Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 9,038
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,397
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,252
- MIPS score, 2024
- 89
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 705 N Sioux Point Rd, North Sioux City, SD 57049
- Practice phone
- Call (605) 217-5500
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Midlands Clinic
North Sioux City, South Dakota
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Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer is a dermatologist in North Sioux City, South Dakota
Dr. Daffer practices at Midlands Clinic in North Sioux City, South Dakota.
Dr. Daffer's NPI, 1396711867, was assigned on February 24, 2006. Dr. Daffer graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Daffer holds South Dakota license 5461.
- NPI
- 1396711867NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1254304389
- NPI enumeration date
- February 24, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (605) 217-5500
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 52
- Medical school graduation
- 2000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer practices at Midlands Clinic in North Sioux City, South Dakota
Dr. Daffer's primary practice is Midlands Clinic, at 705 N Sioux Point Rd, North Sioux City, SD 57049 in Union County. The practice phone is (605) 217-5500.
- Midlands Clinic705 N Sioux Point Rd, North Sioux City, SD 57049 · Union CountyPhone(605) 217-5500
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Daffer's primary practice is Midlands Clinic in North Sioux City, South Dakota. Dr. Daffer is also affiliated with UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's. The medical group on file is CNOS. Dmand AI also links Dr. Daffer to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Daffer practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Midlands Clinic | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer is one of 48 dermatologists in South Dakota
Dermatology is Dr. Daffer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Daffer is licensed in South Dakota.
Specialties and state licenses
- Dermatology, South DakotaPrimary
Dermatologists near Dr. Daffer
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer billed Medicare for 9,038 services in 2024
CMS data shows 9,038 Medicare services from Dr. Daffer across 34 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,397 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $398,455 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Daffer's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 6,2202024: 6,90711%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,8242024: 1,9447%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 252024: 119376%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 1062024: 6836%
Dr. Daffer compared with the South Dakota median for dermatologists, 2024
- Dr. Daffer
- South Dakota median
- Medicare services
- 9,038vs 3,0642.9 times
- Medicare patients
- 1,397vs 72293% above
- Part D claims
- 1,102vs 4352.5 times
Medians across 47 dermatologists in South Dakota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Daffer'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. Michelle Lee Daffer treated 1,397 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 1,397 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Daffer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 758 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.88, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Daffer's median patient age at 67, with 65% women.
Dr. Daffer's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Daffer's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women85261%
- Men54539%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Daffer's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure69%
- Arthritis39%
- Chronic kidney disease21%
- Anxiety20%
- Diabetes20%
- Mood disorders18%
- Ischemic heart disease17%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Daffer's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 67
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women65%
- Men35%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer wrote 1,252 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Daffer wrote 1,252 Medicare Part D claims for 411 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,102 of them, across 26 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $530,798 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,162 claims across 30 drugs.
Dr. Daffer's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,120 claims89%
- Brand-name132 claims11%
Dr. Daffer'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. Daffer's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics11%141 of 1,252 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: 1,1622024: 1,1025%
Drugs named by CMS: 26 in 2024, 30 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. Michelle Lee Daffer scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Daffer for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Daffer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 2,332 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Daffer, more than 98% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Daffer's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 89of 100Final score
- 82.5of 100Quality
- 89of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Daffer ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 98th percentile2,332 procedures
- Removal of skin cancer
- 44th percentile309 procedures
- Skin biopsy
- 78th percentile121 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 88th percentile61 procedures
- Removal or shaving of skin growth
- 80th percentile58 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. Michelle Lee Daffer received $10,295 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 676 general payments to Dr. Daffer from 34 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, $2,429.
General payments to Dr. Daffer by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Daffer by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$9,86696%
- Education$4304%
Companies that paid Dr. Daffer the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine
Dr. Daffer graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 2000.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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. Michelle Lee Daffer's NPI number?
Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer's NPI number is 1396711867. It was assigned on February 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer?
Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer is a dermatologist in North Sioux City, South Dakota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).
Where does Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer practice?
Dr. Daffer practices at 705 N Sioux Point Rd, North Sioux City, SD 57049. Dr. Daffer's primary practice is Midlands Clinic in North Sioux City, South Dakota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Daffer to 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Daffer is (605) 217-5500.
What is Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer's medical license number?
Dr. Daffer holds South Dakota license 5461.
Which hospitals is Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer affiliated with?
Dr. Daffer is affiliated with UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's.
What medical group is Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer part of?
Dr. Daffer is linked to CNOS. Dmand AI links Dr. Daffer to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Daffer billed Medicare for 9,038 services in 2024, and Dr. Daffer accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer's MIPS score?
Dr. Daffer's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer see?
CMS counts 1,397 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Daffer in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Daffer's most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: skin and soft tissue (17000).
Where did Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer go to medical school?
Dr. Daffer graduated from Creighton University School of Medicine in 2000.
What drugs does Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Daffer's most prescribed drugs by claims were Minoxidil, Triamcinolone Acetonide and Clobetasol Propionate.
Has Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $10,295 in general payments to Dr. Daffer from 34 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Michelle Lee Daffer been practicing?
Dr. Daffer graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.
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