, MDSaint Paul, MN 551171841248424
  3. Michael Hooley, MDSaint Paul, MN 551171114980232
  4. John Kapsner, MDSaint Paul, MN 551171578520524
  5. Thomas Kleven, MDSaint Paul, MN 551171275596157
  6. Dean Lee, MDSaint Paul, MN 551171205884830
  7. James Letts, MDSaint Paul, MN 551171225091754
  8. Peter Olson, MDSaint Paul, MN 551171750345203

Common questions

What is Tony Alan Pelzel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Tony Alan Pelzel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609806538, issued on Jul 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tony Alan Pelzel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 980 Rice St, Saint Paul, MN, 55117. Phone: (651) 326-9020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tony Alan Pelzel, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 49000, 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.

How much does Tony Alan Pelzel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tony Alan Pelzel, M.D. had 2,586 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.