Nanette Wendel, MD
As reported to Medicare
- Credential
- MD
- Primary specialty
- General Surgery
- Medical school graduation
- 1990
- Medical school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School
- National Provider Identifier (NPI)
- 1841289741
Total number of mastectomy procedures this clinician billed to Medicare in the most recent 12-month claims period, according to CMS.
Percentile rank of 39 procedures compared to other clinicians with a primary specialty of General Surgery or Surgical Oncology who have billed Medicare for at least one mastectomy procedure in the same period.
The figures above reflect only procedures that this clinician billed to Medicare, according to CMS. Therefore, they may not reflect the total number of procedures this clinician performed during the 12-month reporting period. See Understanding CMS Data below.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (August 18, 2026 release).
Nanette Wendel's Mastectomy Billing Volume Compared to Peers
Reading the curve: find a volume along the bottom, and the line gives the percentile of clinicians with a primary specialty of General Surgery or Surgical Oncology at or below it. The marked point is this clinician. The shaded block covers the 3,177 clinicians CMS reports as 1-10, because CMS suppresses counts below 11. The axis runs from 0 to 269, the highest count CMS reports in the group, and gives low counts more room than high ones so the whole range fits. The labels under the axis mark the 25th percentile, the median and the 75th percentile; the 25th percentile and the median fall inside the 1-10 range.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (August 18, 2026 release).
| Percentile | Mastectomy Procedures billed to Medicare |
|---|---|
| 60th | 12 |
| 70th | 19 |
| 80th | 29 |
| 90th | 45 |
| Highest | 269 |
Previous data releases
CMS refreshes this data "on a quarterly basis, as technically feasible." The table shows this clinician's figures from each CMS data release.
| CMS data release | Mastectomy procedures billed | Percentile rank |
|---|---|---|
| August 18, 2026 Current | 39 | 86% |
| August 11, 2026 Prior | 39 | 87% |
| June 26, 2026 Prior | 39 | 87% |
About these releases. Each release counts procedures over what CMS describes as "a one-year observation window, with a lookback beginning three months prior to the present day", allowing three months for claims to be submitted and processed. CMS does not publish the start and end dates of the window behind any release, and consecutive releases may cover overlapping periods, or the same period with later-arriving claims added.
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.
National Percentile Calculation
CMS publishes its own percentile for this data using a single, national pool that also includes clinicians with other primary specialties, such as Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Physician Assistant and Nurse Practitioner. We use CMS's percentile formula, but restrict the comparison group to clinicians with a primary specialty of General Surgery or Surgical Oncology, so our number answers a narrower question: how does this clinician's procedure volume compare with other clinicians who billed Medicare for at least one mastectomy procedure and reported one of those as their primary specialty?