What is Wolfgang Gaertner's specialty?

Wolfgang Gaertner (NPI 1083857148) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) in Minneapolis, MN.

Where does Wolfgang Gaertner practice?

Wolfgang Gaertner practices in Minneapolis, MN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1083857148.

How much does Medicare pay Wolfgang Gaertner?

Wolfgang Gaertner (NPI 1083857148) received approximately $29K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 86 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1083857148

Wolfgang GaertnerM.S., M.D.

Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)Minneapolis, MNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$6K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 45 Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) providers in MN — bottom quintile (cohort median 267).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

124

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

34.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Metronidazole31 claims

Ondansetron Hcl27 claims

Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl26 claims

Neomycin Sulfate23 claims

Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl17 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.7

Quality

79.2

Cost

73.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.74%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$56K

Payment records

By payment type

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$18K

Education$17K

Travel and Lodging$13K

Consulting Fee$8K

Food and Beverage$630

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$18K

Education$17K

Travel and Lodging$13K

Consulting Fee$8K

Food and Beverage$630

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

Home health agency

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Wolfgang Gaertner's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 2 inbound referrers · 7 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES	74	561
David Benditt Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · St Cloud, MN	12	23

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
FAIRVIEW HEALTH SERVICES	49	351
Daniel Steinberger Interventional Radiology · Minneapolis, MN	16	40
Eric Niendorf Diagnostic Radiology · Eau Claire, WI	15	46
Benjamin Spilseth Diagnostic Radiology · Rochester, MN	15	45
Tadashi Allen Diagnostic Radiology · Minneapolis, MN	14	43
Elizabeth Von Der Marwitz Nurse Practitioner · Minneapolis, MN	13	54
FROELICH, JERRY	12	33

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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