Daniel Aaron Carlson, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Edina, MN
Daniel Aaron Carlson, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Edina, Minnesota, and NPI 1780004242, issued on Apr 23, 2014. Check the license (Minnesota 65158, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Aaron Carlson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 65158 MN
MD23608 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8100 W 78TH St Ste 230, Edina, MN 55439
- Phone
- (952) 946-9777
- Enumerated
- Apr 23, 2014
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2023
- Medicaid ID
- 1780004242 ME
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240726000525); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8100 W 78TH St Ste 230
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Verify Daniel Aaron Carlson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 65158Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.4 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $332.57
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Intermountain Medical Group Denver LLCBroomfield, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daniel Aaron Carlson among 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Minnesota
Daniel Aaron Carlson, M.D. is one of 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2008 among the 420 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
46 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Edina
They are 46 of the 3,697 NPPES records with a practice address in Edina, and 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Minnesota.
All 647 in Minnesota → Every provider in Edina → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Bellatti, M.D.Edina, MN 554391487675930
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- Gregory Folsom, MDEdina, MN 554391033184213
- Bishoy Gad, MD, MS, MBAEdina, MN 554391306137047
- Erich Gauger, MDEdina, MN 554391245486612
- Jonathan Herseth, MDEdina, MN 554391063739407
- Aimee Klapach, M.D.Edina, MN 554391366405672
- Leroy McCarty, M.D.Edina, MN 554391902871882
Common questions
What is Daniel Aaron Carlson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Daniel Aaron Carlson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780004242, issued on Apr 23, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Aaron Carlson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8100 W 78TH St Ste 230, Edina, MN, 55439. Phone: (952) 946-9777. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Aaron Carlson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 65158, 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 Daniel Aaron Carlson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Aaron Carlson, M.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Daniel Aaron Carlson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.4 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.