Robert Cole Pueringer, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Duluth, MN
Robert Cole Pueringer, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Duluth, Minnesota, and NPI 1043605355, issued on Apr 2, 2015. Check the license (Minnesota 63459, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Cole Pueringer
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 63459 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 E 3RD St, Duluth, MN 55805
- Phone
- (218) 786-8364
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2015
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180612001061); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Robert Cole Pueringer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 63459Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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
- The Duluth Clinic LtdDuluth, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Cole Pueringer among 401 hospitalist physician records in Minnesota
Robert Cole Pueringer, M.D. is one of 401 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 92% 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 64% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2011 among the 354 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
72 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Duluth
They are 72 of the 4,084 NPPES records with a practice address in Duluth, and 401 hospitalist physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Robert Cole Pueringer, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Cole Pueringer, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043605355, issued on Apr 2, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Cole Pueringer, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 E 3RD St, Duluth, MN, 55805. Phone: (218) 786-8364. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Cole Pueringer, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 63459, 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 Robert Cole Pueringer, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Cole Pueringer, M.D. had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.