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Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD

(559 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

University of Minnesota Medical School

Professional interests include: concussion

1300 Anne Street Nw.
Bemidji, MN 56601

(218) 751-9746

Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Bemidji, MN specializing in family medicine. He graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School. Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD is affiliated with Sanford Health.

Office Locations

Sanford Health

1300 Anne Street Nw.
Bemidji, MN 56601

(218) 751-9746

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In The News

“In addition to more reports of concussions, the severity is more widely recognized, according to Dr. Mark Carlson of Sanford Health in Bemidji.”—"Concussions end Jake Deitchler's career", The Minnesota Daily , October 2024

“"One of the most important aspects of a sports physical is the (athlete's) history," said Dr. Mark Carlson of Sanford Bemidji Clinic.”—"Athletic physicals grow in rigor for teen athletes", Twin Cities Pioneer Press, July 2011

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

injections

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2023, Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD performed more injections, major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bemidji, MN during 2012 were aspiration, injections, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
blood draw	12
doctor visit	151
injections	29
lab tests	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bemidji, MN during 2013 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	107
injections	19

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bemidji, MN during 2014 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	64
doctor visit	162
injections	64

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	132
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	19
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bemidji, MN during 2015 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	84
doctor visit	226
injections	84

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	30
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bemidji, MN during 2016 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	119
doctor visit	312
injections	119

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	21
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bemidji, MN during 2017 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	148
doctor visit	394
injections	148

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	202
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	21
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bemidji, MN during 2018 were injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	199
doctor visit	578
injections	218

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	77

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	29
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bemidji, MN during 2019 were injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	507
doctor visit	1158
injections	535

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	258
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	481
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	96

**Age**
From 65 to 74	263
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	48
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bemidji, MN during 2020 were injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	520
doctor visit	1135
injections	545

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	239
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	481
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	77

**Age**
From 65 to 74	236
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	67
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bemidji, MN during 2021 were injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	549
doctor visit	1110
injections	568

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	352

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	522
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	72

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	68
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bemidji, MN during 2022 were injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	514
doctor visit	1074
injections	548

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	540
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	58

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	58
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	2
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Bemidji, MN were injections, aspiration, lab tests and blood draw.

aspiration	250
blood draw	12
doctor visit	582
injections	261
lab tests	25

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	289
Native American / Alaskan Native	34
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	92
85 and over	32
Less than 65	74
65 to 74	151

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	3
Cancer	6

Education & Training

Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School. He completed residency at St. John's Hospital, St. Paul. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School

Residency: St. John's Hospital, St. Paul

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sanford Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.53 out of 5 stars based on 559 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Mark Joel Carlson, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Bemidji, MN.

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Biography

Dr. Mark Carlson practices family medicine and occupational therapy. Patient ratings for Dr. Carlson average 4.5 stars (out of 5). Dr. Carlson's areas of expertise include concussion. He attended medical school at the University of Minnesota Medical School. For his professional training, Dr. Carlson completed a residency program at St. John's Hospital, St. Paul. He is affiliated with Sanford Health.