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Dr. Thomas F. Varecka, MD
NPI1669478723PAC ID2062442601
- Medicare services, 2024
- 147
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 108
- Part D claims, 2024
- 106
- Publications
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 701 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415
- Practice phone
- Call (612) 873-3000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Thomas F. Varecka is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dr. Varecka practices at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, part of Hennepin County.
Dr. Varecka's NPI, 1669478723, was assigned on June 23, 2005. Dr. Varecka graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine in 1974. Dr. Varecka holds Minnesota license 22452.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1669478723NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2062442601
- NPI enumeration date
- June 23, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (612) 873-3000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 78
- Medical school graduation
- 1974
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Thomas F. Varecka practices at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dr. Varecka's primary practice is Hennepin County Medical Center, at 701 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415 in Hennepin County. The practice phone is (612) 873-3000.
- Hennepin County Medical Center701 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415 · Hennepin CountyPhone(612) 873-3000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Thomas F. Varecka is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Varecka's primary practice is Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, part of Hennepin County. The medical group on file is Park Nicollet Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Varecka to 2 more group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account. Dr. Varecka's employer is on file too: a hospital.
Park Nicollet Clinic2 group practices and clinicsNames with a free account2 medical groupsNames with a free account1 physician officeName with a free account1 ambulatory surgery centerName with a free accountEmployer: hospitalName with a free account
See all 8 affiliations for Dr. VareckaSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas F. Varecka's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Varecka practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Hennepin County Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Thomas F. Varecka is one of 45 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Minnesota
Hand surgery is Dr. Varecka's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207XS0106X. Dr. Varecka is licensed in Minnesota.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic hand surgery, MinnesotaPrimary
Orthopaedic hand surgery physicians near Dr. Varecka
Counts of orthopaedic hand surgery physicians with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
45orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Minnesota16orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Minneapolis
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Thomas F. Varecka billed Medicare for 147 services in 2024
CMS data shows 147 Medicare services from Dr. Varecka across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 108 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $10,742 for them.
Medicare services, 2024147
Medicare patients108
Paid by Medicare$10,742
Procedure codes4
Dr. Varecka's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 802024: 12354%
- Imaging
- 2023: 312024: 2423%
Where Dr. Varecka's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office10269%
- In a facility4531%
Dr. Varecka compared with the Minnesota median for orthopaedic hand surgery physicians, 2024
- Dr. Varecka
- Minnesota median
- Medicare services
- 147vs 71779% below
- Medicare patients
- 108vs 18341% below
- Part D claims
- 58vs 56Close to median
Medians across 43 orthopaedic hand surgery physicians in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Varecka's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Thomas F. Varecka treated 108 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 108 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Varecka in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 53 patients. 68% of them have arthritis, and 63% have high cholesterol. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.51, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Varecka's median patient age at 48, with 44% women.
Medicare patients, 2024108
Average age73
Average risk score1.51
Also on Medicaid24%
Dr. Varecka's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Varecka's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women6257%
- Men4643%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Varecka's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis68%
- High cholesterol63%
- High blood pressure61%
- Anxiety31%
- Mood disorders30%
- Depression25%
- Diabetes25%
- Osteoporosis25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Varecka's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 48
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women44%
- Men55%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Thomas F. Varecka wrote 106 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Varecka wrote 106 Medicare Part D claims for 61 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 58 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $134 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 87 claims across 4 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024106
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$134
Part D patients61
Dr. Varecka's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Varecka's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids48%51 of 106 claims
- Antibiotics11%12 of 106 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 872024: 5833%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 4 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Thomas F. Varecka ranks in the 68th percentile for removal of tissue in Medicare
Dr. Varecka accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 19 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Varecka, more than 68% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Varecka ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of tissue
- 68th percentile19 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Thomas F. Varecka has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Varecka. Dr. Varecka's most frequent co-author is Chad Michael Myeroff, MD.
Papers1
Dr. Varecka's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Varecka
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Thomas F. Varecka received $4,409 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 41 general payments to Dr. Varecka from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Accredited education speaker fees make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Synthes GmbH paid the most, $3,100.
General payments to Dr. Varecka by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Varecka by kind, 2016 to 2025
$4.4Kin total
- Accredited education speaker fees$2,50057%
- Food and beverage$1,44233%
- Travel and lodging$46611%
Companies that paid Dr. Varecka the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Thomas F. Varecka graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine
Dr. Varecka graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine in 1974.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Thomas F. Varecka's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Thomas F. Varecka's NPI number?
Dr. Thomas F. Varecka's NPI number is 1669478723. It was assigned on June 23, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas F. Varecka?
Dr. Thomas F. Varecka is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207XS0106X).
Where does Dr. Thomas F. Varecka practice?
Dr. Varecka practices at 701 Park Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55415. Dr. Varecka's primary practice is Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, part of Hennepin County. Dmand AI also links Dr. Varecka to 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 ambulatory surgery center.
What is Dr. Thomas F. Varecka's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Varecka is (612) 873-3000.
What is Dr. Thomas F. Varecka's medical license number?
Dr. Varecka holds Minnesota license 22452.
Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas F. Varecka affiliated with?
Dr. Varecka practices at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
What medical group is Dr. Thomas F. Varecka part of?
Dr. Varecka is linked to Park Nicollet Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Varecka to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Thomas F. Varecka accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Varecka billed Medicare for 147 services in 2024, and Dr. Varecka accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas F. Varecka see?
CMS counts 108 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Varecka in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Thomas F. Varecka bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Varecka's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
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Where did Dr. Thomas F. Varecka go to medical school?
Dr. Varecka graduated from State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine in 1974.
What drugs does Dr. Thomas F. Varecka prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Varecka's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Gabapentin.
Has Dr. Thomas F. Varecka received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,409 in general payments to Dr. Varecka from 4 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Synthes GmbH.
How long has Dr. Thomas F. Varecka been practicing?
Dr. Varecka graduated from medical school in 1974, 52 years ago.
Does Dr. Thomas F. Varecka do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Varecka.
Who does Dr. Thomas F. Varecka publish with?
Dr. Varecka's most frequent co-authors are Chad Michael Myeroff, MD (1 shared paper).
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