David Alan Ness, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Saint Paul, MN
David Alan Ness, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and NPI 1033109780, issued on Oct 25, 2005. Check the license (Minnesota 25465, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Alan Ness
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 25465 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 721 Snelling Ave S, Saint Paul, MN 55116
- Phone
- (651) 690-1311
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (651) 690-2447
- Medicaid ID
- 668262600 MN
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 721 Snelling Ave S
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Janet Easterday, RN, FNPNurse Practitioner1891785556
- Emily Resch, MDInternal Medicine Physician1437561453
Verify David Alan Ness in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 25465Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
680 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium61 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium52 claims
- Losartan Potassium28 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium22 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide20 claims
- Trazodone Hcl18 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.
David Alan Ness among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
David Alan Ness, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2009 · 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).
232 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Saint Paul
They are 232 of the 10,084 NPPES records with a practice address in Saint Paul, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is David Alan Ness, MD's NPI number?
David Alan Ness, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033109780, issued on Oct 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Alan Ness, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 721 Snelling Ave S, Saint Paul, MN, 55116. Phone: (651) 690-1311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Alan Ness, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 25465, 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 David Alan Ness, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Alan Ness, MD had 680 Medicare Part D claims for 211 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.