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Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD

Accepting New Patients

(350 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

71 South Drive SUITE 25
Babbitt, MN 55706

(218) 827-2176

Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Babbitt, MN specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD is affiliated with Essentia Health.

Office Locations

71 South Drive SUITE 25
Babbitt, MN 55706

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300 W Conan Street
Ely, MN 55731

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In The News

“His family thanks the staff at Carefree Living for the wonderful care and support given to Frank and thanks the staff at Essentia Health, especially Dr. Joseph Schwinghamer, for the compassionate...”—"Obituaries: June 14, 2024", The Timberjay, June 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Babbitt, MN during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	40
blood draw	538
diabetes management	143
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	1429
gastrointestinal procedures	17
hospital care	157
injections	40
inpatient care	143
lab tests	1758
minimally invasive procedures	17
outpatient care	14
preventive care	462
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
vaccines	145

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Babbitt, MN during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
blood draw	442
diabetes management	151
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	1390
emergency care	13
gastrointestinal procedures	34
hospital care	70
injections	43
inpatient care	59
lab tests	1616
minimally invasive procedures	34
outpatient care	11
preventive care	433
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23
vaccines	121

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	488
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	86
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	25
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	23
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Babbitt, MN during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	40
blood draw	396
diabetes management	146
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	1164
emergency care	11
gastrointestinal procedures	25
hospital care	109
injections	40
inpatient care	91
lab tests	1192
minimally invasive procedures	25
outpatient care	18
preventive care	346
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	39
skin procedures	14
vaccines	75

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	248
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	86
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	2
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Babbitt, MN during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
blood draw	349
diabetes management	118
diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	1098
gastrointestinal procedures	46
hospital care	68
injections	29
inpatient care	54
lab tests	1067
minimally invasive procedures	46
outpatient care	14
preventive care	382
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	46
vaccines	208

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	498
Female	452

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	920
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	308
From 75 to 84	346
85 and over	164
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	24
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Babbitt, MN during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
blood draw	328
diabetes management	101
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	989
gastrointestinal procedures	32
injections	31
lab tests	873
minimally invasive procedures	32
preventive care	221
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	32
vaccines	81

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	388
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	155
85 and over	75
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	20
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	24
Dementia	13
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Babbitt, MN during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
blood draw	299
diabetes management	113
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	920
gastrointestinal procedures	24
injections	28
lab tests	794
minimally invasive procedures	24
preventive care	227
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	24
vaccines	70

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	183

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	70
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	17
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Babbitt, MN during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	76
diabetes management	19
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	287
gastrointestinal procedures	19
lab tests	196
minimally invasive procedures	19
preventive care	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	93

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	41
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	22
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	24
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Babbitt, MN during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	42
diabetes management	21
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	180
gastrointestinal procedures	22
lab tests	125
minimally invasive procedures	22
preventive care	40
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
vaccines	19

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	47

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	17
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Babbitt, MN during 2020 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	13
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	13
gastrointestinal procedures	19
hospital care	13
minimally invasive procedures	19
outpatient care	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	21
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	26
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Babbitt, MN during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	15
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
minimally invasive procedures	15
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	28

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Babbitt, MN during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	43
doctor visit	57
hospital care	59
inpatient care	59

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	57
Female	50

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	18
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Babbitt, MN were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

aspiration	35
blood draw	252
diabetes management	101
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	752
emergency care	12
gastrointestinal procedures	25
hospital care	71
injections	35
inpatient care	71
lab tests	952
minimally invasive procedures	25
outpatient care	14
preventive care	266
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	25
skin procedures	14
vaccines	102

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	205
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	108
85 and over	50
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	93

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	25
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	6
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD graduated from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. He completed residency at Duluth Family Medicine Residency Program. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: Michigan State University College of Human Medicine

Residency: Duluth Family Medicine Residency Program (1994)

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Essentia Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 350 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Babbitt, MN.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-03-07

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Dr Schwinghamer is a caring, thorough, thoughtful Dr. He takes times, discusses options, and is genuinely concerned for my well being. I couldn't ask for more! I've recommended him often

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-01-26

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Have has same doctor for many years.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-03-08

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Highly recommend the doctor.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-01-27

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Dr. Schwinghamer is great!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-09-20

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Dr Joe is genuine.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-02-05

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Exceptional care!

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-10-23

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Very happy

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-02-21

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Good!!!

Biography

Dr. Joseph Schwinghamer's area of specialization is family medicine. He is affiliated with Essentia Health. Dr. Schwinghamer studied medicine at Michigan State University College of Human Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Schwinghamer completed residency programs at St. Luke's Hospital and Duluth Family Medicine Residency Program. He is rated highly by his patients. Dr. Schwinghamer welcomes new patients at his office inEly, MN as reported by Essentia Health.

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph Michael Schwinghamer, MD From 2012 - 2022

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