Jeffrey Sam Porter, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Brainerd, MN
Jeffrey Sam Porter, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Brainerd, Minnesota, and NPI 1164496345, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 46608, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jeffrey Sam Porter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 46608 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 523 N 3RD St, Brainerd, MN 56401
- Phone
- (218) 829-2861
- Enumerated
- Feb 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 29, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 133444100 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040621000011); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Dakota School Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jeffrey Sam Porter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 46608Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
182 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl16 claims
- Prednisone16 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate15 claims
- Cephalexin12 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
- St Josephs Medical CenterBaxter, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jeffrey Sam Porter among 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota
Jeffrey Sam Porter, MD is one of 1,348 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 80% 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 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2012 among the 818 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Brainerd
They are 17 of the 631 NPPES records with a practice address in Brainerd, and 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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- Michael Haarstad, M.D.Brainerd, MN 564011164860318
- Rebecca Holcomb, MDBrainerd, MN 564011992837793
- Desiree HolzerBrainerd, MN 564011023283066
- Scott Joing, M.D.Brainerd, MN 564011619943198
Common questions
What is Jeffrey Sam Porter, MD's NPI number?
Jeffrey Sam Porter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164496345, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jeffrey Sam Porter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 523 N 3RD St, Brainerd, MN, 56401. Phone: (218) 829-2861. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jeffrey Sam Porter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 46608, 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 Jeffrey Sam Porter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jeffrey Sam Porter, MD had 182 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.