Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul, DO

  • Rapid City, SD
  • Dermatologist
NPI1699061085PAC ID2264730506
Medicare services, 2024
3,168
Medicare patients, 2024
732
Part D claims, 2024
1,004
MIPS score, 2024
94
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
4150 5th St, Rapid City, SD 57701
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Primary practice

Monument Health Rapid City Clinic - 5th Street - Ent - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Rapid City, South Dakota

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Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul is a dermatologist in Rapid City, South Dakota

Dr. Gaul practices at Monument Health Rapid City Clinic - 5th Street - Ent - HOPD in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Dr. Gaul's NPI, 1699061085, was assigned on June 23, 2011. Dr. Gaul graduated from At Still Un of Hlth Sciences, Col of Osteo Med, Mesa in 2011. Dr. Gaul holds South Dakota license 12230.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2264730506
NPI enumeration date
June 23, 2011
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
41
Medical school graduation
2011

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

Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul practices at Monument Health Rapid City Clinic - 5th Street - Ent - HOPD in Rapid City, South Dakota

Dr. Gaul's primary practice is Monument Health Rapid City Clinic - 5th Street - Ent - HOPD, at 4150 5th St, Rapid City, SD 57701.

  • Monument Health Rapid City Clinic - 5th Street - Ent - HOPD
    4150 5th St, Rapid City, SD 57701

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Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Gaul's primary practice is Monument Health Rapid City Clinic - 5th Street - Ent - HOPD in Rapid City, South Dakota. Dr. Gaul is also affiliated with Monument Health Rapid City Hospital. The medical group on file is Monument Health Rapid City Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gaul to 2 more group practices and clinics, 1 physician office and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Gaul's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Monument Health Rapid City Clinic - 5th Street - Ent - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul is one of 48 dermatologists in South Dakota

Dermatology is Dr. Gaul's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Gaul is licensed in South Dakota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Dermatology, South DakotaPrimaryLicense 12230 · taxonomy 207N00000X

Dermatologists near Dr. Gaul

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

Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul billed Medicare for 3,168 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,168 Medicare services from Dr. Gaul across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 732 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $119,904 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20243,168
Medicare patients732
Paid by Medicare$119,904
Procedure codes21

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 1,8682024: 2,18717%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 9202024: 9817%

Dr. Gaul compared with the South Dakota median for dermatologists, 2024

  • Dr. Gaul
  • South Dakota median
Medicare services
3,168vs 3,064Close to median
Medicare patients
732vs 722Close to median
Part D claims
879vs 4352.0 times

Medians across 47 dermatologists in South Dakota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Gaul's 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. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul treated 732 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 732 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gaul in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 421 patients. 70% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.03, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Gaul's median patient age at 74, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 2024732
Average age72
Average risk score1.03
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Gaul's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Gaul's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women38152%
  • Men35148%

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

  1. High cholesterol70%
  2. High blood pressure67%
  3. Arthritis41%
  4. Diabetes26%
  5. Ischemic heart disease21%
  6. Osteoporosis21%
  7. Mood disorders18%
  8. Chronic kidney disease17%

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

Dr. Gaul's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 74

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. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul wrote 1,004 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Gaul wrote 1,004 Medicare Part D claims for 360 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 879 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $330,953 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 549 claims across 13 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,004
Drugs named by CMS19
Total drug cost$330,953
Part D patients360

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

  • Generic875 claims87%
  • Brand-name129 claims13%

Dr. Gaul'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. Gaul's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics3%34 of 1,004 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: 5492024: 87960%

Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 13 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. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul scored 94 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 94 out of 100 for Dr. Gaul for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Gaul accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 42 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Gaul, more than 84% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Gaul's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 94of 100Final score
  • 80.4of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Gaul ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of skin cancer
39th percentile251 procedures
Removal of skin lesions
76th percentile110 procedures
Skin biopsy
72nd percentile74 procedures
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
84th percentile42 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul received $5,670 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 160 general payments to Dr. Gaul from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 96% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,756.

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

General payments to Dr. Gaul by kind, 2016 to 2025

$5.7Kin total
  • Food and beverage$5,46096%
  • Education$2104%

Companies that paid Dr. Gaul 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. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul graduated from At Still Un of Hlth Sciences, Col of Osteo Med, Mesa

Dr. Gaul graduated from At Still Un of Hlth Sciences, Col of Osteo Med, Mesa in 2011.

  1. Medical schoolAt Still Un of Hlth Sciences, Col of Osteo Med, Mesa

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Sources for Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul's NPI number?

Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul's NPI number is 1699061085. It was assigned on June 23, 2011, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul?

Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul is a dermatologist in Rapid City, South Dakota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).

Where does Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul practice?

Dr. Gaul practices at 4150 5th St, Rapid City, SD 57701. Dr. Gaul's primary practice is Monument Health Rapid City Clinic - 5th Street - Ent - HOPD in Rapid City, South Dakota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gaul to 2 group practices and clinics, 1 physician office and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul's medical license number?

Dr. Gaul holds South Dakota license 12230.

Which hospitals is Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul affiliated with?

Dr. Gaul is affiliated with Monument Health Rapid City Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul part of?

Dr. Gaul is linked to Monument Health Rapid City Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Gaul to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Gaul billed Medicare for 3,168 services in 2024, and Dr. Gaul accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul's MIPS score?

Dr. Gaul's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 94 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul see?

CMS counts 732 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gaul in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Gaul's most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).

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Where did Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul go to medical school?

Dr. Gaul graduated from At Still Un of Hlth Sciences, Col of Osteo Med, Mesa in 2011.

What drugs does Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Gaul's most prescribed drugs by claims were Ketoconazole, Clobetasol Propionate and Triamcinolone Acetonide.

Has Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,670 in general payments to Dr. Gaul from 23 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Maren Kelly Ness Gaul been practicing?

Dr. Gaul graduated from medical school in 2011, 15 years ago.

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