Dr. Matthew Spanier, MD
Emergency Medicine (Emergency Medicine Physician)
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St. Louis County includes primary care (17% of residents) and dental (35% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Minnesota Medical School (2015)
- Years since graduation
- 11
- In the NPI registry since
- 2015
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 125
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2015Medical school: University of Minnesota Medical School
- 2015Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Emergency Medicine Physician primary
MN license 63772
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital Minneapolis, MN
- St Lukes Hospital Duluth, MN
- Howard Young Medical Center Woodruff, WI
- Aspirus Lake View Hospital Two Harbors, MN
Medical groups
- Allina Health System (3,842 clinicians)
- St. Luke's Hospital of Duluth (405 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 125
- Services billed
- 204
- Patients’ average age
- 68
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 68 | 38 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 46 | 45 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 26 | 25 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 26 | 17 |
| Emergency department visit with low level of medical decision making | 18 | 18 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 11 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 1 companies reported 1 payments worth $29.84 in total to this clinician.
| Getinge USA Sales, LLC | $29.84 |
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| Food and Beverage | $29.84 |
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From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.