Tempest Varner, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Bemidji, MN
Tempest Varner, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Bemidji, Minnesota, and NPI 1932620580, issued on Jul 5, 2017. Check the license (Minnesota 80061, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tempest Varner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License number
- 80061 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1233 34TH St NW, Bemidji, MN 56601
- Phone
- (218) 333-5100
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 20, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250718001720); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tempest Varner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 80061Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
687 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 68% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta170 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa164 claims
- Breo Ellipta32 claims
- Breztri Aerosphere30 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate29 claims
- Varenicline Tartrate28 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): 91.6 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $496.89
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 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 2 group practices
- Integrated Rehab Consultants LLCSaint Paul, MN
- 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).
Tempest Varner among 115 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Minnesota
Tempest Varner, MD is one of 115 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 70% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2008 among the 86 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 115 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Tempest Varner, MD's NPI number?
Tempest Varner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932620580, issued on Jul 5, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tempest Varner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1233 34TH St NW, Bemidji, MN, 56601. Phone: (218) 333-5100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tempest Varner, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 80061, 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 Tempest Varner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tempest Varner, MD had 687 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tempest Varner, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.6 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.