Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Joseph Paul Schowalter, DO

Individual provider Gastroenterology Physician · NPI 1811213473

Joseph Paul Schowalter, DO practises Gastroenterology in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. Graduated from Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Med in 2010, 16 years ago. Practices with Avera McKennan, a 962-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Illinois and Minnesota.

Years since qualifying
16
Trained at
Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic Med
Licensed in
IL, MN
In the registry since
2010
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
DO — Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
A fully licensed physician, trained like an MD with additional musculoskeletal training. Equivalent practice rights in all 50 states.

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Practice location Address checks out

3300 Oakdale Ave N
Robbinsdale, MN 55422
Phone: (763) 581-5600
Fax: (763) 581-5601
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Specialties & licences

Gastroenterology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RG0100X · Licence 64325 (MN)
Gastroenterology Physician Taxonomy 207RG0100X · Licence 036-132733 (IL)

Record details

NPI number1811213473
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DO
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedApril 7, 2010
Last updated in NPPESJuly 23, 2018

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyGASTROENTEROLOGY
Medical schoolMIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY, CHICAGO COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MED
Graduated 2010 (16 years in practice)
Group practice Avera McKennan — 962 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations6 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux 232 times · 92nd percentile
Colonoscopy 95 times · 78th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients369
Services billed 795 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Food and Beverage $17 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at Avera McKennan

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 962 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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