Active NPI 1609823699 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Benjamin Daniel Parker , MD

Internal Medicine - Nephrology • St Cloud, MN

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Benjamin Parker, MD is a certified Internal Medicine - Nephrology practicing in St Cloud, MN. With approximately 23 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Minnesota Medical School in 2003, Dr. Parker delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1200 SIXTH AVE N.

Dr. Parker is affiliated with Centracare Clinic and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample, established patient outpatient office visit, dialysis services. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1200 Sixth Ave N
Centracare Clinic River Campus

St Cloud, MN 563032735

Telephone 3202402108

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Minnesota Medical School

Graduation Year

2003

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine - Nephrology in St Cloud, MN

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

23 Yrs -0.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 23.7 Yrs

State Avg: 27.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

8 Specialists

Practicing in St Cloud, MN (266 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

25.0% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

69.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Parker (23 Years) 23 Yrs

St Cloud Specialty Average (23.7 Years) 23.7 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	337	206	$14.05	$8.58
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	196	160	$392.24	$123.27
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	139	33	$1098.83	$336.39
90966 Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older	110	40	$937.09	$279.46
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	100	92	$54.00	$15.70
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	72	40	$234.09	$72.45
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	64	38	$337.27	$111.23
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	55	53	$272.98	$87.06
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	47	33	$264.87	$66.90
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	41	20	$937.45	$279.70
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	39	39	$514.10	$160.60
85018 Blood count, hemoglobin	37	31	$13.57	$2.28
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	37	32	$552.16	$173.30
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	35	34	$611.71	$160.99
82565 Blood creatinine level	17	16	$11.46	$5.02
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	13	13	$418.27	$122.22
81003 Automated urinalysis test	12	12	$8.00	$2.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	325	190	$10.53	$8.38
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	220	182	$368.45	$123.78
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	164	44	$1043.65	$340.21
90966 Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older	140	41	$897.34	$282.57
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	132	59	$302.37	$112.94
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	80	43	$244.88	$68.45
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	55	26	$212.15	$74.99
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	49	26	$883.49	$282.90
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	47	41	$583.10	$166.09
85018 Blood count, hemoglobin	44	36	$7.73	$2.40
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	36	36	$260.42	$88.17
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	30	30	$483.10	$161.06
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	29	27	$515.71	$174.12
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	20	19	$396.80	$120.16
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	16	11	$742.63	$201.85

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
90970 Dialysis services, per day, less than full month service (20 years or older)	383	16	$27.25	$9.18
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	347	200	$9.50	$2.96
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	225	58	$977.13	$349.93
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	205	177	$347.89	$126.32
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	176	64	$282.05	$98.68
90966 Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older	121	42	$809.31	$287.75
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	87	44	$239.25	$70.71
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	73	38	$805.36	$290.64
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	51	48	$548.78	$190.64
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	51	33	$196.25	$68.44
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	46	45	$246.13	$89.40
85018 Blood count, hemoglobin	41	35	$6.00	$2.32
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	38	28	$485.43	$177.72
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	37	37	$464.45	$163.87

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	307	64	$927.00	$351.67
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	278	164	$9.50	$3.00
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	228	178	$314.03	$128.54
90970 Dialysis services, per day, less than full month service (20 years or older)	216	20	$25.50	$9.59
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	129	52	$779.00	$290.82
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	128	70	$297.75	$100.49
90966 Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older	105	44	$776.75	$290.15
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	104	56	$239.25	$71.48
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	72	70	$217.11	$90.78
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	72	56	$208.25	$69.88
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	62	60	$579.00	$194.69
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	53	53	$470.25	$165.66
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	16	16	$96.19	$90.90

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	294	169	$9.50	$2.98
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	270	71	$921.38	$283.72
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	240	61	$766.87	$237.19
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	176	143	$305.90	$107.80
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	165	82	$235.03	$72.65
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	152	74	$295.90	$103.06
90970 Dialysis services, per day, less than full month service (20 years or older)	128	12	$24.64	$8.01
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	95	94	$209.03	$74.29
90966 Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older	95	44	$764.16	$235.96
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	77	53	$208.04	$71.28
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	75	71	$574.32	$198.95
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	53	53	$462.67	$162.00
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	38	38	$80.09	$74.53
99443 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes	31	29	$117.16	$108.51
90945 Dialysis procedure including 1 evaluation	20	12	$277.88	$85.97
90962 Dialysis services, 1 physician visit per month (20 years or older)	18	17	$591.07	$183.68

