NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Benjamin Keith Johnson, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · St Cloud, MN

Benjamin Keith Johnson, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in St Cloud, Minnesota, and NPI 1255627790, issued on Jun 23, 2011. Check the license (Minnesota 55329, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255627790
Name
Benjamin Keith Johnson
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
55329 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1200 6TH Avenue North, St Cloud, MN 56303
Phone
(320) 656-7020
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2011
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(320) 255-5943
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160601001033); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2011
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1200 6TH Avenue North

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Anil Kumar Changarath Vijayan, MBBSSleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1649451873
  2. Ashley Eisenschenk, FNPNurse Practitioner1033695101
  3. Jessica George, RD LDRegistered Dietitian1235207481
  4. Susan Heysse, RD LDRegistered Dietitian1194104299
  5. Patrick Lalley, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1942276902
  6. Daniel Leslie, MDSurgery Physician1295779809

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46% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

1,654 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.

  1. Benjamin Johnson1,654
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate296 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium113 claims
  3. Carvedilol102 claims
  4. Entresto98 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium96 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium82 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Industry payments in 2024: $2,152.02

25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Benjamin Johnson$2,152.02
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

3 hospitals and group practices

  1. Astera HealthWadena, MN · Critical Access Hospitals3 of 5 stars
  2. Centracare ClinicSaint Cloud, MN
  3. Mille Lacs Health SystemOnamia, MN · Critical Access Hospitals

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Minnesota

There are 627 cardiovascular disease physician records in Minnesota.

Other cardiovascular disease physician records in Minnesota

  1. Muhannad AbbasiSaint Paul, MN1215596358
  2. Syed Abidi, M.DCoon Rapids, MN1487960357
  3. Ahmet Adabag, M.DMinneapolis, MN1699780056
  4. Amina Adil, MDDuluth, MN1336482314
  5. Siddharth Agarwal, MDRochester, MN1609440411
  6. Adeel Ahmad, MBBSRochester, MN1689258469
  7. Azza Ahmed, MBBSRochester, MN1861807547
  8. Hasaan Ahmed, MDRochester, MN1770218539
  9. Abdelwahaab Akef, M.D.Minneapolis, MN1558309542
  10. Nadia Akhiyat, MDRochester, MN1922664507

Common questions

What is Benjamin Keith Johnson, MD's NPI number?

Benjamin Keith Johnson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255627790, issued on Jun 23, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Benjamin Keith Johnson, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 6TH Avenue North, St Cloud, MN, 56303. Phone: (320) 656-7020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Benjamin Keith Johnson, MD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 55329, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Benjamin Keith Johnson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Benjamin Keith Johnson, MD had 1,654 Medicare Part D claims for 347 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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