Aaron A. Vasa, MD
NPI 1225299290ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Detroit Lakes, MN
Hospitalist (MD) with Lake Region Healthcare Corporation, practicing in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $278,807 for 2,931 claims, against $44,634 paid for services in 2024. Melinta Therapeutics, LLC reported $48.98 in payments in 2024, mostly food and beverage. Lists Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health Services as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1225299290 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 22, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Feb 12, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | 68329 | MN |
| Emergency Medicine | 207P00000X | 68329 | MN |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 12920 | ND |
| Hospitalist | 208M00000X | 12920 | ND |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Hospitalist (MN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 248 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 690 across 33 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $44,634 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 2,931 · 5,442 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 331 |
| Total drug cost | $278,807 |
| Generic share | 85% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2008 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Hospitalist |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Lake Region Healthcare CorporationEvansville, MN · 105 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Prairie Ridge Hospital and Health ServicesElbow Lake, MN
Other facilities
- Ethos HospiceHospice · Fargo, ND
- Vivie HospiceHospice · Alexandria, MN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2024$48.98 · 2 payments from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2024
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | $48.98 | 2 |
What the 2024 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$48.98 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
Other Hospitalist providers in Detroit Lakes
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