Dr. Eric J. Swanson, D.O.
Critical Care Medicine (Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician)
400 East Third Street, Essentia Health Duluth Clinic
Duluth, MN 55805
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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
- Years since graduation
- 15
- In the NPI registry since
- 2011
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 199
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
- 2011Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. 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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Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician primary
MN license 56433 -
Hospitalist Physician
MN license 56433 -
Internal Medicine Physician
MN license 56433 -
Pulmonary Disease Physician
MN license 56433
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Essentia Health St Mary's Medical Center Duluth, MN
- Essentia Health Duluth Duluth, MN
- St Marys Hospital Superior Superior, WI
- Essentia Health Virginia Virginia, MN
- Essentia Health Deer River Deer River, MN
Medical groups
- The Duluth Clinic LTD (1,144 clinicians)
- St Marys Medical Center (93 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
- 199
- Services billed
- 657
- Patients’ average age
- 71
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 78 | 42 |
| Critical care, each additional 30 minutes | 72 | 31 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 56 | 43 |
| Irrigation and suction of lung airways to obtain cells using an endoscope | 45 | 44 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 40 | 19 |
| Aspiration of initial secretion of lung airway using an endoscope | 40 | 37 |
| Exam of lung airways and sampling of lymph nodes using an endoscope and ultrasound guidance, 1-2 lymph nodes | 38 | 38 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes | 25 | 22 |
| Exam of lung airways with diagnostic or therapeutic procedure on growths using an endoscope and ultrasound | 20 | 20 |
| Computer-assisted image-guided navigation of lung airways using an endoscope | 19 | 19 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Breo Ellipta (fluticasone/vilanterol) Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 44 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 43 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass (amoxicillin/potassium clav) Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 35 |
| Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidin/vilanter) Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 24 |
| Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol fumarate) Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 18 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 16 |
| Ventolin Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 13 |
| Anoro Ellipta (umeclidinium brm/vilanterol tr) Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 13 |
| Incruse Ellipta (umeclidinium bromide) Other prescribers in Duluth, MN | 13 |
| Advair Hfa (fluticasone propion/salmeterol) 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 11 payments worth $1,142 in total to this clinician.
| Noah Medical Corporation | $1,142 |
|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $662 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $480 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Noah Medical Corporation Feb 11, 2025 | Travel and Lodging GALAXY · Bronchoscope (Flexible Or Rigid) And Accessories · travel to Chicago, IL | $200 |
| Noah Medical Corporation Feb 11, 2025 | Travel and Lodging GALAXY · Bronchoscope (Flexible Or Rigid) And Accessories · travel to Chicago, IL | $198 |
| Noah Medical Corporation Feb 12, 2025 | Travel and Lodging GALAXY · Bronchoscope (Flexible Or Rigid) And Accessories · travel to Chicago, IL | $172 |
| Noah Medical Corporation Feb 11, 2025 | Travel and Lodging GALAXY · Bronchoscope (Flexible Or Rigid) And Accessories · travel to Chicago, IL | $62.88 |
| Noah Medical Corporation Feb 9, 2025 | Travel and Lodging GALAXY · Bronchoscope (Flexible Or Rigid) And Accessories · travel to Chicago, IL | $28.23 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
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.