Dr. Richelle Melanie Knudson, MD

Dr. Knudson practices at Sanford Medical Center - Bismarck in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Dr. Knudson's NPI, 1811149156, was assigned on October 17, 2008. Dr. Knudson graduated from University of North Dakota School of Medicine in 2008. Dr. Knudson holds North Dakota license 12939.

Dr. Knudson's primary practice is Sanford Medical Center - Bismarck, at 300 N 7th St, Bismarck, ND 58501 in Burleigh County. The practice phone is (701) 323-6000.

Dr. Knudson's primary practice is Sanford Medical Center - Bismarck in Bismarck, North Dakota. Dr. Knudson is also affiliated with Sanford Bismarck Medical Center. The medical group on file is Sanford West Fargo Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Knudson to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

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

Dermatology is Dr. Knudson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Knudson's licenses on file in 2 states: North Dakota and Minnesota.

CMS data shows 1,934 Medicare services from Dr. Knudson across 32 procedure codes in 2024, for 527 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $267,308 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 527 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Knudson in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 211 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.33, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Knudson's median patient age at 78, with 39% women.

In 2024, Dr. Knudson wrote 84 Medicare Part D claims for 52 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 14 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $41 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 26 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Knudson for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Knudson accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 157 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Knudson, more than 96% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Knudson, published from 2010 to 2013. The most frequent topics are Mohs Surgery, Hutchinson's Melanotic Freckle and Skin Neoplasms. Dr. Knudson's most frequent co-authors are Randall K. Roenigk, MD, Jerry D. Brewer, MD and Marcus Lee Frohm, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 87 general payments to Dr. Knudson from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $636.

Dr. Knudson graduated from University of North Dakota School of Medicine in 2008.