NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Daniel John Townsend, D.O.

Internal Medicine Physician · St Paul, MN

Daniel John Townsend, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in St Paul, Minnesota, and NPI 1649530163, issued on May 17, 2012. Check the license (Minnesota 57658, 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
1649530163
Name
Daniel John Townsend
Credential
D.O.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
57658 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
640 Jackson Street, St Paul, MN 55101
Phone
(651) 254-3456
Enumerated
May 17, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 2, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(651) 254-9673
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140603001354); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 2012
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 640 Jackson Street

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

  1. Olga Ahmann, PAPhysician Assistant1285076331
  2. David Ahrenholz, MDSurgery Physician1609843093
  3. Jonathan Akers, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1437125432
  4. Thomas Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1376519363
  5. Felix Ankel, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1013982669
  6. Francis Benfante, PAPhysician Assistant1992764963

Verify Daniel John Townsend in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

91 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.

  1. Daniel Townsend91
  2. Specialty average3,176

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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Group Health Plan IncSaint Paul, MN
  2. Park Nicollet ClinicBloomington, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Daniel John Townsend among 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota

Daniel John Townsend, D.O. 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 2012, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 62% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 1,700 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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).

39 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in St Paul

They are 39 of the 815 NPPES records with a practice address in St Paul, and 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amy Barger, MDSt Paul, MN 551011225009681
  2. Mark Erpelding, MDSt Paul, MN 551011659345445
  3. Shaun Frost, MDSaint Paul, MN 551011982677308
  4. Mohamed Hagi Aden, MDSt Paul, MN 551011093786469
  5. Richard Hilger, MDSaint Paul, MN 551011164493516
  6. Burke Kealey, MDSaint Paul, MN 551011154395010
  7. Richard Mahr, MDSaint Paul, MN 551011851363634
  8. Karen Moeller, MDSaint Paul, MN 551011679545453

Common questions

What is Daniel John Townsend, D.O.'s NPI number?

Daniel John Townsend, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649530163, issued on May 17, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Daniel John Townsend, D.O. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 640 Jackson Street, St Paul, MN, 55101. Phone: (651) 254-3456. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Daniel John Townsend, D.O.'s license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 57658, 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 John Townsend, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Daniel John Townsend, D.O. had 91 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.

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.