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Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD

Accepting New Patients

(150 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine and Urgent Care

University of Minnesota Medical School (2005)

100 State Avenue
Faribault, MN 55021

(507) 334-3921

Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Faribault, MN specializing in family medicine and urgent care. He graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 2005 and has 21 years of experience.

Office Locations

100 State Avenue
Faribault, MN 55021

(507) 334-3921

(507) 332-6668

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18484 Kachina Court
Lakeville, MN 55044

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

blood glucose tests

cholesterol screening

creatinine blood test

creatinine test

diabetes screening

fasting blood glucose test

glucose tests

kidney function tests

lipid profile

In 2023, Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD had a list price for blood glucose tests, cholesterol screening, creatinine blood test, creatinine test, diabetes screening, fasting blood glucose test, glucose tests, kidney function tests, and lipid profile that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

blood draw

phlebotomy for lab tests

By Affordability:

blood count tests

complete blood count

metabolic panel

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Minnesota, Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD performed more blood draw, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for blood count tests, complete blood count (CBC), and metabolic panel that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

blood tests

screening test

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Minnesota, Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD performed more blood tests, and screening test procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Faribault, MN during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
blood draw	103
diabetes management	21
doctor visit	335
hospital care	54
injections	20
inpatient care	54
lab tests	222
preventive care	75
vaccines	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Faribault, MN during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
blood draw	103
diabetes management	25
doctor visit	391
hospital care	25
injections	20
inpatient care	25
lab tests	238
preventive care	82
vaccines	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	36
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD in 2013

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Faribault, MN during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
blood draw	98
diabetes management	27
doctor visit	321
injections	20
lab tests	203
preventive care	67
vaccines	11

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	20
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD in 2014

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Faribault, MN during 2015 were lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	44
doctor visit	117
lab tests	65

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	36
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD in 2015

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	27
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	63

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD in 2016

Hypertension	33
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Faribault, MN during 2017 were blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	25
doctor visit	70
lab tests	15

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD in 2017

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	27
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Faribault, MN during 2018 were blood draw, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	84
doctor visit	93
lab tests	53
preventive care	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD in 2018

Hypertension	39
High Cholesterol	27
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Faribault, MN during 2019 were blood draw, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	102
doctor visit	123
lab tests	78
preventive care	22

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	37

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD in 2019

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	17
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Faribault, MN during 2020 were blood draw, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	105
doctor visit	106
lab tests	99
preventive care	32

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	37

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	21
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD in 2020

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Faribault, MN during 2021 were blood draw, lab tests and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	161
doctor visit	151
lab tests	116
preventive care	31

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD in 2021

Hypertension	42
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	12
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Faribault, MN during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	146
doctor visit	139
lab tests	151
preventive care	51

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	42

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD in 2022

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	11
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Faribault, MN were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and hospital care.

aspiration	20
blood draw	97
diabetes management	24
doctor visit	173
hospital care	39
injections	20
inpatient care	39
lab tests	124
preventive care	46
vaccines	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	66
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	23
85 and over	8
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	39

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	11
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	16
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	1
Cancer	4

Education & Training

Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 2005. He completed residency at University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School (2005)

Residency: University of Minnesota Affiliated Hospitals (2008)

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: Minnesota

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.83 out of 5 stars based on 150 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David Thomas Tapper, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Faribault, MN.

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Biography

Dr. David Tapper's areas of specialization are family medicine and urgent care. Dr. Tapper is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients. He attended the University of Minnesota Medical School and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Minnesota for residency. He is affiliated with Park Nicollet Clinic. He welcomes new patients at his office inLakeville, MN as reported by HealthPartners.