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	253	190	$291.30	$106.74
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	185	94	$219.16	$71.59
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	166	48	$725.16	$234.26
90966 Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older	162	54	$715.84	$232.45
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	162	68	$848.63	$278.01
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	140	78	$282.83	$100.18
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	133	103	$9.57	$2.94
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	125	83	$203.28	$69.67
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	100	99	$197.99	$72.51
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	75	73	$554.86	$194.82
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	59	59	$447.55	$160.41
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	15	15	$385.13	$132.53
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	13	12	$399.29	$136.08
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	12	12	$34.56	$16.48

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
90970 Dialysis services, per day, less than full month service (20 years or older)	238	14	$22.33	$7.60
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	183	76	$204.33	$70.76
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	171	84	$272.67	$100.72
90966 Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older	148	43	$666.82	$230.82
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	135	83	$188.53	$70.41
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	132	17	$799.04	$278.22
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	104	75	$280.27	$105.73
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	78	74	$190.33	$71.99
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	65	63	$529.81	$194.58
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	33	33	$430.18	$159.55
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	13	12	$357.25	$132.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
90970 Dialysis services, per day, less than full month service (20 years or older)	253	11	$21.25	$7.58
90935 Hemodialysis procedure with physician evaluation	166	82	$197.09	$70.04
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	156	86	$185.29	$70.05
90966 Home dialysis services per month, patient 20 years of age or older	131	38	$645.98	$230.60
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	120	68	$267.26	$100.98
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	98	92	$185.59	$71.92
90960 Dialysis services, 4 or more physician visits per month (20 years or older)	86	24	$771.99	$276.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	83	66	$275.30	$104.31
90961 Dialysis services, 2-3 physician visits per month (20 years or older)	76	21	$646.51	$232.87
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	60	57	$520.38	$196.49
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	26	26	$423.60	$156.64
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	17	17	$351.51	$132.38

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Internal Medicine - Nephrology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RN0300X

State License MN 104841

An internist who treats disorders of the kidney, high blood pressure, fluid and mineral balance and dialysis of body wastes when the kidneys do not function. This specialist consults with surgeons about kidney transplantation.

Internal Medicine

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License MN 46821

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Centracare Clinic

815 2nd St Se, Little Falls, MN 563453505

Centracare Clinic

1406 6th Ave No, St Cloud, MN 563031901

Centracare Clinic

1200 6th Ave N, St Cloud, MN 563032735

Phone: 3202525131

Centracare Clinic

2024 S 6th St, Brainerd, MN 564014529

Centracare Clinic

1200 6th Ave N, Saint Cloud, MN 563032735

Centracare Clinic

Po Box, Chicago, IL 60673

Centracare Clinic

1200 6th N Ave, Saint Cloud, MN 563032735

Phone: 3202525131

Centracare Clinic

1200 6th Ave N, Saint Cloud, MN 563032735

Phone: 3202525131

Centracare Clinic

7418 Forthun Rd, Baxter, MN 564258702

Phone: 2182972048

Centracare Clinic

1406 6th Ave N, St Cloud, MN 563031901

Centracare Clinic

1900 Centracare Cir, Saint Cloud, MN 563035000

Centracare Clinic

403 Prairie Ave Ne, Staples, MN 564793201

Phone: 8008356652

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Physician Assistant

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Physician Assistant (Certified)

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RDLD

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Hospitalist

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active June 28, 2010

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location June 28, 2010

Registered at 1200 SIXTH AVE N, CENTRACARE CLINIC RIVER CAMPUS, ST CLOUD, MN 563032735 (Tel: 3202402108)

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Updated Business Mailing Address June 28, 2010

Registered at 1200 SIXTH AVE N, CENTRACARE CLINIC RIVER CAMPUS, ST CLOUD, MN 563032735 (Tel: 3202402108)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated June 28, 2010

Recorded as BENJAMIN PARKER, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) June 28, 2010

Internal Medicine (License #46821 in MN)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 27, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1609823699

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: May 27, 2006

Last Update: June 28, 2010

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1200 Sixth Ave N, Centracare Clinic River Campus

St Cloud, MN 563032735

Phone: 3202402108

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