Diane Marie Palkert, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Crosby, MN
Diane Marie Palkert, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Crosby, Minnesota, and NPI 1093807786, issued on Sep 29, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 43000, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Diane Marie Palkert
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 43000 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 318 East Main Street, Crosby, MN 56441
- Phone
- (218) 546-8375
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (218) 546-4400
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061129000396); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 318 East Main Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Diane Marie Palkert in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 43000Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl12 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: $88.65
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Unity Family HealthcareLittle Falls, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Diane Marie Palkert among 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Minnesota
Diane Marie Palkert, MD is one of 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 76% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2008 among the 420 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Crosby
They are 6 of the 184 NPPES records with a practice address in Crosby, and 647 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Minnesota.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Beckmann, MDCrosby, MN 564411629650445
- Jeffrey Klassen, MDCrosby, MN 564411114951738
- Susan Moen, MDCrosby, MN 564411770894479
- Erik Severson, M.D.Crosby, MN 564411801082854
- James Stokman, MDCrosby, MN 564411477973063
- Vern Prochaska, MDPark Rapids, MN 564701891845947
- Robert Brown, MDBrainerd, MN 564011689674749
- Amy Lelwica, MDBrainerd, MN 564011225164346
Common questions
What is Diane Marie Palkert, MD's NPI number?
Diane Marie Palkert, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093807786, issued on Sep 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Diane Marie Palkert, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 318 East Main Street, Crosby, MN, 56441. Phone: (218) 546-8375. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Diane Marie Palkert, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 43000, 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 Diane Marie Palkert, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Diane Marie Palkert, MD had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.