Mark Joel Carlson, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Bemidji, MN
Mark Joel Carlson, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Bemidji, Minnesota, and NPI 1619904794, issued on Jun 26, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 46685, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark Joel Carlson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 46685 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1300 Anne St NW, Bemidji, MN 56601
- Phone
- (218) 751-9746
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 6, 2022
- Fax
- (218) 333-5228
- Medicaid ID
- 9831341200 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041111000483); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mark Joel Carlson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 46685Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
271 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam98 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium50 claims
- Prednisone23 claims
- Nabumetone15 claims
- Naproxen15 claims
- Hydroxyzine Pamoate14 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sanford Health OF Northern MinnesotaBemidji, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark Joel Carlson among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
Mark Joel Carlson, M.D. is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Bemidji
They are 29 of the 917 NPPES records with a practice address in Bemidji, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Mark Joel Carlson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Mark Joel Carlson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619904794, issued on Jun 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark Joel Carlson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1300 Anne St NW, Bemidji, MN, 56601. Phone: (218) 751-9746. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark Joel Carlson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 46685, 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 Mark Joel Carlson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark Joel Carlson, M.D. had 271 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mark Joel Carlson, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.