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Orthopedic surgeons who accept Medicare in Brainerd, MN
CMS lists 7 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Brainerd. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 6. Offer telehealth: 1.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 56401 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $86, of which you pay about $21; a follow-up visit $70, of which you pay about $17 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Naomi Turner, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 84.2/100Graduated 2019 · University of Minnesota Medical SchoolFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $3,897Amy E. Lelwica, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003 · University of Minnesota Medical SchoolFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $69Nicholas A. Lesmeister, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014 · University of Minnesota Medical SchoolMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $145Christopher M. Metz, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1993 · University of Minnesota Medical SchoolMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $25Ashley A. Nord, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012FemaleOther offices in Brainerd: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $18Paul D. Thompson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1996 · University of North Dakota School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Brainerd: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $12Trevor C. McIver, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2009 · Georgetown University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in Brainerd: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $10,730
Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
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- Podiatrists3
- Urologists7
- Nephrologists3
- Psychiatrists3
- Therapists and counselors27
- Physical therapists7
- Occupational therapists4
- Chiropractors10
- Gynecologists3
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Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).