Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III, MD

  • Red Wing, MN
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1548249493PAC ID6800930512
Medicare services, 2024
264
Medicare patients, 2024
159
Part D claims, 2024
205
Publications
38
Hospital affiliations
4
Practice address
701 Hewitt Blvd, Red Wing, MN 55066
Practice phone
Call (651) 267-5000
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Primary practice

Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Wing

Red Wing, Minnesota

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Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III is an orthopedic surgeon in Red Wing, Minnesota

Dr. Huddleston practices at Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Wing in Red Wing, Minnesota.

Dr. Huddleston's NPI, 1548249493, was assigned on January 10, 2006. Dr. Huddleston graduated from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester in 1994. Dr. Huddleston holds Minnesota license 38432.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6800930512
NPI enumeration date
January 10, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(651) 267-5000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
58
Medical school graduation
1994

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III practices at Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Wing in Red Wing, Minnesota

Dr. Huddleston's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Wing, at 701 Hewitt Blvd, Red Wing, MN 55066 in Goodhue County. The practice phone is (651) 267-5000.

  • Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Wing
    701 Hewitt Blvd, Red Wing, MN 55066 · Goodhue CountyPhone(651) 267-5000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Dr. Huddleston's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Wing in Red Wing, Minnesota. Dr. Huddleston is also affiliated with Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing. The medical group on file is Mayo Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Huddleston to 3 more hospitals, 3 medical groups and 1 hospice, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Huddleston practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Mayo Clinic Health System - Red WingAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III is one of 533 orthopedic surgeons in Minnesota

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Huddleston's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Huddleston is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dr. Huddleston is licensed in Minnesota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, MinnesotaPrimaryLicense 38432 · 1995 to 2026 · taxonomy 207X00000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, joint or bone infection, joint pain, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, muscle weakness, neck pain and spine problems and scoliosis among the conditions Dr. Huddleston treats.

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Huddleston

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533orthopedic surgeons in Minnesota
4orthopedic surgeons in Red Wing

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III billed Medicare for 264 services in 2024

CMS data shows 264 Medicare services from Dr. Huddleston across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 159 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $44,660 for them.

Medicare services, 2024264
Medicare patients159
Paid by Medicare$44,660
Procedure codes4

Dr. Huddleston's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3132024: 18242%
Surgery
2023: 2002024: 8259%

Where Dr. Huddleston's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office13150%
  • In a facility13350%

Dr. Huddleston compared with the Minnesota median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Huddleston
  • Minnesota median
Medicare services
264vs 34624% below
Medicare patients
159vs 165Close to median
Part D claims
119vs 6875% above

Medians across 514 orthopedic surgeons in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Huddleston's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III treated 159 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 159 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Huddleston in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 76 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.17, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Huddleston's median patient age at 73, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 2024159
Average age74
Average risk score1.17

Dr. Huddleston's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Huddleston's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7849%
  • Men8151%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Huddleston's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Diabetes29%
  5. Anxiety26%
  6. Chronic kidney disease25%
  7. Mood disorders25%
  8. Osteoporosis25%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Huddleston's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 73

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women49%
  • Men50%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III wrote 205 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Huddleston wrote 205 Medicare Part D claims for 65 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 119 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,690 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 133 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024205
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$1,690
Part D patients65

Dr. Huddleston's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic200 claims98%
  • Brand-name and other5 claims2%

Dr. Huddleston's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Huddleston's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids20%40 of 205 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1332024: 11911%

Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 5 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III ranks in the 78th percentile for laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) in Medicare

Dr. Huddleston accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Huddleston as offering telehealth. CMS counts 51 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Huddleston, more than 78% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Huddleston ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
78th percentile51 procedures
Spinal fusion
40th percentile24 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III has 38 publications on record

Dmand AI links 38 papers to Dr. Huddleston, published from 2006 to 2024. 2018 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Hip Fractures, Osteomyelitis and Postoperative Complications. Dr. Huddleston has published most often in Spine (Phila Pa 1976). Dr. Huddleston's most frequent co-authors are Mohamad Bydon, MD, Brett Arthur Freedman, MD and Todd J. Kowalski, MD.

Papers38
Years published2006 to 2024

Dr. Huddleston's papers by year, 2010 to 2024

Topics Dr. Huddleston writes about most

  • Hip Fractures
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Prosthesis-Related Infections
  • Spinal Diseases
  • Discitis
  • Intervertebral Disc

Dr. Huddleston's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Huddleston

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III received $2,512 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 28 general payments to Dr. Huddleston from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. paid the most, $1,175.

General payments to Dr. Huddleston by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Huddleston the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III has 13 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 13 awards for Dr. Huddleston, most recently The Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon in 2010.

Awards and honors for Dr. Huddleston

  1. 2010
    • The Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
    • The Meritorious Unit Citation (MUC)
  2. 2008
    • Afghanistan Campaign Medal
    • The Army Commendation Medal
    • The NATO Service Medal
  3. 2006
    • The Meritorious Unit Commendation
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Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III graduated from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester

Dr. Huddleston graduated from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester in 1994. Dr. Huddleston is a member of AAOS.

  1. Medical schoolMayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester
  2. Board certified in orthopaedic surgeryAmerican Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Huddleston is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Huddleston accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO11
  2. Medicare10
  3. HMO7
  4. POS6
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III's NPI number?

Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III's NPI number is 1548249493. It was assigned on January 10, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III?

Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III is an orthopedic surgeon in Red Wing, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III practice?

Dr. Huddleston practices at 701 Hewitt Blvd, Red Wing, MN 55066. Dr. Huddleston's primary practice is Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Wing in Red Wing, Minnesota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Huddleston to 3 hospitals, 3 medical groups and 1 hospice.

What is Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Huddleston is (651) 267-5000.

What is Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III's medical license number?

Dr. Huddleston holds Minnesota license 38432.

Which hospitals is Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III affiliated with?

Dr. Huddleston is affiliated with Mayo Clinic Health System in Red Wing. Dmand AI links Dr. Huddleston to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III part of?

Dr. Huddleston is linked to Mayo Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Huddleston to 3 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Huddleston billed Medicare for 264 services in 2024, and Dr. Huddleston accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Huddleston as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III see?

CMS counts 159 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Huddleston in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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Is Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III board certified?

Yes. Dr. Huddleston is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.

What services does Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Huddleston's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), surgery: brain, spine and nerves (63048) and office visit, new patient (99204).

Where did Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III go to medical school?

Dr. Huddleston graduated from Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Rochester in 1994.

What drugs does Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Huddleston's most prescribed drugs by claims were Celecoxib, Methylprednisolone and Nabumetone.

Has Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,512 in general payments to Dr. Huddleston from 10 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.

How long has Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III been practicing?

Dr. Huddleston graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.

Does Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III do research?

Dmand AI links 38 publications to Dr. Huddleston, published from 2006 to 2024.

Who does Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III publish with?

Dr. Huddleston's most frequent co-authors are Mohamad Bydon, MD (8 shared papers), Brett Arthur Freedman, MD (8 shared papers) and Todd J. Kowalski, MD (6 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Paul M. Huddleston III accept?

Dr. Huddleston is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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