Vinayak Nilkanth Bapat, MD
NPI 1730617713ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Minneapolis, MN
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (MD) with Allina Health System, practicing in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Medicare paid $57,103 for services to 59 patients in 2024. Abbott Laboratories was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $100,580 in all, mostly consulting fees. Lists Abbott Northwestern Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1730617713 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 2, 2017 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 21, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | May 27, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | 1011 | MN |
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | 208G00000X | 286960-1 | NY |
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 - Thoracic Surgery (MN); Practitioner - Cardiac Surgery (NY) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 59 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 104 across 30 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $57,103 |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1991 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Thoracic Surgery |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Allina Health SystemNew Ulm, MN · 3,842 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Abbott Northwestern HospitalMinneapolis, MN
- Mercy HospitalCoon Rapids, MN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$100,580 · 115 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$386,439 · 164 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $50,219 | 38 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $29,486 | 36 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $20,404 | 39 |
| Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. | $375.00 | 1 |
| Corcym Inc | $95.90 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$50,250 · 7 payments
- Travel and Lodging$25,686 · 32 payments
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$17,481 · 4 payments
- Food and Beverage$4,563 · 71 payments
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$2,600 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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