Dr. Paul O. Michels, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 743
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 140
- Part D claims, 2024
- 8,640
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Industry payments
- $45
- Practice address
- 980 South Tower Road, Fergus Falls, MN 56537
- Practice phone
- Call (218) 736-6987
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Lakeland Mental Health Center - Fergus Falls
Outpatient Mental Health Clinic · Fergus Falls, Minnesota
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Dr. Paul O. Michels is a psychiatrist in Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Dr. Michels practices at Lakeland Mental Health Center - Fergus Falls in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Dr. Michels' NPI, 1265586440, was assigned on January 23, 2007. Dr. Michels graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1996. Dr. Michels holds Minnesota license 42539.
- NPI
- 1265586440NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6800898362
- NPI enumeration date
- January 23, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (218) 736-6987
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 56
- Medical school graduation
- 1996
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Paul O. Michels practices at Lakeland Mental Health Center - Fergus Falls in Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Dr. Michels' primary practice is Lakeland Mental Health Center - Fergus Falls, at 980 South Tower Road, Fergus Falls, MN 56537. The practice phone is (218) 736-6987.
- Lakeland Mental Health Center - Fergus Falls980 South Tower Road, Fergus Falls, MN 56537Phone(218) 736-6987
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Paul O. Michels is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Michels' primary practice is Lakeland Mental Health Center - Fergus Falls in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Dr. Michels is also affiliated with Altru Hospital. The medical group on file is Lakeland Mental Health Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Michels to 2 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Paul O. Michels' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Michels practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Lakeland Mental Health Center - Fergus Falls | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Paul O. Michels is one of 742 psychiatrists in Minnesota
Psychiatry is Dr. Michels' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dmand AI has Dr. Michels' licenses on file in 4 states: Minnesota, Alaska, Oregon and Washington.
Specialties and state licenses
- Psychiatry, MinnesotaPrimary
- Alaska license
- Oregon license
- Washington license
Psychiatrists near Dr. Michels
Counts of psychiatrists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Paul O. Michels billed Medicare for 743 services in 2024
CMS data shows 743 Medicare services from Dr. Michels across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 140 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $36,643 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Michels' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4922024: 41815%
- Other services
- 2023: 3302024: 3252%
Dr. Michels compared with the Minnesota median for psychiatrists, 2024
- Dr. Michels
- Minnesota median
- Medicare services
- 743vs 1604.6 times
- Medicare patients
- 140vs 522.7 times
- Part D claims
- 8,579vs 15057.2 times
Medians across 752 psychiatrists in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Michels' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Paul O. Michels treated 140 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 56
CMS counts 140 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Michels in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 97 patients. 75% of them have mood disorders, and 54% have high cholesterol. 74% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.08, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Michels' median patient age at 47, with 50% women.
Dr. Michels' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Michels' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5539%
- Men8561%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Michels' Medicare patients, 2024
- Mood disorders75%
- High cholesterol54%
- Anxiety52%
- Depression51%
- High blood pressure51%
- Bipolar disorder39%
- Diabetes32%
- Schizophrenia and other psychoses32%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Michels' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 47
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women50%
- Men50%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Paul O. Michels wrote 8,640 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Michels wrote 8,640 Medicare Part D claims for 273 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 8,579 of them, across 81 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,085,374 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 8,591 claims across 77 drugs.
Dr. Michels' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic8,209 claims95%
- Brand-name431 claims5%
Dr. Michels' 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. Michels' Part D claims, 2024
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over11%951 of 8,640 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: 8,5912024: 8,579No change
Drugs named by CMS: 81 in 2024, 77 in 2023.
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 O. Michels offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Michels accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Michels as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Paul O. Michels received $45 in industry payments in 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Michels from 1 drug or device company in 2025. Education make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company paid the most, $45.
Companies that paid Dr. Michels the most, 2025 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Paul O. Michels graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine
Dr. Michels graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1996.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Paul O. Michels's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Paul O. Michels' NPI number?
Dr. Paul O. Michels' NPI number is 1265586440. It was assigned on January 23, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Paul O. Michels?
Dr. Paul O. Michels is a psychiatrist in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).
Where does Dr. Paul O. Michels practice?
Dr. Michels practices at 980 South Tower Road, Fergus Falls, MN 56537. Dr. Michels' primary practice is Lakeland Mental Health Center - Fergus Falls in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Michels to 2 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Paul O. Michels' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Michels is (218) 736-6987.
What is Dr. Paul O. Michels' medical license number?
Dr. Michels holds Minnesota license 42539, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.
Which states has Dr. Paul O. Michels been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Michels in Minnesota, Alaska, Oregon and Washington.
Which hospitals is Dr. Paul O. Michels affiliated with?
Dr. Michels is affiliated with Altru Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Michels to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Paul O. Michels part of?
Dr. Michels is linked to Lakeland Mental Health Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Michels to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Paul O. Michels accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Michels billed Medicare for 743 services in 2024, and Dr. Michels accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Paul O. Michels offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Michels as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Paul O. Michels see?
CMS counts 140 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Michels in 2024, with an average age of 56.
What services does Dr. Paul O. Michels bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Michels' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare temporary code (Q3014) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Paul O. Michels go to medical school?
Dr. Michels graduated from University of Wisconsin School of Medicine in 1996.
What drugs does Dr. Paul O. Michels prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Michels' most prescribed drugs by claims were Risperidone, Bupropion XL and Quetiapine Fumarate.
Has Dr. Paul O. Michels received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $45 in general payments to Dr. Michels from 1 company from 2025 to 2025. The largest total came from Bristol-Myers Squibb Company.
How long has Dr. Paul O. Michels been practicing?
Dr. Michels graduated from medical school in 1996, 30 years ago.
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