Christopher J. Wenner, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Cold Spring, MN
Christopher J. Wenner, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cold Spring, Minnesota, and NPI 1225006232, issued on Mar 8, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota MN46428, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher J. Wenner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MN46428 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 218 Main St, Cold Spring, MN 56320
- Phone
- (320) 685-3020
- Enumerated
- Mar 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (320) 685-4462
- Medicaid ID
- 313613200 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040401001279); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 218 Main St
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Verify Christopher J. Wenner in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license MN46428Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,623 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 66 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole119 claims
- Lisinopril115 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium113 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate111 claims
- Simvastatin108 claims
- Losartan Potassium78 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $16.34
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
2 hospitals and group practices
- St Cloud HospitalSaint Cloud, MN · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Christopher J Wenner MD PACold Spring, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Christopher J. Wenner among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
Christopher J. Wenner, MD is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Cold Spring
They are 2 of the 57 NPPES records with a practice address in Cold Spring, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Christopher J. Wenner, MD's NPI number?
Christopher J. Wenner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225006232, issued on Mar 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher J. Wenner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 218 Main St, Cold Spring, MN, 56320. Phone: (320) 685-3020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher J. Wenner, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number MN46428, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher J. Wenner, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher J. Wenner, MD had 2,623 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.