Dr. Ralph E. Steele, M.D.
Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 38
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Pulmonary Disease Physician primary
MN license 23089
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 38
- Services billed
- 48
- Patients’ average age
- 74
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 172 | 141 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 117 | 117 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 72 | 63 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (6 years or older) | 71 | 70 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 40 | 40 |
| Sleep study including heart rate, breathing, and sleep time | 37 | 37 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older) | 30 | 29 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 27 | 27 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 22 | 22 |
| Hemoglobin measurement | 16 | 16 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.