Thomas E. Applegate, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Brainerd, MN
Thomas E. Applegate, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Brainerd, Minnesota, and NPI 1023109261, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 43598, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas E. Applegate
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 43598 MN
ME122990 FL
7207A WY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 523 N 3RD St, Brainerd, MN 56401
- Phone
- (218) 828-2861
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 31, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 122039000 WY
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas E. Applegate in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 43598Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
88 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium12 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: $49.47
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Thomas E. Applegate among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
Thomas E. Applegate, 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 fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 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).
25 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Brainerd
They are 25 of the 631 NPPES records with a practice address in Brainerd, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Thomas E. Applegate, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas E. Applegate, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023109261, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas E. Applegate, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 523 N 3RD St, Brainerd, MN, 56401. Phone: (218) 828-2861. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas E. Applegate, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 43598, 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 Thomas E. Applegate, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas E. Applegate, M.D. had 88 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.