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Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD

(Dr. James Freeman)

(185 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

University of Minnesota Medical School (1982)

2024 S 6th Street
Brainerd, MN 56401

(218) 828-2880

Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD is an internist in Brainerd, MN specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 1982 and has 44 years of experience. Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD is affiliated with St. Joseph's Hospital and Essentia Health.

Office Locations

2024 S 6th Street
Brainerd, MN 56401

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD treated as an internist in Brainerd, MN during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1051
hospital care	383
inpatient care	369
nursing home care	76
outpatient care	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD treated as an internist in Brainerd, MN during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
doctor visit	1033
hospital care	368
injections	16
inpatient care	351
nursing home care	44
outpatient care	17

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	200

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	125
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD treated as an internist in Brainerd, MN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	926
hospital care	311
inpatient care	290
nursing home care	25
outpatient care	21

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	173

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	111
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD treated as an internist in Brainerd, MN during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	803
hospital care	362
inpatient care	343
nursing home care	66
outpatient care	19
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	390
Female	318

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	250
85 and over	214
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD treated as an internist in Brainerd, MN during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	747
hospital care	210
inpatient care	198
nursing home care	49
outpatient care	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	141

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	93
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD treated as an internist in Brainerd, MN during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	660
hospital care	151
inpatient care	151

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	104

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	67
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD treated as an internist in Brainerd, MN during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	580
hospital care	121
inpatient care	121

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	97

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	69
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD treated as an internist in Brainerd, MN during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1103
hospital care	301
inpatient care	285
outpatient care	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	172

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	95
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD treated as an internist in Brainerd, MN during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	567
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	132

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	69
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	678

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	102

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	57
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	558

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	85

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	37
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	471

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	83

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	483

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	79

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	51
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD treated as an internist in Brainerd, MN were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and aspiration.

aspiration	16
doctor visit	743
hospital care	248
injections	16
inpatient care	237
nursing home care	52
outpatient care	16
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13
skin procedures	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	129

**Age**
75 to 84	123
85 and over	73
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	83

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD graduated from University of Minnesota Medical School in 1982. He completed residency at Hennepin County Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School (1982)

Residency: Hennepin County Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Minnesota

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 185 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Brainerd, MN.

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-11-14

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Freeman has been my doctor for several years. He knows my medical history and the problems that I encounter with my health. He is always very easy to talk with and he understands what needs to be done with my care and treatment. He is an excellent doctor.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-04-09

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Freeman has been my primary physician for many years. He is very professional, knowledgeable, an excellent listener, and caring. I am very happy to have him for a doctor.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-05-21

Patient verified via Press Ganey

He is fantastic! He realy knows a lot about my condition. I am blessed to have him help me heal.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-08-25

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr Freeman has always been attentive to my concerns, very personable and fun to visit with

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-05-29

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr Freeman Is always a good listener and seems to really cares about what I have to say.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-04-25

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I have seen Dr Freeman for 25 years. His care has been excellent.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-02-02

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Freeman always provides helpful information about my health.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-07-03

Patient verified via Press Ganey

So thankful for your care

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Alcon Vision LLC	$23 LenSx $23

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$23

Biography

Dr. James Freeman has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. He is affiliated with Essentia Health. Unfortunately, according to Doctor.com, Dr. Freeman is not currently accepting new patients. He graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School and then he performed his residency at Hennepin County Medical Center.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD in 2023

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD in 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Patrick Freeman, MD From 2012 - 2024

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General Payments

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