NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vanessa V. Menghini, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Brainerd, MN

Vanessa V. Menghini, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Brainerd, Minnesota, and NPI 1285618249, issued on Dec 2, 2005. Check the license (Minnesota 41683, 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
1285618249
Name
Vanessa V. Menghini
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
41683 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 8, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
132825500 MN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060130000595); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Mayo Medical School, 1998
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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. Ross BengtsonSurgery Physician1417931593
  4. Jordan Benson, NPObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1104126994
  5. Nicholas Bernier, MDFamily Medicine Physician1861491672
  6. Lauren Blaine, APRN,CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1326883950

Verify Vanessa V. Menghini 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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2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

7,135 Medicare Part D claims for 397 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 111 claims were for opioids.

  1. Vanessa Menghini7,135
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium510 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium414 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate313 claims
  4. Lisinopril256 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate255 claims
  6. Omeprazole245 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 CenterBaxter, MN

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

Vanessa V. Menghini among 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota

Vanessa V. Menghini, MD is one of 2,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 75% 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, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2008 among the 1,700 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

16 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Brainerd

They are 16 of the 631 NPPES records with a practice address in Brainerd, and 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karen Aarestad, MDBrainerd, MN 564011275510216
  2. Peter Ataro, MDBrainerd, MN 564011306050067
  3. Gary BohannonBrainerd, MN 564011467430603
  4. Marcy Byrns, MDBrainerd, MN 564011891957494
  5. Tyler Dunphy, MDBrainerd, MN 564011164684320
  6. James FreemanBrainerd, MN 564011255319299
  7. Stephen Hanske, MDBrainerd, MN 564011962487504
  8. Jean Johnson, M.D.Brainerd, MN 564011487771218

Common questions

What is Vanessa V. Menghini, MD's NPI number?

Vanessa V. Menghini, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285618249, issued on Dec 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vanessa V. Menghini, MD 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 Vanessa V. Menghini, MD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 41683, 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 Vanessa V. Menghini, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vanessa V. Menghini, MD had 7,135 Medicare Part D claims for 397 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.