NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ross B. Bengtson

Surgery Physician · Brainerd, MN

Ross B. Bengtson is a surgery physician with a practice address in Brainerd, Minnesota, and NPI 1417931593, issued on Dec 2, 2005. Check the license (Minnesota 45928, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1417931593
Name
Ross B. Bengtson
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
45928 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2024 S 6TH St, Brainerd, MN 56401
Phone
(218) 828-7100
Enumerated
Dec 2, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 7, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
667689800 MN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060202000074); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1998
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2024 S 6TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Harvey Anderson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1467655308
  2. Annette Bartel, D.P.M.Podiatrist1417393687
  3. Jordan Benson, NPObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1104126994
  4. Nicholas Bernier, MDFamily Medicine Physician1861491672
  5. Lauren Blaine, APRN,CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1326883950
  6. Gary BohannonInternal Medicine Physician1467430603

Verify Ross B. Bengtson in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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56% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

229 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 142 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ross Bengtson229
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen113 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl27 claims
  3. Metronidazole17 claims
  4. Neomycin Sulfate11 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

  1. St Josephs Medical CenterBrainerd, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ross B. Bengtson among 742 surgery physician records in Minnesota

Ross B. Bengtson is one of 742 surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 68% 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 · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2009 among the 430 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota

There are 742 surgery physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Dehen, MDBrainerd, MN 564011720062706
  2. Troy Duininck, MDBrainerd, MN 564011801870886
  3. Mark Hightower, MDBrainerd, MN 564011982959664
  4. David Vavra, MDBrainerd, MN 564011154813210
  5. Don Wennberg, MDBrainerd, MN 564011023092996
  6. Patrick Oakes, M.D.Sartell, MN 563771972571834
  7. James Weeks, M.D.Sartell, MN 563771467420356
  8. Evan Kelly, MDCrosby, MN 564411124478458

Common questions

What is Ross B. Bengtson's NPI number?

Ross B. Bengtson's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417931593, issued on Dec 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ross B. Bengtson located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2024 S 6TH St, Brainerd, MN, 56401. Phone: (218) 828-7100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ross B. Bengtson's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 45928, 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 Ross B. Bengtson prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ross B. Bengtson had 229 Medicare Part D claims for 135 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.