Dr. Robert Tanous, DO

  • Fargo, ND
  • Internist
NPI1174550180PAC ID8022094143
Medicare services, 2024
45,267
Medicare patients, 2024
3,647
Part D claims, 2024
1,647
Hospital affiliations
5
Industry payments
$565
Practice address
1702 University S Dr, Fargo, ND 58103
Practice phone
Call (701) 712-4500
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Primary practice

Essentia Health Mid Dakota Bismarck 9th St Clinic

Fargo, North Dakota

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Dr. Robert Tanous is an internist in Fargo, North Dakota

Dr. Tanous practices at Essentia Health Mid Dakota Bismarck 9th St Clinic in Fargo, North Dakota.

Dr. Tanous' NPI, 1174550180, was assigned on June 26, 2006. Dr. Tanous graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in 1994. Dr. Tanous holds North Dakota license 7670.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8022094143
NPI enumeration date
June 26, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(701) 712-4500
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
58
Medical school graduation
1994

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Robert Tanous practices at Essentia Health Mid Dakota Bismarck 9th St Clinic in Fargo, North Dakota

Dr. Tanous' primary practice is Essentia Health Mid Dakota Bismarck 9th St Clinic, at 1702 University S Dr, Fargo, ND 58103 in Cass County. The practice phone is (701) 712-4500.

  • Essentia Health Mid Dakota Bismarck 9th St Clinic
    1702 University S Dr, Fargo, ND 58103 · Cass CountyPhone(701) 712-4500

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Robert Tanous is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Tanous' primary practice is Essentia Health Mid Dakota Bismarck 9th St Clinic in Fargo, North Dakota. Dr. Tanous is also affiliated with Essentia Health-Fargo. The medical group on file is Essentia Health-Mid Dakota Bismarck 9th St Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tanous to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert Tanous' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Tanous practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Essentia Health Mid Dakota Bismarck 9th St ClinicAvailable with a free account
+7 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Robert Tanous is one of 193 internists in North Dakota

Internal medicine is Dr. Tanous' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Tanous is licensed in North Dakota.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Internal medicine, North DakotaPrimaryLicense 7670 · taxonomy 207R00000X

Internists near Dr. Tanous

Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Robert Tanous billed Medicare for 45,267 services in 2024

CMS data shows 45,267 Medicare services from Dr. Tanous across 38 procedure codes in 2024, for 3,647 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $721,913 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 202445,267
Medicare patients3,647
Paid by Medicare$721,913
Procedure codes38

Dr. Tanous' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Drugs given in the office
2023: 21,4202024: 34,74062%
Lab and pathology
2023: 242024: 7,28730263%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,0932024: 1,1202%
Imaging
2023: 9482024: 9793%
Surgery
2023: 02024: 652
Tests and treatments
2023: 6112024: 45625%
Other services
2023: 342024: 333%

Dr. Tanous compared with the North Dakota median for internists, 2024

  • Dr. Tanous
  • North Dakota median
Medicare services
45,267vs 446101.5 times
Medicare patients
3,647vs 26413.8 times
Part D claims
1,305vs 2315.6 times

Medians across 192 internists in North Dakota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Tanous' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Robert Tanous treated 3,647 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 3,647 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tanous in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 1,893 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have high blood pressure. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Tanous' median patient age at 68, with 62% women.

Medicare patients, 20243,647
Average age74
Average risk score0.93
Also on Medicaid7%

Dr. Tanous' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Tanous' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2,27062%
  • Men1,37738%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Tanous' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure68%
  3. Arthritis39%
  4. Diabetes26%
  5. Osteoporosis24%
  6. Anxiety21%
  7. Ischemic heart disease18%
  8. Mood disorders18%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Tanous' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 68

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women62%
  • Men38%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Robert Tanous wrote 1,647 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Tanous wrote 1,647 Medicare Part D claims for 791 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,305 of them, across 30 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $70,454 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,133 claims across 26 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,647
Drugs named by CMS30
Total drug cost$70,454
Part D patients791

Dr. Tanous' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,534 claims93%
  • Brand-name and other113 claims7%

Dr. Tanous' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Tanous' Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids1%18 of 1,647 claims
  • Antibiotics30%495 of 1,647 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,1332024: 1,30515%

Drugs named by CMS: 30 in 2024, 26 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Robert Tanous takes part in Medicare

Dr. Tanous accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of skin lesions: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Robert Tanous received $565 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 31 general payments to Dr. Tanous from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Amgen Inc. paid the most, $342.

General payments to Dr. Tanous by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Tanous the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Robert Tanous graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences

Dr. Tanous graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in 1994.

  1. Medical schoolDes Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences

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Sources for Dr. Robert Tanous's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Robert Tanous' NPI number?

Dr. Robert Tanous' NPI number is 1174550180. It was assigned on June 26, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert Tanous?

Dr. Robert Tanous is an internist in Fargo, North Dakota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).

Where does Dr. Robert Tanous practice?

Dr. Tanous practices at 1702 University S Dr, Fargo, ND 58103. Dr. Tanous' primary practice is Essentia Health Mid Dakota Bismarck 9th St Clinic in Fargo, North Dakota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Tanous to 4 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Robert Tanous' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Tanous is (701) 712-4500.

What is Dr. Robert Tanous' medical license number?

Dr. Tanous holds North Dakota license 7670.

Which hospitals is Dr. Robert Tanous affiliated with?

Dr. Tanous is affiliated with Essentia Health-Fargo. Dmand AI links Dr. Tanous to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Robert Tanous part of?

Dr. Tanous is linked to Essentia Health-Mid Dakota Bismarck 9th St Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Tanous to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Robert Tanous accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Tanous billed Medicare for 45,267 services in 2024, and Dr. Tanous accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert Tanous see?

CMS counts 3,647 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Tanous in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Robert Tanous bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Tanous' most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0897), injected or infused drug (J3111) and lab and pathology test (80053).

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Where did Dr. Robert Tanous go to medical school?

Dr. Tanous graduated from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences in 1994.

What drugs does Dr. Robert Tanous prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Tanous' most prescribed drugs by claims were Alendronate Sodium, Prednisone and Doxycycline Monohydrate.

Has Dr. Robert Tanous received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $565 in general payments to Dr. Tanous from 7 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Amgen Inc.

How long has Dr. Robert Tanous been practicing?

Dr. Tanous graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.

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