NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ilitch Diaz Gutierrez, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Maplewood, MN

Ilitch Diaz Gutierrez, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Maplewood, Minnesota, and NPI 1629209366, issued on Jul 29, 2009. Check the license (Minnesota 63088, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1629209366
Name
Ilitch Diaz Gutierrez
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
63088 MN
RS2009-0378 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1655 Beam Ave Ste 302, Maplewood, MN 55109
Phone
(651) 227-6351
Enumerated
Jul 29, 2009
Record last updated
Aug 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180522002742); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1655 Beam Ave Ste 302

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Patricia Richman, MDFamily Medicine Physician1235146994
  2. Ashley Tix, RD, LDRegistered Dietitian1235515362
  3. Peter Wilton, MDSurgery Physician1124093661

Verify Ilitch Diaz Gutierrez in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 82.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%38.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $17.57

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ilitch Diaz Gutierrez$17.57
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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

  1. Fairview Express CareMinneapolis, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ilitch Diaz Gutierrez among 163 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Minnesota

Ilitch Diaz Gutierrez, M.D. is one of 163 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 35% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2008 among the 91 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Minnesota

There are 163 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ryan Knoper, M.D.Maplewood, MN 551091376836031
  2. Robert Emery, MDSt Paul, MN 551021326013178
  3. Gabriel Olivares Rodriguez, M.D.Saint Paul, MN 551021154608255
  4. Benjamin Zhang, M.D.Saint Paul, MN 551021275911414
  5. Douglas Baldwin, MDSaint Paul, MN 551011104853092
  6. Jonathan Boksberger, D.O.Saint Paul, MN 551011487846002
  7. Jong Kim, M.D.Saint Paul, MN 551011679548036
  8. Timothy Kroshus, MDSt Paul, MN 551011205896750

Common questions

What is Ilitch Diaz Gutierrez, M.D.'s NPI number?

Ilitch Diaz Gutierrez, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629209366, issued on Jul 29, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ilitch Diaz Gutierrez, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1655 Beam Ave Ste 302, Maplewood, MN, 55109. Phone: (651) 227-6351. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ilitch Diaz Gutierrez, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 63088, 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.

What is Ilitch Diaz Gutierrez, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.