Nels D Leafblad, MD

Primary specialty

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207XX0005X

License

62570 Issued in MN

Practice address

1430 Highway 96 E
White Bear Lake, MN 55110-3653

Phone

(651) 653-2100

Fax

(651) 653-2125

NPI assigned

Apr 11, 2016

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MN, WI2 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

Orthopedic SurgeryAlso: Sports Medicine

Education

Other, 2016

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Group Health IncGroup PAC ID 1759293954, 1,627 clinicians

Tria Orthopaedic Center LLCGroup PAC ID 3173570561, 504 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Lakeview Memorial Hospital Hospital, Stillwater, MN, CCN 240066
• Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital Hospital, Saint Louis Park, MN, CCN 240053

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

91.79 of 100Reported as group

Quality

95.08

Improvement activities

40

Cost

81.67

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: nleafblad754511@direct.ochin.org

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

• Tria Orthopaedic Center LLC

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Bloomington, MN
  • NPI 1518273085
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Group Health, Inc.

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • NPI 1710924683
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD (past)
• Hudson Hospital, Inc.

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Hudson, WI
  • NPI 1396849303
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Group Health, Inc.

  • Pain Clinic/Center
  • Anoka, MN
  • NPI 1689068462
  NPD
• Group Health, Inc.

  • General Practice Dentistry
  • Saint Paul, MN
  • NPI 1952042053
  NPD
• Hudson Hospital, Inc.

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Hudson, WI
  • NPI 1255532875
  NPD
• Infinite Health Collaborative, PA

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • River Falls, WI
  • NPI 1144608589
  NPD (past)

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

• Lakeview Memorial Hospital Association Inc

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Stillwater, MN
  • NPI 1538138003
  Care Compare affiliation
• Lakeview Memorial Hospital Association Inc

  • Land Ambulance
  • Stillwater, MN
  • NPI 1730213653

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Maple Grove, MN
  • NPI 1174980692
  Care Compare affiliation
• Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • St Louis Park, MN
  • NPI 1194113217
  Care Compare affiliation
• Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • St Louis Park, MN
  • NPI 1245615772
  Care Compare affiliation
• Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital

  • Mental Illness Community Based Residential Treatment Facility
  • St Louis Park, MN
  • NPI 1578717336

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • St Louis Park, MN
  • NPI 1649220724
  Care Compare affiliation
• Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • St Louis Park, MN
  • NPI 1942585286
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
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            "address_1": "8170 33RD AVE S # MS 21110Q",
            "city": "BLOOMINGTON",
            "state": "MN",
            "postal_code": "554254516"
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        "enumeration_date": "2016-04-11",
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}

• Robert Lang
• Huyana Wandrei Langmead
• Alexis Elizabeth Larkin
• Joan Sagedahl Larson, MSSA LICSW
• Maggie Laufenberg, PA-C
• Lyndsey Marie Lederer
• Cassidy Lee
• Eric Muajkoob Lee
• Jayden Lee
• Mee Lee, MEDICAL INTERPRETER

• Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician in White Bear Lake, MN
• Providers in White Bear Lake, MN by specialty
• Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician in Minnesota

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jan 30, 2026; 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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