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Alexa Rachel Weingarden, MD

Gastroenterology · Minneapolis

NPI 1205367794

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Plans that list them
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Offices
2

Offices

2 locations · Fairview Express Care · University of Minnesota Health Clinics and Surgery Center Inc

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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 it
    Overall 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.

Every scored measure at M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center
Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits7.3 (5.7 to 9.1) · 707 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits13.9 (11.6 to 16.3) · 707 casesWorseJan 2024 – Dec 2024
Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths0.16 (0 to 0.61) · 6,733 casesBetterJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections0.425BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
MRSA BacteremiaInfections0.56BetterOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths0.75 (0 to 1.57) · 2,072 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths0.85 (0.64 to 1.06)No differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths198.81 (161.42 to 236.2) · 247 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths2.5 · 66 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths8.1 · 27 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths11.9 · 44 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths8.9 · 190 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths12.1 · 181 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths10 · 177 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths2.5 · 2,958 casesNoneJul 2024 – Jun 2025
Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths0.14 (0 to 0.34) · 6,968 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths0.32 (0.14 to 0.51) · 7,891 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths4.8 (3.15 to 6.45) · 2,510 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths2.01 (0.8 to 3.22) · 1,474 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths1.72 (0.41 to 3.03) · 1,587 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths8.36 (4.84 to 11.88) · 1,468 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths4.34 (2.11 to 6.57) · 1,546 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths1.6 (0.27 to 2.94) · 820 casesNo differentJul 2022 – Jun 2024
Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths6.3 · 87 casesNoneApr 2023 – Mar 2025
Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.659No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections0.942No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections0.923No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections0.94No differentOct 2024 – Sep 2025
Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits15.3 · 101 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits19.5 · 420 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits-32.5 · 62 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits-7.6 · 240 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits63.6 · 179 casesNoneJul 2022 – Jun 2025
Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits17.9 · 397 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits5.8 · 98 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits11.8 · 62 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits20.5 · 93 casesNoneJul 2023 – Jun 2025
Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits14 (10.6 to 18.8) · 321 casesNo differentJan 2022 – Dec 2024
Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) · 322 casesNo differentJan 2024 – Dec 2024

What patients said (405 patients answered, 20% of those asked)

Patient survey stars by topic at M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center
Cleanliness3
Nurse communication2
Doctor communication3
Communication about medicines2
Discharge information4
Overall hospital rating3
Quietness2
Recommend hospital4
Share of patients giving the best answer at M Health Fairview University of Mn Medical Center
Room was "always" clean63%
Nurses "always" communicated well75%
Doctors "always" communicated well78%
Staff "always" explained56%
Yes, staff "did" give patients this information89%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge91%
Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand72%
Doctors "always" listened carefully77%
Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect86%
Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high)68%
Staff "always" explained new medications70%
Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand71%
Nurses "always" listened carefully71%
Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect82%
"Always" quiet at night47%
"YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital69%
Staff "always" explained possible side effects42%
Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms88%

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.

Largest Original Medicare bills
Long return visit (40+ min)15$2,728$144
New patient visit (60+ min)19$2,707$142

Procedures Medicare counted

Procedure volume Medicare published
Colonoscopy1-10None
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux17More 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.

Largest Part D drug costs
Colestipol20$1,136$57
Omeprazole11$75$7

Year by year

Part D prescribing by year
202454260% (0)0%$7,108
202316None0% (0)None$8,301
202232None0% (0)None$11,276
202162160% (0)None$11,165
202073250% (0)None$13,006
20196526NoneNone$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

Part D drugs prescribed in 2022
Amlodipine Besylate13$79$6

2021: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2021
Omeprazole21$270$13

2020: 1 drug

Part D drugs prescribed in 2020
Atorvastatin11$79$7

Money from drug and device companies

$122 in 2021

A payment is not proof that care is biased.

Payments by company
AbbVieHumira$122
1 payment
  • Meals for Humira · 2021-09-30 · $122
See the published payment
Every published payment
AbbVieMeals · 2021-09-30Humira$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.