Dr. Paul J Mitchell , MD
Surgery โข Saint Cloud, MN
1200 6th Ave N
Saint Cloud, MN 563032735
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NPI assigned on October 25, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 61 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99231 โ Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 34 service units.
- 47562 โ Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope: 14 service units.
- 99222 โ Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making: 13 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 16 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Oxycodone Hcl โ 16 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 312 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 104. Middle half: 59 to 163.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 66 in 2020 to 61 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1200 6th Ave N
Saint Cloud, MN 563032735
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
77 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $11,496 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $9,099 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
16 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$33 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019โ2025.
NPI first issued
2005
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Mitchell as eligible to order or refer durable medical equipment (DME) for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Saint Cloud and Minnesota
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 312 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 104. Middle half: 59 to 163.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Saint Cloud have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 312 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $14,248. Middle half: $7,430 to $24,576.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Saint Cloud have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 312 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,831. Middle half: $5,628 to $19,842.
Too few clinicians listed under Surgery in Saint Cloud have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Saint Cloud, MN (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 69. Middle half: 32 to 79.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 302 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 49. Middle half: 25 to 93.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Saint Cloud, MN (2024, 11 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $100. Middle half: $36 to $398.
A lower Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Minnesota (2024, 302 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $207. Middle half: $63 to $1,029.
18 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Saint Cloud, MN (742 in Minnesota).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Saint Cloud
0% of these 18 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
72.2% of these 18 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services varied from year to year: 66 in 2020 and 61 in 2024.
- 2020: 66
- 2021: 62
- 2022: 60
- 2023: 41
- 2024: 61
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 115% from $5,353 in 2020 to $11,496 in 2024.
- 2020: $5,353
- 2021: $4,009
- 2022: $3,371
- 2023: $2,932
- 2024: $11,496
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 121% from $4,112 in 2020 to $9,099 in 2024.
- 2020: $4,112
- 2021: $3,129
- 2022: $2,480
- 2023: $2,198
- 2024: $9,099
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 11 in 2017 to 16 in 2024.
- 2017: 11
- 2018: 32
- 2019: 15
- 2023: 22
- 2024: 16
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 11 in 2017 to 16 in 2024.
- 2017: 11
- 2018: 32
- 2019: 15
- 2023: 22
- 2024: 16
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $76 in 2017 to $33 in 2024.
- 2017: $76
- 2018: $216
- 2019: $69
- 2023: $230
- 2024: $33
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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34 | 21 | $143.50 | $46.31 |
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47562
Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope
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14 | 14 | $2292.63 | $595.43 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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13 | 13 | $414.23 | $121.95 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 16 | 47 | $32.51 | 16 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSSources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Hospitalist
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.)
Psychiatry & Neurology - Neurology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.)
Internal Medicine - Rheumatology
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.)
Hospitalist
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.)
Internal Medicine
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.), Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Dermatology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated October 25, 2005.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Saint Cloud
- Dr. James Lundeen, MD
- Dr. Mark Engelsgjerd, MD
- Dr. Robert Krieger, DO
- Dr. Christian Schmidt, MD
- Wade Paulson
- Dr. Daniel Pickett, DO
Mailing Address
1200 6th Ave N
Saint Cloud, MN 563032735
Phone: 3202525131