Breast cancer surgery clinicians in Minnesota
CMS lists 126 clinicians with a primary specialty of General Surgery or Surgical Oncology who have billed Medicare for at least one mastectomy procedure and practice in Minnesota, across 66 cities (details below).
Cities
# of clinicians performing mastectomies
- Albert Lea 3
- Alexandria 3
- Annandale 10
- Apple Valley 1
- Austin 3
- Baudette 2
- Bemidji 4
- Bloomington 10
- Brainerd 4
- Buffalo 1
- Burnsville 6
- Cambridge 2
- Canby 1
- Cass Lake 1
- Coon Rapids 2
- Crookston 1
- Detroit Lakes 2
- Duluth 7
- Eagan 1
- Edina 5
- Evansville 1
- Faribault 2
- Farmington 3
- Fergus Falls 1
- Fridley 1
- Grand Rapids 4
- Hawley 1
- Hibbing 3
- Hutchinson 2
- International Falls 1
- Lakeville 1
- Luverne 1
- Mankato 5
- Maple Grove 5
- Maplewood 4
- Marshall 1
- Minneapolis 18
- Monticello 4
- New London 3
- New Ulm 2
- Northfield 3
- Olivia 2
- Ortonville 1
- Owatonna 3
- Plymouth 1
- Princeton 1
- Red Wing 3
- Richfield 2
- Robbinsdale 2
- Rochester 12
- Saint Cloud 9
- Saint Louis Park 5
- Saint Paul 7
- Saint Peter 1
- Shakopee 1
- Staples 2
- Stillwater 4
- Virginia 1
- Waconia 4
- Waite Park 5
- Watertown 1
- Willmar 4
- Windom 1
- Winona 2
- Woodbury 2
- Wyoming 1
A clinician who practices in more than one city is counted in each city.
Understanding CMS Data
CMS's "Mastectomy" category combines specific billing codes for breast surgery to calculate the number of times each clinician billed Medicare for a "Mastectomy." These include partial removal of the breast (lumpectomy); removal of the whole breast, with or without underarm lymph nodes; breast reconstruction after mastectomy; implant and implant-capsule procedures; breast lift and reduction; placement of a radiation device during surgery; and surgery for enlarged male breast tissue. CMS reports only procedures that clinicians billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage. Therefore, CMS's procedure volume data does not include procedures that clinicians may have performed on patients who have other health care coverage (e.g., commercial insurance, self-pay, or the VA). Billing variation and coding errors can also affect CMS's data. Therefore, the number of procedures that CMS reports for a clinician may be higher or lower than the actual number of mastectomy procedures a clinician performed during the reporting period. Lastly, only clinicians with a primary specialty of General Surgery or Surgical Oncology (as reported to Medicare) are presented.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (October 2, 2026 release).