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Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD

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(42 Ratings)

Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

University of Marburg Faculty of Medicine (1997)

927 Churchill Street W
Stillwater, MN 55082

(651) 439-1234

Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Saint Paul, MN specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Marburg Faculty of Medicine in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD is affiliated with GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC.

Office Locations

640 Jackson Street Msc 11102m
Saint Paul, MN 55101

(651) 254-4887

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927 Churchill Street W
Stillwater, MN 55082

(651) 439-1234

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4040 Coon Rapids Boulevard Nw Suite 120
Coon Rapids, MN 55433

(763) 427-9980

(763) 427-0904

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

minimally invasive procedures

In 2023, Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD performed more minimally invasive procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota.

Top 10%

By Volume:

cardiac catheterization

In 2023, Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD performed more cardiac catheterization procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota.

Top 25%

By Volume:

coronary angioplasty with stent

diagnostic cardiac catheterization

percutaneous coronary intervention

In 2012, Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD performed more coronary angioplasty with stent, diagnostic cardiac catheterization, and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Minnesota.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Saint Paul, MN during 2012 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	18
cardiac procedures	164
catheterization	93
diagnostic procedures	57
doctor visit	67
minimally invasive procedures	93
stent placement (stenting)	36
ultrasound (sonogram)	71
vascular procedures	57

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Saint Paul, MN during 2013 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	100
cardiac procedures	386
catheterization	245
diagnostic procedures	66
doctor visit	36
emergency care	29
minimally invasive procedures	245
stent placement (stenting)	100
stress testing	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	141
vascular procedures	66

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	479
Female	438

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	698
Black	137
Hispanic	26
Asian	29
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	118
Less than 65	359

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Saint Paul, MN during 2014 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	92
cardiac procedures	321
catheterization	219
diagnostic procedures	69
doctor visit	16
emergency care	12
minimally invasive procedures	219
stent placement (stenting)	92
stress testing	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	102
vascular procedures	69

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	416
Female	374

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	142
Hispanic	20
Asian	32
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	109
Less than 65	294

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Saint Paul, MN during 2015 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	122
cardiac procedures	385
catheterization	270
diagnostic procedures	69
emergency care	18
minimally invasive procedures	270
stent placement (stenting)	122
ultrasound (sonogram)	115
vascular procedures	69

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	958
Female	948

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1474
Black	258
Hispanic	50
Asian	74
Other	24
Native American	26

**Age**
From 65 to 74	524
From 75 to 84	434
85 and over	290
Less than 65	658

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Saint Paul, MN during 2016 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	158
cardiac procedures	419
catheterization	351
diagnostic procedures	100
emergency care	14
minimally invasive procedures	351
stent placement (stenting)	158
ultrasound (sonogram)	68
vascular procedures	100

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	518
Female	483

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	779
Black	132
Hispanic	30
Asian	22
Other	22
Native American	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	301
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	148
Less than 65	342

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	20
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Saint Paul, MN during 2017 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	140
cardiac procedures	379
catheterization	299
diagnostic procedures	71
emergency care	18
minimally invasive procedures	299
stent placement (stenting)	140
ultrasound (sonogram)	80
vascular procedures	71

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	433
Female	409

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	646
Black	119
Hispanic	23
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	265
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	120
Less than 65	266

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	34
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Saint Paul, MN during 2018 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	216
cardiac procedures	554
catheterization	467
diagnostic procedures	127
emergency care	16
minimally invasive procedures	479
stent placement (stenting)	216
ultrasound (sonogram)	63
vascular procedures	139

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	394
Female	437

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	621
Black	128
Hispanic	0
Asian	30
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	282
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	108
Less than 65	250

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Saint Paul, MN during 2019 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	240
cardiac procedures	719
catheterization	576
diagnostic procedures	166
doctor visit	12
emergency care	26
minimally invasive procedures	589
stent placement (stenting)	240
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	117
vascular procedures	179

