Alexa Rachel Weingarden, MD
Gastroenterology · Minneapolis
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Offices
- 2
Offices
2 locations · Fairview Express Care · University of Minnesota Health Clinics and Surgery Center Inc
Hospitals listed: Fairview Hospital University. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
We could not verify current plan participation for this doctor. This does not mean they are out of network. Call Dr. Weingarden’s office at (612) 672-7422 to ask if they take your plan before you enroll.
California Medical Board record
Licence A156996 · Delinquent
Licence status: Delinquent · since 2018 · expires 2026-07-31 · University of Minnesota Medical School.
License renewal fee has not been paid. No practice is permitted.
No disciplinary actions, convictions, malpractice judgments or citations in this record.
Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical CenterMinneapolis, MNAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Fairview Health Services, which runs 13 hospitals in 2 statesHome of Masonic Cancer Center, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 3 of 5 · 69% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 4 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 7.3 (5.7 to 9.1) · 707 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Worse than the national rate — Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy: 13.9 (11.6 to 16.3) · 707 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024Better than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 0.16 (0 to 0.61) · 6,733 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.425, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — MRSA Bacteremia: 0.56, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025
See every measure and the patient survey for M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 1 better, 7 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 11 the same, 0 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 7.3 (5.7 to 9.1) · 707 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 13.9 (11.6 to 16.3) · 707 cases | Worse | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 0.16 (0 to 0.61) · 6,733 cases | Better | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.425 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 0.56 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 0.75 (0 to 1.57) · 2,072 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 0.85 (0.64 to 1.06) | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 198.81 (161.42 to 236.2) · 247 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.5 · 66 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 8.1 · 27 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.9 · 44 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 190 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 12.1 · 181 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10 · 177 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 2.5 · 2,958 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.14 (0 to 0.34) · 6,968 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.32 (0.14 to 0.51) · 7,891 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.8 (3.15 to 6.45) · 2,510 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2.01 (0.8 to 3.22) · 1,474 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 1.72 (0.41 to 3.03) · 1,587 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 8.36 (4.84 to 11.88) · 1,468 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 4.34 (2.11 to 6.57) · 1,546 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.6 (0.27 to 2.94) · 820 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 6.3 · 87 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.659 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.942 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0.923 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.94 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 15.3 · 101 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 19.5 · 420 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | -32.5 · 62 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | -7.6 · 240 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | 63.6 · 179 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 17.9 · 397 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 5.8 · 98 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 11.8 · 62 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.5 · 93 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 14 (10.6 to 18.8) · 321 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) · 322 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (405 patients answered, 20% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 3 |
| Nurse communication | 2 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 2 |
| Discharge information | 4 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 4 |
| Room was "always" clean | 63% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 75% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained | 56% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 89% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 91% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 72% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 86% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 68% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 70% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 71% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 71% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 82% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 47% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 69% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 42% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 88% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$9,779
Medicare paid this office $9,779 for 49 people. Most of that is long return visits and Botox.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Long return visit (40+ min) | 15 | $2,728 | $144 |
| New patient visit (60+ min) | 19 | $2,707 | $142 |
Procedures Medicare counted
| Colonoscopy | 1-10 | None |
| Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux | 17 | More than 48% of doctors who do this |
Who their Medicare patients are
49 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 70 · Women 61% · Also on Medicaid 41% · Health risk score 1.90. Above the middle of the specialty; the typical gastroenterology clinician is at 1.42.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Diabetes 37% · Coronary heart disease 37% · Heart failure 31% · Chronic kidney disease 31% · Atrial fibrillation 22% · Depression 22%.
The office billed $94,201, Medicare allowed $13,608 and paid $9,779; for 85 services of 16 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Drugs they prescribed that Part D paid
$7,108
Pharmacies billed $7,108 in 2024.
This is pharmacy cost, not the office bill, and not what patients paid.
Opioids were 0% of their Part D prescriptions (0 of 54) in 2024. At or below the middle of the specialty; the typical gastroenterology clinician is at 0%.
54 generic and 0 brand-name prescriptions · $7,108 in drug cost.
Part D prescriptions only. The opioid rate is opioid prescriptions as a share of all this clinician's Part D prescriptions; surgeons and pain specialists run higher than others, so it is shown against the same specialty.
| Colestipol | 20 | $1,136 | $57 |
| Omeprazole | 11 | $75 | $7 |
Year by year
| 2024 | 54 | 26 | 0% (0) | 0% | $7,108 |
| 2023 | 16 | None | 0% (0) | None | $8,301 |
| 2022 | 32 | None | 0% (0) | None | $11,276 |
| 2021 | 62 | 16 | 0% (0) | None | $11,165 |
| 2020 | 73 | 25 | 0% (0) | None | $13,006 |
| 2019 | 65 | 26 | None | None | $8,109 |
Part D prescriptions only. A drug prescribed to fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden.
See the drugs prescribed each year
2022: 1 drug
| Amlodipine Besylate | 13 | $79 | $6 |
2021: 1 drug
| Omeprazole | 21 | $270 | $13 |
2020: 1 drug
| Atorvastatin | 11 | $79 | $7 |
Money from drug and device companies
$122 in 2021
A payment is not proof that care is biased.
| AbbVie | Humira | $122 | 1 payment
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See the published payment
| AbbVie | Meals · 2021-09-30 | Humira | $122 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1205367794
- Licence
- CA A156996California A156996: Delinquent · expires 2026-07-31
- Trained
- University of Minnesota Medical School, 2017
- Group
- Fairview Express Care · University of Minnesota Health Clinics and Surgery Center Inc
- Video visits
- Lists video visits
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Federal specialty code 207RG0100X (207RG0100X); Internal medicine (207R00000X)
- Mailing address
- 300 Pasteur Dr, Stanford, CA, 94305
- NPI first listed
- 2017-03-25
- NPI last updated
- 2024-04-12
- NPI record certified
- 2024-04-12
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.