NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Medical Oncology Physician in North Dakota

14 NPPES records list medical oncology physician with a practice address in North Dakota, 1.8 per 100,000 residents, the 17th highest rate of 51. Fargo and Grand Forks have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the North Dakota license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RX0202X · method

Fargo has the most, 10

Medical Oncology Physician records in North Dakota

  1. Todor Dentchev, MDGrand Forks, ND 582011669563771
  2. Mark Gitau, M.D.Fargo, ND 581021225073661
  3. Carol Grimm, MDFargo, ND 581021558389106
  4. Bassim Kobrossy, M.D.Fargo, ND 581031639169675
  5. John Leitch, MDFargo, ND 581221811914583
  6. Ralph Levitt, MDFargo, ND 581021548287212
  7. Janet Macheledt, MDFargo, ND 581031376585281
  8. Ngozi Nwakamma-Okoro, MDGrand Forks, ND 582011134147713
  9. Chad Pedersen, MDWatford City, ND 588541881857019
  10. Denise Snow, MDFargo, ND 581221669494209
  11. Preston Steen, MDFargo, ND 581221124053285
  12. John Tate, MDFargo, ND 581031134141708
  13. Eugene Tilchen, M.D.Fargo, ND 581021659477354
  14. Patanit Watanaboonyakhet, MDMinot, ND 587011629143169

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RX0202X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

North Dakota ranks 17 of 51 per resident

  1. Iowa1.9
  2. Colorado1.8
  3. Texas1.8
  4. North Dakota1.8
  5. Michigan1.8
  6. North Carolina1.8
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.7

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RX0202X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

50.0% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 81.8% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. North Dakota50.0%
  2. United States81.8%

Medical Oncology Physician records in North Dakota, measured

  • In a Medicare file7 of 14 · 50.0% here, 81.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file7 · 50.0% here, 72.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more11 · 78.6% here, 49.3% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RX0202X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

14 NPPES records list medical oncology physician (207RX0202X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in North Dakota: 1.8 per 100,000 residents against 1.7 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Fargo has 10 of them (71%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Oklahoma14
  2. Vermont16
  3. Delaware17
  4. Nebraska11

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Texas1.8
  2. Michigan1.8
  3. North Carolina1.8
  4. Colorado1.8

The largest states

  1. Florida561
  2. New York548
  3. Texas547
  4. California447
  5. Massachusetts421

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.