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	592
Female	543

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	919
Black	108
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	418
From 75 to 84	328
85 and over	152
Less than 65	237

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Saint Paul, MN during 2020 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	166
blood draw	18
cardiac procedures	465
catheterization	368
diagnostic procedures	107
doctor visit	75
emergency care	12
minimally invasive procedures	390
stent placement (stenting)	166
ultrasound (sonogram)	53
vascular procedures	129

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	479
Female	439

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	759
Black	78
Hispanic	0
Asian	25
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	356
From 75 to 84	248
85 and over	139
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Saint Paul, MN during 2021 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	88
blood draw	31
cardiac procedures	351
catheterization	219
diagnostic procedures	62
doctor visit	69
emergency care	13
lab tests	14
minimally invasive procedures	248
stent placement (stenting)	88
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	74
vascular procedures	91

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	511
Female	506

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	834
Black	83
Hispanic	0
Asian	34
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	171
Less than 65	220

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Saint Paul, MN during 2022 were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	70
blood draw	27
cardiac procedures	266
catheterization	161
diagnostic procedures	56
doctor visit	59
lab tests	13
minimally invasive procedures	184
stent placement (stenting)	70
stress testing	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	59
vascular procedures	79

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	415
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	712
Black	64
Hispanic	0
Asian	24
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	131
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Saint Paul, MN were cardiac procedures, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and angioplasty.

angioplasty	139
blood draw	23
cardiac procedures	400
catheterization	297
diagnostic procedures	86
doctor visit	47
emergency care	17
lab tests	13
minimally invasive procedures	306
stent placement (stenting)	129
stress testing	13
thrombectomy (blood clot removal)	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	85
vascular procedures	95

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD.

**Gender**
Male	472
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	113
Asian / Pacific Islander	27
Non-Hispanic White	728
Native American / Alaskan Native	3
Hispanic	16
Other	18

**Age**
75 to 84	223
85 and over	135
Less than 65	270
65 to 74	299

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD graduated from University of Marburg Faculty of Medicine in 1997. He completed residency at Cleveland Clinic. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in Minnesota.

Medical School: University of Marburg Faculty of Medicine (1997)

Residency: Cleveland Clinic (2003)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine-Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: Minnesota

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

GROUP HEALTH PLAN INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 42 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Saint Paul, MN.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$41,900 GENERAL VASCULAR ACCESS $4,991	GENERAL THERAPIES $4,483	General - Structural Heart $4,325	GENERAL - VASCULAR ACCESS $4,287	GENERAL STRUCTURAL HEART $3,107	Other $20,705
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$36,128 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $9,938	Transcatheter Heart Valves $5,304	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $2,394	EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) $2,061	SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA $233	Other $16,198
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$14,797 CoreValve Evolut $12,212	Heart Valves $2,273	Resolute $311
Opsens Inc.	$6,332 OptoMonitor $6,273	OptoWire $59
Medtronic, Inc.	$4,735 COREVALVE EVOLUT R $3,961	CoreValve Evolut $402	ONYX FRONTIER $204	Telescope $158	Onyx $10	Other $2
Other	$4,433 Mitra Clip system $2,635	Impella $626	SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER $183	KENGREAL $169	CVI INJECTOR $160	Other $660

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$43,631
Travel and Lodging	$31,849
Food and Beverage	$22,451
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$6,240
Honoraria	$4,000
Other	$153

Research Payments

Dr. Johannes Brechtken, MD has received 21 research payments totaling $113,118.

Biography

Dr. Johannes Brechtken's areas of specialization are adult cardiology and interventional cardiology; he sees patients in Stillwater, MN and Saint Paul, MN. He has a 5.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. Dr. Brechtken is a graduate of the University of Marburg Faculty of Medicine and a graduate of Cleveland Clinic's residency program. He is conversant in German. According to HealthPartners, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Stillwater, MN.