Dr. Nicholas Kahlert Johnson , MD
Urology • Duluth, MN
1001 E Superior St, Ste. L201
Duluth, MN 558022207
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NPI assigned on August 18, 2008; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 440 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 103 service units.
- 52000 — Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope: 73 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 62 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 13 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 2,158 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Tamsulosin Hcl — 659 prescription fills, including refills.
- Finasteride — 541 prescription fills, including refills.
- Myrbetriq (Mirabegron) — 146 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 22 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Urology in Duluth, MN (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 359. Middle half: 206 to 413.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Urology in Minnesota (2024, 154 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 830. Middle half: 335 to 1,650.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 325 in 2020 to 440 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1001 E Superior St
Ste. L201
Duluth, MN 558022207
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: St. Luke'S Hospital Of Duluth. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2006
What Public CMS Data Show
Urology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
304 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $35,682 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $25,343 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
4,520 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$159,590 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $125.47 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
Years since graduation
20 years (graduated 2006)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2006 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2008
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Johnson has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Johnson as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Duluth and Minnesota
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Urology in Duluth, MN (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 359. Middle half: 206 to 413.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Urology in Minnesota (2024, 154 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 830. Middle half: 335 to 1,650.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Urology in Duluth, MN (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $34,207. Middle half: $14,034 to $41,989.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Urology in Minnesota (2024, 154 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $63,482. Middle half: $27,130 to $109,924.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Urology in Duluth, MN (2024, 12 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $25,011. Middle half: $9,395 to $31,136.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Urology in Minnesota (2024, 154 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $48,166. Middle half: $20,000 to $83,847.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Urology in Duluth, MN (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 806. Middle half: 496 to 1,010.
More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Urology in Minnesota (2024, 182 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 505. Middle half: 196 to 1,172.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Urology in Duluth, MN (2024, 13 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $43,973. Middle half: $29,822 to $107,325.
A higher Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Urology in Minnesota (2024, 182 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $37,441. Middle half: $3,694 to $122,701.
16 active clinicians are listed under Urology with a practice address in Duluth, MN (293 in Minnesota).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Duluth
56.2% of these 16 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
68.8% of these 16 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 35% from 325 in 2020 to 440 in 2024.
- 2020: 325
- 2021: 459
- 2022: 504
- 2023: 412
- 2024: 440
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 55% from $23,039 in 2020 to $35,682 in 2024.
- 2020: $23,039
- 2021: $39,585
- 2022: $46,811
- 2023: $39,466
- 2024: $35,682
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 57% from $16,130 in 2020 to $25,343 in 2024.
- 2020: $16,130
- 2021: $28,636
- 2022: $33,426
- 2023: $29,129
- 2024: $25,343
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions increased 84% from 1,170 in 2020 to 2,158 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,170
- 2021: 1,120
- 2022: 1,640
- 2023: 1,937
- 2024: 2,158
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30-day fills
30-day fills increased 113% from 2,120 in 2020 to 4,520 in 2024.
- 2020: 2,120
- 2021: 2,064
- 2022: 2,862
- 2023: 3,686
- 2024: 4,520
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 108% from $76,834 in 2020 to $159,590 in 2024.
- 2020: $76,834
- 2021: $74,205
- 2022: $110,489
- 2023: $144,697
- 2024: $159,590
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $21.05 in 2019 to $125.47 in 2024.
