Ryan Christopher Knoper, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Maplewood, MN
Ryan Christopher Knoper, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Maplewood, Minnesota, and NPI 1376836031, issued on May 26, 2011. Check the license (Minnesota 27874, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ryan Christopher Knoper
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 27874 MN
125059171 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2945 Hazelwood St Ste 100, Maplewood, MN 55109
- Phone
- (651) 227-6351
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 5, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230411001281); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ryan Christopher Knoper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 27874Check 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: $1,542.67
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was 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.
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
- Ihc Health Services IncOgden, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ryan Christopher Knoper among 163 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Minnesota
Ryan Christopher Knoper, 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 2011, is newer than 43% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 43% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2008 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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.
All 163 in Minnesota → Every provider in Maplewood → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ilitch Diaz Gutierrez, M.D.Maplewood, MN 551091629209366
- Robert Emery, MDSt Paul, MN 551021326013178
- Gabriel Olivares Rodriguez, M.D.Saint Paul, MN 551021154608255
- Benjamin Zhang, M.D.Saint Paul, MN 551021275911414
- Douglas Baldwin, MDSaint Paul, MN 551011104853092
- Jonathan Boksberger, D.O.Saint Paul, MN 551011487846002
- Jong Kim, M.D.Saint Paul, MN 551011679548036
- Timothy Kroshus, MDSt Paul, MN 551011205896750
Common questions
What is Ryan Christopher Knoper, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ryan Christopher Knoper, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376836031, issued on May 26, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ryan Christopher Knoper, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2945 Hazelwood St Ste 100, Maplewood, MN, 55109. Phone: (651) 227-6351. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ryan Christopher Knoper, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 27874, 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.