Utkucan Acar, MD, MMSC
Allergy & Immunology Physician · East Grand Forks, MN
Utkucan Acar, MD, MMSC is an allergy & immunology physician with a practice address in East Grand Forks, Minnesota, and NPI 1609397421, issued on Jun 30, 2017. Check the license (Minnesota 70836, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Utkucan Acar
- Credential
- MD, MMSC
- Primary taxonomy
- Allergy & Immunology Physician 207K00000X
- License number
- 70836 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 929 Central Ave NW, East Grand Forks, MN 56721
- Phone
- (218) 773-6800
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2017
- Record last updated
- Feb 3, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250110001336); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Utkucan Acar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 70836Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average allergy & immunology physician in 2024
289 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 2,899 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Azelastine Hcl82 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate45 claims
- Famotidine24 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta19 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide17 claims
- Dupixent Syringe13 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: $93.17
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 2,496 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,321.81 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
- Sanford Health Network NorthThief River Falls, MN
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.
Utkucan Acar among 85 allergy & immunology physician records in Minnesota
Utkucan Acar, MD, MMSC is one of 85 allergy & immunology physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 73% 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 87% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 87% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 56 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207K00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Allergy & Immunology Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 85 allergy & immunology physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Utkucan Acar, MD, MMSC's NPI number?
Utkucan Acar, MD, MMSC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609397421, issued on Jun 30, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Utkucan Acar, MD, MMSC located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 929 Central Ave NW, East Grand Forks, MN, 56721. Phone: (218) 773-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Utkucan Acar, MD, MMSC's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 70836, 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 Utkucan Acar, MD, MMSC prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Utkucan Acar, MD, MMSC had 289 Medicare Part D claims for 85 beneficiaries; the average among allergy & immunology physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Utkucan Acar, MD, MMSC'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.