Dean K. Knudson, MD
Psychiatry Physician · St Louis Park, MN
Dean K. Knudson, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in St Louis Park, Minnesota, and NPI 1215980008, issued on May 19, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 31928, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dean K. Knudson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 31928 MN
031928 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1155 Ford Road, St Louis Park, MN 55426
- Phone
- (952) 378-1800
- Enumerated
- May 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (952) 378-1714
- Medicaid ID
- 477288100 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040714000362); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1155 Ford Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Francis Pasnecker, PHDPsychologist1184726408
- Barbara Saiki, APRN-RXPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1134281801
Verify Dean K. Knudson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 31928Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
8,025 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Buspirone Hcl652 claims
- Clozapine593 claims
- Olanzapine558 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate509 claims
- Bupropion Xl439 claims
- Risperidone390 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: $112.69
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- Associated Clinic OF Psychology IncSt Louis Park, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatry Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 974 psychiatry physician records in Minnesota.
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- Joshua Ackerman, MDSt Cloud, MN1548677974
- Akuh Adaji, MBBSRochester, MN1134560964
- Matthew Adams, M.D.Edina, MN1235583550
- Kolawole Adediran, M.D.Saint Paul, MN1578981239
- David Adson, MDEdina, MN1346203833
- Boma Afonya, MDFergus Falls, MN1881271385
- Adnan Ahmed, M.D.Minnetonka, MN1063737153
Common questions
What is Dean K. Knudson, MD's NPI number?
Dean K. Knudson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215980008, issued on May 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dean K. Knudson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1155 Ford Road, St Louis Park, MN, 55426. Phone: (952) 378-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dean K. Knudson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 31928, 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 Dean K. Knudson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dean K. Knudson, MD had 8,025 Medicare Part D claims for 252 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.