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2026 NPPES data Rheumatology Physician NPI 1144224007 M.D.
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Vernon Berglund, M.D.

Rheumatology Physician in Edina, Minnesota.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 6,377 in Rheumatology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
29
Medicare Part D claims · 21 beneficiaries · Rheumatology Physician avg: 2K
MIPS score
95.2/100
▲ 12 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
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What the federal data shows

Vernon Berglund, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 95.2/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 29 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

95.2/100
MIPS score · +12 vs avg
29
Part D claims, 2024
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)
≥78th
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Vernon Berglund, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1144224007), first enumerated 06/09/2005.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 29 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 95.2/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1144224007 · Rheumatology Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-ELITE · RX-TRACE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1144224007
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2005
  • TAX-MID 6K Rheumatology Physician
  • MIPS-ELITE 95.2/100
  • RX-TRACE 29
  • BOOK-THIN 126 in Minnesota
  • PHOTO-FINISH Brian Huh · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Vernon Berglund, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

95 ≥ 78th percentile 78% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Vernon Berglund, M.D. sits

This provider among rheumatology physician peers

Across the 1,970 rheumatology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Vernon Berglund, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 1% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 77% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.949.974.899.8Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim 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specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Vernon Berglund, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 1 · MIPS quality, percentile: 77
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one rheumatology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Vernon Berglund, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Vernon Berglund, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Vernon Berglund, M.D.?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 06/09/2005

NPI 1144224007

Primary specialty

Rheumatology Physician

Mid-sized

6,377 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

29 99% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 2,058

MIPS final score

95.2/100 11.7 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Minnesota

How Rheumatology Physician compares to other specialties among Minnesota providers

Minnesota providers
Behavior Technician12%Clinical Social Worker4.7%Physical Therapist4%Pharmacist3.7%Student in an Organized Heal…3.4%Mental Health Counselor3.1%Rheumatology Physician0.1%
Largest specialties in Minnesota (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Vernon Berglund, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Rheumatology Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
95.2/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%95.2%
MIPS final score (Rheumatology Physician) - 95.2/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

7600 FRANCE AVE S STE 5100
Edina, MN 55435
(952) 893-1959

Provider Details

NPI 1144224007
Specialty Rheumatology Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 06/09/2005

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

95.2372
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
91.3404
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Group practice

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

29
Total Claims
$2K
Total Drug Cost
21
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
73.8
Total Day Supply
2,188
Generic Drug Cost
$1K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
70.9 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.47
More Rheumatology Physician in MN → All providers in Minnesota → Compare specialties →

Rheumatology Physician Overview

How Vernon Berglund, M.D. fits within the Rheumatology Physician landscape nationally.

6,377
Rheumatology Physician Providers in US
52
States with Rheumatology Physician
2,058
Avg Claims per Provider

Vernon Berglund, M.D.'s 29 claims are below the specialty average of 2,058.

Nationwide Rheumatology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Berglund, both outside Minnesota so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (95.2 here).

Ivonne Herrera 95.2 DE Nihad Yasmin 95.2 PA Vandana Sharma 95.2 CA Brian Huh 95.2 CA

Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Neha Shah Stanford, CA David Baldinger Fort Myers, FL Steven Kimmel Tamarac, FL Carolyn Smith Dallas, TX

Nearby Rheumatology Physician Providers in Minnesota

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Minnesota, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Berglund.

One of 126 Rheumatology Physician providers enrolled in Minnesota, 5 are shown here.

Upasana Agrawal
MBBS
Rochester, MN
Dr. Fatima Alnaimat
M.D
Duluth, MN
Dr. Sara Baig
MD
Edina, MN
Dr. Hammad Bajwa
M.D.
Edina, MN
Dr. Gary Baker
MD
Saint Paul, MN

Compare Rheumatology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Vernon Berglund, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Vernon Berglund, M.D. specializes in Rheumatology Physician and practices in Edina, Minnesota. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Vernon Berglund, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Vernon Berglund, M.D. wrote 29 Medicare Part D claims totaling $2K in drug costs for 21 beneficiaries.
What is Vernon Berglund, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Vernon Berglund, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 95.2/100 (Quality: 91.3). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Vernon Berglund, M.D. located? ▼
Vernon Berglund, M.D. is located at 7600 FRANCE AVE S STE 5100, Edina, MN, 55435. Phone: (952) 893-1959.
What is Vernon Berglund, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Vernon Berglund, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144224007, issued on 06/09/2005.
How many Rheumatology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 6,377 Rheumatology Physician providers across 52 states in the US. The average Rheumatology Physician provider writes 2,058 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Vernon Berglund, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Vernon Berglund, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 29 Part D claims and 21 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Vernon Berglund, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Vernon Berglund, M.D.'s NPI is 1144224007 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

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 August 2026.