Richard Garfinkle, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Rochester, MN
Richard Garfinkle, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Rochester, Minnesota, and NPI 1477236354, issued on Aug 8, 2023. Check the license (Minnesota 73670, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Garfinkle
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 73670 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN 55905
- Phone
- (507) 284-2511
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2023
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Garfinkle in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 73670Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $134.23
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Axonics, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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.
Richard Garfinkle among 92 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Minnesota
Richard Garfinkle, MD is one of 92 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208C00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 92 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Minnesota.
All 92 in Minnesota → Every provider in Rochester → Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Heidi Chua, MDRochester, MN 559051619964665
- Robert Cima, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051154393999
- Richard Devine, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051295712370
- Eric Dozois, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051518930262
- Barbara Follestad, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051275515520
- David Hochman, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051770563744
- Lyen Huang, MDRochester, MN 559051952562449
- David Larson, M.D.Rochester, MN 559051255301818
Common questions
What is Richard Garfinkle, MD's NPI number?
Richard Garfinkle, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477236354, issued on Aug 8, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Garfinkle, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 1St St SW, Rochester, MN, 55905. Phone: (507) 284-2511. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Garfinkle, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 73670, 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.
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.