Ramesh Kumar Tentu, MBBS

Primary specialty

Hospitalist PhysicianTaxonomy code 208M00000X

License

59028 Issued in MN

Practice address

1101 9TH St N
Essentia Health Virginia Clinic
Virginia, MN 55792-2329

Phone

(218) 741-0150

NPI assigned

Jul 18, 2012

Last updated

Jun 17, 2025By the provider in NPPES

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MN, TX2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Family Practice

Education

Other, 2004

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Carris Health - Redwood LLCGroup PAC ID 7911259619, shared by 6 NPIs, 42 clinicians

Centracare Health System-NR LLCGroup PAC ID 3870739410, shared by 4 NPIs, 63 clinicians

Centracare Health - Benson LLCGroup PAC ID 1850761685, 12 clinicians

Centracare Health-Paynesville LLCGroup PAC ID 1153555719, shared by 4 NPIs, 61 clinicians

Carris Health LLCGroup PAC ID 7012274228, 40 clinicians

Centracare Health System - Sauk CentreGroup PAC ID 4981857216, shared by 3 NPIs, 24 clinicians

Centracare Health System - Long PrairieGroup PAC ID 3870524598, 44 clinicians

Centracare Health System - MelroseGroup PAC ID 1658270368, 38 clinicians

Ipc Healthcare Services of Texas PLLCGroup PAC ID 3971824939, 184 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Bristol Hospice - Texas, LLC Hospice, The Woodlands, TX, CCN 671708
• St David's Medical Center Hospital, Austin, TX, CCN 450431
• Centracare - Redwood Hospital, Redwood Falls, MN, CCN 241351
• Ascension Seton Williamson Hospital, Round Rock, TX, CCN 670041

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• FHIR API: https://fhir.nextgen.com/nge/prod/fhir-api-r4/fhir/r4/

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships, National Provider Directory roles and organizations whose NPPES authorized official is this provider.

• Carris Health LLC

  dba CentraCare - Rice Memorial Hospital

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Willmar, MN
  • NPI 1134632680
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Centracare Health - Benson LLC

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Benson, MN
  • NPI 1326757154
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Centracare Health System - Long Prairie

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Long Prairie, MN
  • NPI 1164471678
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Centracare Health System - Melrose

  dba CentraCare Health - Melrose Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Melrose, MN
  • NPI 1720045073
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Ipc Healthcare Services of Texas, PLLC

  • Hospitalist Physician
  • San Antonio, TX
  • NPI 1023403011
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Carris Health - Redwood LLC

  dba CentraCare - Redwood

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Redwood Falls, MN
  • NPI 1194206748
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Carris Health - Redwood LLC

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Redwood Falls, MN
  • NPI 1265914048
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Centracare Clinic

  dba CentraCare - River Campus Clinic

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Saint Cloud, MN
  • NPI 1043212665
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre

  dba CentraCare Health - Sauk Centre Clinic

  • Rural Health Clinic/Center
  • Sauk Centre, MN
  • NPI 1578813762
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Centracare Health System - Sauk Centre

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Sauk Centre, MN
  • NPI 1740553932
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Centracare Health System-NR LLC

  dba CentraCare Health - Monticello Hospital

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Monticello, MN
  • NPI 1275872772
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Centracare Health System-NR LLC

  dba CentraCare - Monticello Specialty Clinic

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Monticello, MN
  • NPI 1558600874
  Medicare reassignment NPD

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Carris Health - Redwood LLC

  dba CentraCare - Redwood

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Redwood Falls, MN
  • NPI 1194206748
  Care Compare affiliation
• Ascension Seton

  dba Ascension Seton Williamson

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Round Rock, TX
  • NPI 1578780870
  Care Compare affiliation
• Bristol Hospice-Texas LLC

  • Community Based Hospice Care Agency
  • The Woodlands, TX
  • NPI 1649563552
  Care Compare affiliation
• St. Davids Healthcare Partnership, L.P., LLP

  dba Heart Hospital of Austin

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Austin, TX
  • NPI 1720033947
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
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            "address_2": "ESSENTIA HEALTH VIRGINIA CLINIC",
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            "telephone_number": "218-741-0150"
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        "first_name": "RAMESH KUMAR",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "MBBS",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2012-07-18",
        "last_updated": "2025-06-17",
        "certification_date": "2025-06-17",
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            "contentType": "OTHER",
            "contentTypeDescription": "Other",
            "contentOtherDescription": "rtentu858603@direct.centracare.com",
            "address_1": "1200 6th Ave N",
            "city": "Saint Cloud",
            "state": "MN",
            "country_code": "US",
            "postal_code": "563032735",
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}

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• Amy Louise Teasck, RN
• Anthony Ray Teasck, CNP
• Ernest Allen Teegarden Jr., CNP
• Christopher M Teter
• The Chestnut Burrow
• The Duluth Clinic, LTD (Essentia Health Virginia Clinic)
• The Duluth Clinic, LTD (Essentia Health Virginia Medical Arts Clinic)
• The Duluth Clinic, LTD (Essentia Health Virginia Pharmacy)

• Hospitalist Physician in Virginia, MN
• Providers in Virginia, MN by specialty
• Hospitalist Physician in Minnesota

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 17, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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