In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Minnesota, Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD performed more debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excisional debridement, lower extremity arterial duplex, lower extremity venous duplex, saphenous (leg) vein ligation and division, vascular procedures, and vascular ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for excisional debridement, non-excisional debridement, and skin debridement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Blaine, MN during 2012 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, vascular procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	17
compression therapy	49
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	437
doctor visit	783
excision	354
immobilization	49
minimally invasive procedures	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	140
vascular procedures	157

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Blaine, MN during 2013 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, vascular procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	24
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	559
doctor visit	832
excision	432
minimally invasive procedures	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	140
vascular procedures	164

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	18
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	47
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Blaine, MN during 2014 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, vascular procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	36
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	411
doctor visit	627
excision	343
minimally invasive procedures	72
ultrasound (sonogram)	184
vascular procedures	234

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	133
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	21

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	15
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	45
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Blaine, MN during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, vascular procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	25
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	281
doctor visit	239
excision	217
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
minimally invasive procedures	50
ultrasound (sonogram)	123
vascular procedures	148

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	47
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Blaine, MN during 2016 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	435
doctor visit	261
excision	292
hospital care	82
inpatient care	82
ultrasound (sonogram)	93
vascular procedures	93

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	13
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	55
Dementia	14
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Blaine, MN during 2017 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	587
doctor visit	348
excision	395
hospital care	135
inpatient care	135
ultrasound (sonogram)	121
vascular procedures	121

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	19
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	58
Dementia	14
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Blaine, MN during 2018 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, vascular procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	21
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	507
doctor visit	299
excision	336
hospital care	103
inpatient care	103
minimally invasive procedures	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	117
vascular procedures	138

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	18
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	48
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Blaine, MN during 2019 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, vascular procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	24
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	589
doctor visit	381
excision	394
hospital care	100
inpatient care	100
minimally invasive procedures	48
ultrasound (sonogram)	209
vascular procedures	233

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	166
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	23
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Blaine, MN during 2020 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	538
doctor visit	370
excision	334
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46
ultrasound (sonogram)	136
vascular procedures	136

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	22
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	50
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Blaine, MN during 2021 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	552
doctor visit	257
excision	327
ultrasound (sonogram)	141
vascular procedures	141

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	120
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	16
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	51
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Blaine, MN during 2022 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	485
doctor visit	221
excision	294
ultrasound (sonogram)	83
vascular procedures	83

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	62

**Age**
From 65 to 74	41
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	16
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Blaine, MN during 2023 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, vascular procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	411
doctor visit	200
excision	214
ultrasound (sonogram)	155
vascular procedures	171

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	58

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	13
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD in 2023

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Blaine, MN were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, vascular procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

ablation	24
compression therapy	49
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	482
doctor visit	401
excision	327
hospital care	85
immobilization	49
inpatient care	85
minimally invasive procedures	49
ultrasound (sonogram)	136
vascular procedures	151

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	111
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	36
85 and over	14
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	52

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Cancer	7
Dementia	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Wisconsin.

Licensed In: Wisconsin

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Craig Stuart Walvatne, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Nonin Medical, Inc.	$3,167 Regional Oximeters $3,167
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$2,573 ClosureFast $2,500	VenaSeal $53	ClosureRFS $20
Covidien Sales LLC	$1,226 CVI $1,226
Covidien LP	$1,015 PTA $1,015
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$552 RENASYS TOUCH $204	PICO7 $75	PICO Single Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy $67	RENASYS GO $50	PICO 14 $49	Other $107
Other	$324 VenaSeal $100	Pico $50	CUTIMED SORBACT $46	Puraply Antimicrobial $25	LUNA $24	Other $79

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$3,610
Gift	$3,167
Food and Beverage	$1,080
Consulting Fee	$1,000

Biography

Dr. Craig Walvatne works as a vascular surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from the University of Minnesota Medical School.

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