Danita J. Carlson, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Minneapolis, MN
Danita J. Carlson, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and NPI 1285611228, issued on Dec 30, 2005. Check the license (Minnesota 42160, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Danita J. Carlson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 42160 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2800 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55408
- Phone
- (612) 775-4800
- Enumerated
- Dec 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (612) 775-4801
- Medicaid ID
- 707678900 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100126000303); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Danita J. Carlson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 42160Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,086 Medicare Part D claims for 434 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 81 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium484 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium263 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate253 claims
- Losartan Potassium230 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium200 claims
- Escitalopram Oxalate190 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Allina Health SystemAnnandale, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Danita J. Carlson among 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota
Danita J. Carlson, MD 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 1,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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).
653 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Minneapolis
They are 653 of the 22,918 NPPES records with a practice address in Minneapolis, and 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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- Rebecca Martinez, DOMinneapolis, MN 554081932787876
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Common questions
What is Danita J. Carlson, MD's NPI number?
Danita J. Carlson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285611228, issued on Dec 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Danita J. Carlson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2800 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, 55408. Phone: (612) 775-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Danita J. Carlson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 42160, 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 Danita J. Carlson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Danita J. Carlson, MD had 5,086 Medicare Part D claims for 434 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.