Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Richard E Arness, DPM

Individual provider Podiatrist · NPI 1902824600

Richard E Arness, DPM practises Podiatry in Fargo, North Dakota. Graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in 1987, 39 years ago. Practices with Sanford Medical Center Fargo, a 1,212-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Minnesota and North Dakota.

Years since qualifying
39
Trained at
Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences
Licensed in
MN, ND
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
3
What do these letters mean?
DPM — Doctor of Podiatric Medicine
A foot and ankle physician and surgeon.

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Practice location Address checks out

2400 32nd Ave S
Fargo, ND 58103-5800
Phone: (701) 234-8770
Fax: (701) 234-8779
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Specialties & licences

Foot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist (primary) Taxonomy 213ES0103X · Licence 19 (ND)
Podiatrist Taxonomy 213E00000X · Licence 431 (MN)
Podiatrist Taxonomy 213E00000X · Licence 19 (ND)

Record details

NPI number1902824600
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials DPM
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 18, 2006
Last updated in NPPESNovember 2, 2018

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyPODIATRY
Medical schoolDES MOINES UNIVERSITY OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES
Graduated 1987 (39 years in practice)
Group practice Sanford Medical Center Fargo — 1212 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.

Removal of tissue 143 times · 89th percentile
Removal or shaving of skin growth 97 times · 84th percentile
Removal of nail tissue 454 times · 82nd percentile
Removal of skin lesions 16 times · 63rd percentile
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times

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 patients698
Services billed 1,524 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

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 $1,976 35 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee
Travel and Lodging $877 2 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Education $5 1 payment · educational material or training, 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 Sanford Medical Center Fargo

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1212 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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