John O'Brien Joerns, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Rochester, MN
John O'Brien Joerns, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Rochester, Minnesota, and NPI 1598020489, issued on Jul 7, 2012. Check the license (Minnesota 74937, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John O'Brien Joerns
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 74937 MN
2012018714 MO
R6581 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN 55905
- Phone
- (507) 284-2511
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2012
- Record last updated
- Sep 20, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231019003098); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John O'Brien Joerns in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 74937Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
788 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin101 claims
- Posaconazole51 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium50 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim49 claims
- Prednisone45 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate29 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mayo ClinicRochester, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John O'Brien Joerns among 311 pulmonary disease physician records in Minnesota
John O'Brien Joerns, MD is one of 311 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2008 among the 244 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
138 pulmonary disease physician records list a practice address in Rochester
They are 138 of the 12,854 NPPES records with a practice address in Rochester, and 311 pulmonary disease physician records in Minnesota.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Brutinel, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051083691745
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- Craig Daniels, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051629054069
- Ognjen Gajic, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051194703967
- Michael Krowka, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051588640528
- Kaiser Lim, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051457338725
- John Mullon, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051841277134
- Ashokakumar Patel, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051891772109
Common questions
What is John O'Brien Joerns, MD's NPI number?
John O'Brien Joerns, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598020489, issued on Jul 7, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John O'Brien Joerns, MD 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 John O'Brien Joerns, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 74937, 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 John O'Brien Joerns, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John O'Brien Joerns, MD had 788 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John O'Brien Joerns, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.