Providers
All 11 in MN
DAWN R PETERSON, MSW LICSW
NPI 1467627851, individual, Duluth, MN, Social Worker, Clinical
5
Evidence tier
informational
score 31 of 100, rank 10923, $1.4M at stake
National provider registry
From the CMS NPPES Registry, refreshed daily.
| Name | DAWN R PETERSON, MSW LICSW |
| Type | Individual |
| Status | Active |
| NPI issued | April 25, 2008, last updated April 25, 2008 |
| Practice location | 4321 ALLENDALE AVE, Duluth, MN 55803-1562, 218-728-7500 |
| Specialties | Social Worker, Clinical (1041C0700X, primary, license 17739 MN) |
Procedures billed
The specific codes behind the dollars. Medicaid figures come from T-MSIS (2018 to 2024) and are compared with every other provider billing the same code; Medicare figures come from the 2024 physician and supplier file and compare this provider's submitted charge with what Medicare allowed, against the usual ratio for that code.
Medicaid, largest codes
| code | what it is | paid | share | per patient-month | typical | rank among providers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H2012 | Behavioral health day treatment per hour | $2.4M | 95% | $2K | $677 (top 5% from $3K) | 79th percentile | |
| H2014 | Skills training and development per 15 minhistory of abuse | $95K | 4% | $129 | $298 (top 5% from $3K) | 25th percentile | |
| H0032 | Medicaid service code | $10K | 0% | $88 | $98 (top 5% from $675) | 45th percentile | |
| 90853 | Group psychotherapyhistory of abuse | $7K | 0% | $36 | $60 (top 5% from $332) | 29th percentile | |
| 90832 | Psychotherapy, 30 minutes | $5K | 0% | $107 | $59 (top 5% from $239) | too few months to rank | |
| H0031 | Medicaid service code | $1K | 0% | $86 | $100 (top 5% from $540) | too few months to rank |
In this area
11 providers in St. Louis County, MN carry an indicator in the public record, with $9.2M at stake between them. The most common is more hours than a day holds, on 7 of them, followed by part of a provider network on 4.
| tier | provider | at stake | why |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | RANGE REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES Hibbing, MN, ranked 1438 | $42K |
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| 3 | SPECTRUM COMMUNITY HEALTH INC Virginia, MN, ranked 5111 | $0 |
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| 3 | JENSEN HEALTH LLC Duluth, MN, ranked 6413 | $0 |
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| 3 | RANGE REGIONAL HEALTH SERVICES Hibbing, MN, ranked 7048 | $0 |
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| 5 | MICHAEL MEYER Duluth, MN, ranked 10204 | $645K |
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| 5 | DAVID BALDES Duluth, MN, ranked 10253 | $524K |
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| 5 | MITCHELL HOLT Duluth, MN, ranked 10336 | $345K |
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| 5 | JESSICA JACOBSON Duluth, MN, ranked 10681 | $6.7M |
Recent enforcement in MN
All releasesDepartment of Justice and HHS-OIG releases for this state, newest first. Each opens in a new tab.
DOJOtherMay 22, 2026
This Week in Fraud: The Fraud Division Announced Expansion of Midwest Task Force and Authorization to Hire 15 New Medicaid Prosecutors, an Unprecedented Minnesota Health Care Fraud Takedown, and a $2 Billion Telemedicine Health Care Fraud Scheme
The Justice Department announced charges against 15 defendants for Medicaid fraud schemes totaling over $90 million in intended loss, a 10-year sentence in a $2 billion international health care fraud conspiracy in Brooklyn, and a Michigan jury conviction of a nurse who bribed a Detroit hospital nurse for confidential records used to bill Medicare in a $1.6 million scheme, along with expansion of the Health Care Fraud Midwest Strike Force and hiring of 15 additional Medicaid fraud prosecutors.
DOJChargedMay 21, 2026
Minnesota Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Against 15 Defendants for Over $90M in Fraud
Fifteen defendants were charged in connection with schemes involving over $90 million in intended loss against Minnesota Medicaid programs, including paying kickbacks to parents and billing for autism, Integrated Community Supports, Individualized Home Supports, Housing Stabilization Services and child care services that were not provided as represented.
DOJPleaded guiltyFeb 10, 2026
Fraud Tourists Plead Guilty to Minneapolis Medicaid Fraud
Two men set up businesses in Minneapolis, enrolled as Housing Stabilization Services providers, recruited Medicaid beneficiaries at homeless shelters and Section 8 housing, billed for services not provided, and used ChatGPT and fabricated e-mails to create fake client records when asked for documentation.
DOJChargedSep 24, 2025
First Defendant Charged in Autism Fraud Scheme
Hassan and others enrolled Smart Therapy LLC as an EIDBI autism services provider, recruited children with cash kickbacks to parents, employed unqualified behavioral technicians, and submitted inflated and fabricated Medicaid claims for services not provided, obtaining more than $14 million, while also submitting approximately $465,000 in fraudulent Federal Child Nutrition Program claims through Feeding Our Future.
DOJCivil settlementJun 26, 2025
NUWAY Alliance Agrees to Pay $18,500,000 Settlement in Medicaid Kickbacks Scheme, False Claims Act Violations
NUWAY compensated Medicaid patients for seeking intensive outpatient treatment in violation of the federal anti-kickback statute and submitted false claims for IOP services not provided by double-billing the same period of time as distinct billable units.
Referral packet
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