Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Thomas Van Bruggen, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Wadena, MN

Thomas Van Bruggen, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Wadena, Minnesota, and NPI 1649387291, issued on Aug 23, 2006. Check the license on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1649387291
Name
Thomas Van Bruggen
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
Practice location
4 Deerwood Ave NW, Wadena, MN 56482
Phone
(218) 631-1360
Enumerated
Aug 23, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4 Deerwood Ave NW

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

  1. Bobbi Adams, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1629185251
  2. Ross Anderson, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1285639138
  3. Jennifer Arnhold, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1043283203
  4. Sada Aschnewitz, RN, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1184110561
  5. Bailey Benson, RDRegistered Dietitian1336725977
  6. Robert Davis, PA-CPhysician Assistant1790892438

Verify Thomas Van Bruggen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical PracticeCheck the board
  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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

24 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 174 among the 21,427 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Thomas Van Bruggen24
  2. Specialty average174

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.

Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota

There are 805 surgery physician records in Minnesota.

Other surgery physician records in Minnesota

  1. Tor Aasheim, M.D.Minneapolis, MN1053441055
  2. Darren Abbas, M.D.Rochester, MN1144754417
  3. Safwan Abbasi, MBBSRochester, MN1689412637
  4. Kamal Abi Mosleh, MDRochester, MN1699525154
  5. Assunta Abraham, M.D.Edina, MN1467613315
  6. Sergej Abramovich, MDRochester, MN1992646616
  7. Jerome Abrams, M.D.Minneapolis, MN1790868875
  8. Ahmad Abutaka, MBBSRochester, MN1689253247
  9. Robert Acton, MDMinneapolis, MN1992749584
  10. Oluwasegun Afolaranmi, MDRochester, MN1700675949

Common questions

What is Thomas Van Bruggen, M.D.'s NPI number?

Thomas Van Bruggen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649387291, issued on Aug 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Van Bruggen, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Deerwood Ave NW, Wadena, MN, 56482. Phone: (218) 631-1360. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Van Bruggen, M.D.'s license?

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 Thomas Van Bruggen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas Van Bruggen, M.D. had 24 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 174. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.