Craig Stuart Walvatne, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Physician · Blaine, MN
Craig Stuart Walvatne, M.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Blaine, Minnesota, and NPI 1972515427, issued on Aug 13, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 31967, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Stuart Walvatne
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License numbers
- 31967 MN
27345-020 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 11855 Ulysses St NE, Blaine, MN 55434
- Phone
- (763) 427-8547
- Enumerated
- Aug 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2025
- Fax
- (763) 576-5394
- Medicaid IDs
- 476753500 MN
1778251 MN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071218000558); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 11855 Ulysses St NE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Anna Boyd, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1386283000
- Amanda Donnelly, PHDClinical Psychologist1760079396
- Rachel HildebrandPediatrics Physician1235670456
- Mark Janiga, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1679504625
- Tara Lewis, PTPhysical Therapist1407899701
- Carly Mattson, PTPhysical Therapist1467735407
Verify Craig Stuart Walvatne in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 31967Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
499 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 45 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin62 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass44 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate40 claims
- Cilostazol33 claims
- Gabapentin32 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen31 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: $34.45
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Vascular Surgery Associates PABlaine, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Craig Stuart Walvatne among 95 vascular surgery physician records in Minnesota
Craig Stuart Walvatne, M.D. is one of 95 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 80% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2007 among the 68 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 95 vascular surgery physician records in Minnesota.
All 95 in Minnesota → Every provider in Blaine → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Timothy Gavin, M.D.Edina, MN 554351528004587
- Kamran Karimi, M.D.Edina, MN 554351215947288
- Charles Marquardt, MDCoon Rapids, MN 554331477180115
- Charles Nicholson, M.D.Edina, MN 554351114958097
- William Omlie, M.D.Edina, MN 554351518997782
- Robert Reese, DOEdina, MN 554351134152085
- Christopher Roland, M.D.Edina, MN 554351306876578
- Howard Saylor, M.D.Edina, MN 554351497782783
Common questions
What is Craig Stuart Walvatne, M.D.'s NPI number?
Craig Stuart Walvatne, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972515427, issued on Aug 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Stuart Walvatne, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11855 Ulysses St NE, Blaine, MN, 55434. Phone: (763) 427-8547. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Stuart Walvatne, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 31967, 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 Craig Stuart Walvatne, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Stuart Walvatne, M.D. had 499 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. 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.