Darren D. Swanson, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Fosston, MN
Darren D. Swanson, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Fosston, Minnesota, and NPI 1912942566, issued on Jun 18, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 34536, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Darren D. Swanson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 34536 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 111 2ND St NE, Fosston, MN 56542
- Phone
- (218) 435-1111
- Enumerated
- Jun 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2025
- Fax
- (218) 435-1112
- Medicaid IDs
- 18284 MN
537080900 MN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080118000300); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 111 2ND St NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Darren D. Swanson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 34536Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
14,854 Medicare Part D claims for 640 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 680 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium581 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate486 claims
- Furosemide472 claims
- Losartan Potassium430 claims
- Omeprazole422 claims
- Lisinopril366 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
- Headwaters Health PCFosston, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Darren D. Swanson among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
Darren D. Swanson, MD is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
5 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Fosston
They are 5 of the 48 NPPES records with a practice address in Fosston, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Darren D. Swanson, MD's NPI number?
Darren D. Swanson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912942566, issued on Jun 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Darren D. Swanson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 111 2ND St NE, Fosston, MN, 56542. Phone: (218) 435-1111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Darren D. Swanson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 34536, 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 Darren D. Swanson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Darren D. Swanson, MD had 14,854 Medicare Part D claims for 640 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.