Christa Brown-Switzer, DO
Internal Medicine Physician · St Cloud, MN
Christa Brown-Switzer, DO is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in St Cloud, Minnesota, and NPI 1275568396, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 48431, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christa Brown-Switzer
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 48431 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 6TH Ave N, St Cloud, MN 56303
- Phone
- (320) 252-5131
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (320) 240-2832
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061003000131); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christa Brown-Switzer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 48431Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
115 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Fairview Health ServicesSaint Paul, MN
- Healtheast Medical Research InstituteSaint Paul, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christa Brown-Switzer among 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota
Christa Brown-Switzer, DO is one of 2,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2008 among the 1,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
12 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in St Cloud
They are 12 of the 474 NPPES records with a practice address in St Cloud, and 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Christa Brown-Switzer, DO's NPI number?
Christa Brown-Switzer, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275568396, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christa Brown-Switzer, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 6TH Ave N, St Cloud, MN, 56303. Phone: (320) 252-5131. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christa Brown-Switzer, DO's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 48431, 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 Christa Brown-Switzer, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christa Brown-Switzer, DO had 115 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christa Brown-Switzer, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.