Joshua James Kelsey, PA-C
NPI 1528471703ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Bemidji, MN
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Sanford Health of Northern Minnesota, practicing in Bemidji, Minnesota. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $757,774 for 5,093 claims, against $27,555 paid for services in 2024. Abbott Laboratories was the largest of 7 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,280 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Rainy Lake Medical Center and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1528471703 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Jun 5, 2014 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Certified by provider | Dec 18, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (MN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 363 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 493 across 20 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $27,555 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 5,093 · 11,778 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 762 |
| Total drug cost | $757,774 |
| Generic share | 84% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Sanford Health of Northern MinnesotaBemidji, MN · 343 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Rainy Lake Medical CenterInternational Falls, MN
- Sanford Bagley Medical CenterBagley, MN
- Sanford Bemidji Medical CenterBemidji, MN
- St Josephs Area Health ServicesPark Rapids, MN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,280 · 31 payments from 7 companies
- 2024$1,490 · 41 payments from 7 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $499.08 | 9 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $330.93 | 9 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $195.66 | 6 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $117.97 | 3 |
| Becton, Dickinson and Company | $106.10 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,280 · 31 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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