Daren Sherman Danielson, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Saint Cloud, MN
Daren Sherman Danielson, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Saint Cloud, Minnesota, and NPI 1720252455, issued on Apr 14, 2008. Check the license (Minnesota 42172, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daren Sherman Danielson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 42172 MN
108130 MN
036-113688 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1200 6TH Ave N, Saint Cloud, MN 56303
- Phone
- (916) 452-8291
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2024
- Fax
- (320) 255-5714
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150630001721); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Daren Sherman Danielson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 42172Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
78 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel26 claims
- Simvastatin26 claims
- Lisinopril13 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate13 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: $184.82
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Centracare ClinicSt Cloud, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Daren Sherman Danielson among 163 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Minnesota
Daren Sherman Danielson, MD is one of 163 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 33% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2008 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 163 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Minnesota.
All 163 in Minnesota → Every provider in Saint Cloud → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nathaniel Castro, MDSt Cloud, MN 563031184854218
- Douglas Mellinger, DOSaint Cloud, MN 563031124131073
- Edgar Pineda, MDSt Cloud, MN 563031811999493
- John Teskey, MDSaint Cloud, MN 563031508868316
- Mohammed Alharbi, MBBSRochester, MN 559051427893882
- Akihito Arai, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051639054414
- Vaibhav Gupta, BMBS, PHD, FRCSCRochester, MN 559051992515738
- Azar HussainRochester, MN 559051942038211
Common questions
What is Daren Sherman Danielson, MD's NPI number?
Daren Sherman Danielson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720252455, issued on Apr 14, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daren Sherman Danielson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 6TH Ave N, Saint Cloud, MN, 56303. Phone: (916) 452-8291. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daren Sherman Danielson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 42172, 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 Daren Sherman Danielson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daren Sherman Danielson, MD had 78 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.