Michael J. Krowka, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Rochester, MN
Michael J. Krowka, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Rochester, Minnesota, and NPI 1588640528, issued on Dec 21, 2005. Check the license (Minnesota 28169, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael J. Krowka
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 28169 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN 55905
- Phone
- (507) 284-2511
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100222000937); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nevada School Of Medicine, 1980
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael J. Krowka in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 28169Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
367 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Opsumit106 claims
- Tadalafil56 claims
- Ambrisentan42 claims
- Sildenafil Citrate27 claims
- Adempas21 claims
- Uptravi21 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: $18.28
1 payment: education; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Mayo ClinicRochester, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael J. Krowka among 311 pulmonary disease physician records in Minnesota
Michael J. Krowka, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2008 among the 244 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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
- Kaiser Lim, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051457338725
- John Mullon, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051841277134
- Ashokakumar Patel, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051891772109
- Steve Peters, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051770561052
Common questions
What is Michael J. Krowka, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael J. Krowka, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588640528, issued on Dec 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael J. Krowka, 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 Michael J. Krowka, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 28169, 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 Michael J. Krowka, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael J. Krowka, M.D. had 367 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.