Doctor Profile

Primary Care · Physician Assistant

Tess M. King

Physician Assistant
1200 6TH N AVE
Saint Cloud, MN 56303
✓ Accepts Medicare
536
Medicare Patients / yr
12
Procedures Billed
8
Years Practicing
2
Hospital Affiliations
Data Source: Identity from NPPES (2026). Procedure & patient volume from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data (2023). Hospital affiliations from CMS Physician Compare. We display publicly reported data — no personal information required to view any of it.
Reviewed by: Wes Ward, Founder & Data Lead • View our methodology

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Medicare Plans That Cover Tess King

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We're pulling plan acceptance data directly from insurance carrier provider directories. Until that feed is live for Minnesota, the fastest way to find a Medicare plan that covers Tess King is to compare every Medicare Advantage and Part D plan available near 56303, MN — the Physician Assistant's office can quickly confirm which of the top local plans they accept.

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What Tess King Does

Tess King served 536 Medicare patients across 651 services in the latest CMS reporting year. That's 145% above the average Physician Assistant in Minnesota (219 patients across 2,543 doctors).

ProcedureServicesMedicare Patients
Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample (36415)167115
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes (99214)140101
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (99213)8171
Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit (G0439)4747
Complete blood cell count (red cells, white blood cell, platelets), automated test (85027)4742

How to read this: "Services" are the total times Tess King billed Medicare for each procedure in the latest reporting year. "Patients" counts unique Medicare beneficiaries. Procedures are shown in plain English; the underlying HCPCS codes are available on request.

Hospital Affiliations

Tess King is affiliated with 2 hospitals according to CMS Physician Compare. Below are the 2 hospitals with full quality profiles on our site. Hospital network status depends on your Medicare Advantage plan — always verify before enrolling.

St Cloud Hospital

Saint Cloud, MN
★★★★☆ 4/5 CMS Rating

Centracare Health - Monticello

Monticello, MN
Rating not available

Practice Location & Telehealth Readiness

Tess King practices at the address below. If you're evaluating Medicare coverage, location matters for in-network access and — when Tess King offers telehealth — broadband availability at your home matters for virtual visits.

Address: 1200 6TH N AVE, Saint Cloud, MN 56303
Phone: (320) 252-5131

Area Safety Grade

D+

Block-level crime analysis from CrimeGrade.org.

Practice Accessibility

25 min

Average commute time in this zip · 85% of residents drive to work. Practical context for patients deciding whether to make the trip. See the full neighborhood profile at BestNeighborhood.org.

Telehealth Readiness

52.8972

Households with fiber broadband — important for reliable virtual visits. Check your address at ISPReports.org.

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Other Primary Care Doctors near 56303, MN

If Tess King isn't accepting new patients or isn't in your plan's network, these are the closest primary care doctors near 56303, MN:

DoctorSpecialtyMedicare Patients / yrDistance
Roxanne M. BoserNurse Practitioner—<1 mi
Scott M. AbramsFamily Practice598<1 mi
Kayla NachbarPhysician Assistant—<1 mi
Paul K. PerryInternal Medicine149<1 mi
Grace EidenPhysician Assistant—<1 mi
Corey B. ToayPhysician Assistant2.3K<1 mi

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Tess M. King: Common Questions

Does Tess King accept Medicare?
Yes. Tess King is enrolled with Medicare and listed in the CMS Provider Enrollment, Chain, and Ownership System (PECOS). Whether a specific Medicare Advantage plan covers Tess King depends on that plan's provider network. Compare Medicare plans near 56303, MN →
Where is Tess King's office?
Tess King practices at 1200 6TH N AVE, Saint Cloud, MN 56303. Phone: (320) 252-5131.
What Medicare plans does Tess King accept?
Original Medicare (Parts A & B) is accepted. Medicare Advantage plan acceptance varies by carrier and plan year. Call the office at (320) 252-5131 to confirm your specific plan is accepted, or compare all Medicare plans near 56303, MN to see available options.
Does Tess King offer telehealth visits?
CMS does not currently list Tess King as offering telehealth. Call the office at (320) 252-5131 to confirm whether virtual visits are available.
How experienced is Tess King?
Tess King graduated in 2018 and has been practicing for approximately 8 years. In the latest CMS reporting year, Tess King treated 536 Medicare patients across 12 distinct procedure types.
How do I know if Tess King is in-network for my Medicare plan?
Network status varies by plan. The best verification steps: (1) check your plan's provider directory at the carrier's website, (2) call the office at (320) 252-5131 and ask which plans they currently accept, and (3) call the number on the back of your Medicare card. Print our doctor questions checklist →

About the Reviewer

Wes Ward

Wes Ward

Founder & Data Lead

Wes Ward reviews all doctor profiles and methodology for data accuracy. Every Medicare provider page on this site — including the utilization statistics, hospital affiliations, and geocoded practice address — goes through his data-validation pipeline before publication. We display only publicly available CMS data; you never need to enter personal information to see any of it.

With 25+ years in data analytics — including work with highly regulated genomic data at Ancestry.com — Wes brings enterprise-level rigor to healthcare transparency. He is also a co-founder of BestNeighborhood.org (neighborhood data), CrimeGrade.org (block-level safety analytics), and ISPReports.org (broadband availability for telehealth). Those sister sites power the location and telehealth-readiness context on this page.

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Data sources: CMS NPPES (2026), CMS Medicare Provider Utilization & Payment Data (2023), CMS Physician Compare, CrimeGrade.org, BestNeighborhood.org, ISPReports.org. This page is for informational purposes only. Always verify coverage directly with the plan and practice. Read our full methodology → • Privacy policy

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