- 2019: $21.05
- 2021: $31.35
- 2022: $1,179.33
- 2024: $125.47
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $125.47.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CLARIX | General | $125.47 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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103 | 89 | $87.45 | $63.79 |
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52000
Diagnostic exam of bladder and urethra using an endoscope
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73 | 61 | $413.89 | $72.89 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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62 | 58 | $125.00 | $94.29 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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48 | 48 | $172.54 | $128.52 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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35 | 20 | $131.26 | $47.62 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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27 | 23 | $257.15 | $87.49 |
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99441
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes
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15 | 15 | $119.67 | $33.90 |
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55700
Biopsy of prostate gland
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14 | 14 | $286.00 | $122.83 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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14 | 12 | $366.86 | $123.60 |
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51741
Electronic assessment of bladder emptying
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13 | 13 | $263.31 | $4.31 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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13 | 13 | $512.38 | $154.24 |
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76942
Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement
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12 | 12 | $237.83 | $29.22 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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11 | 11 | $432.18 | $125.10 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Tamsulosin Hcl | Tamsulosin Hcl | 659 | 47,903 | $10,319.60 | 223 |
| Finasteride | Finasteride | 541 | 40,141 | $7,925.80 | 163 |
| Myrbetriq | Mirabegron | 146 | 7,628 | $113,560.02 | 36 |
| Methenamine Hippurate | Methenamine Hippurate | 107 | 4,255 | $7,562.86 | 22 |
| Alfuzosin Hcl Er | Alfuzosin Hcl | 88 | 6,111 | $1,857.51 | 25 |
| Ciprofloxacin Hcl | Ciprofloxacin Hcl | 87 | 170 | $122.86 | 73 |
| Trospium Chloride | Trospium Chloride | 65 | 3,506 | $4,814.83 | 27 |
| Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro | Nitrofurantoin Monohyd/M-Cryst | 51 | 432 | $752.65 | 38 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride Er | Oxybutynin Chloride | 48 | 2,047 | $702.48 | 15 |
| Potassium Citrate Er | Potassium Citrate | 48 | 2,741 | $4,253.88 | 13 |
| Oxybutynin Chloride | Oxybutynin Chloride | 46 | 1,323 | $662.83 | 21 |
| Bicalutamide | Bicalutamide | 37 | 2,338 | $1,127.71 | 14 |
| Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim | Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim | 35 | 210 | $133.35 | 28 |
| Trimethoprim | Trimethoprim | 31 | 1,018 | $1,621.76 | — |
| Estradiol | Estradiol | 28 | 2,241 | $1,469.09 | 18 |
| Megestrol Acetate | Megestrol Acetate | 26 | 1,165 | $340.94 | — |
| Hydrochlorothiazide | Hydrochlorothiazide | 22 | 1,541 | $125.67 | — |
| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 21 | 58 | $96.76 | 19 |
| Cefdinir | Cefdinir | 21 | 461 | $736.85 | 12 |
| Solifenacin Succinate | Solifenacin Succinate | 19 | 1,350 | $345.63 | — |
| Testosterone Cypionate | Testosterone Cypionate | 18 | 812 | $765.72 | — |
| Dutasteride | Dutasteride | 14 | 1,200 | $291.65 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-12-04NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208800000X
A urologist manages benign and malignant medical and surgical disorders of the genitourinary system and the adrenal gland. This specialist has comprehensive knowledge of and skills in endoscopic, percutaneous and open surgery of congenital and acquired conditions of the urinary and reproductive systems and their contiguous structures.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - UROLOGY
I20120913000267
MN
8820246044
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
St. Luke's Hospital Of Duluth
1015 E 1st St, Duluth, MN 558052242
Phone: 2182497860
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine - Nephrology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1001 E SUPERIOR ST, STE. L201, DULUTH, MN 558022207 (Tel: 2182497980)
Registered at 1001 E SUPERIOR ST, STE. L201, DULUTH, MN 558022207 (Tel: 2182497980)
Recorded as NICHOLAS JOHNSON, M.D.
Urology (license number reported to NPPES: MN 55085)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1001 E SUPERIOR ST, STE. L201, DULUTH, MN 558022207 (Tel: 2182497980)
Registered at 1001 E SUPERIOR ST, STE. L201, DULUTH, MN 558022207 (Tel: 2182497980)
Recorded as NICHOLAS JOHNSON, M.D.
Urology (license number reported to NPPES: MN 55085)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Urology Specialists in Duluth
- Dr. Joshua Engelsgjerd, MD
- Dr. Benjamin Marsh, MD
- Dr. Nathan Hoffmann, MD
- Dr. Elizabeth Johnson, MD
- Jeffrey Engelsgjerd
- Dr. Jerrod Heermans, MD
Mailing Address
1001 E Superior St, Ste. L201
Duluth, MN 558022207
Phone: 2182497980