Raja Kandaswamy, MD
NPI 1710079645ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Minneapolis, MN
Surgery (MD) with Fairview Express Care, practicing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $38,480 for 66 patients in 2024, with only 13 Part D claims. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated reported $20,897 in payments in 2025, mostly consulting fees. Lists M Health Fairview Ridges Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1710079645 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 28, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 31, 2012 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | ME109323 | FL |
| Surgery | 208600000X | 40288 | MN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (MN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 66 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 120 across 28 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $38,480 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 13 · 19 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Total drug cost | $412.30 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Fairview Express CareMinneapolis, MN · 1,911 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- M Health Fairview Ridges HospitalBurnsville, MN
- M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical CenterMinneapolis, MN
Other facilities
- Accentcare Fairview Home Health - West, LLCHome health agency · Saint Paul, MN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$20,897 · 19 payments from 1 company
- 2024$40,705 · 30 payments from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $20,897 | 19 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$18,278 · 9 payments
- Travel and Lodging$2,423 · 5 payments
- Food and Beverage$196.43 · 5 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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