Douglas William Challener, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Rochester, MN
Douglas William Challener, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Rochester, Minnesota, and NPI 1396123709, issued on May 18, 2015. Check the license (Minnesota 60697, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas William Challener
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- 60697 MN
76428 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN 55905
- Phone
- (507) 284-2511
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 10, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230824000470); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2015
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Douglas William Challener in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 60697Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
84 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Monohydrate12 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 2 group practices
- Mayo ClinicRochester, MN
- Mayo Clinic Health System-Northwest Wisconsin Region IncEau Claire, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas William Challener among 216 infectious disease physician records in Minnesota
Douglas William Challener, M.D. is one of 216 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2007 among the 153 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 216 infectious disease physician records in Minnesota.
All 216 in Minnesota → Every provider in Rochester → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Larry Baddour, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051669444915
- Randall Edson, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051417933458
- Mary Kasten, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051871572842
- William Marshall, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051508843871
- Douglas Osmon, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051669459665
- Raymund Razonable, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051750351805
- Christine Terrell, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051366421455
- Rodney Thompson, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051962472266
Common questions
What is Douglas William Challener, M.D.'s NPI number?
Douglas William Challener, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396123709, issued on May 18, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas William Challener, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905. Phone: (507) 284-2511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas William Challener, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 60697, 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 Douglas William Challener, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas William Challener, M.D. had 84 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.