Dr. Stephen James Huddleston, MD

Dr. Huddleston practices at M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, part of M Health Fairview.

Dr. Huddleston's NPI, 1104037621, was assigned on May 25, 2007. Dr. Huddleston graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2000. Dr. Huddleston's Minnesota license number on file is 46209.

Dr. Huddleston's primary practice is M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center, at 2450 Riverside Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454 in Hennepin County. The practice phone is (612) 624-1765.

Dr. Huddleston's primary practice is M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota, part of M Health Fairview. Dr. Huddleston is also affiliated with M Health Fairview St. John's Hospital. The medical group on file is M Health Fairview Recovery Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Huddleston to 2 more hospitals, 12 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 dialysis center, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Huddleston practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Huddleston's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Huddleston is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Huddleston's licenses on file in 2 states: Minnesota and Maryland.

Dmand AI lists heart bypass surgery and heart valve surgery among the conditions Dr. Huddleston treats.

CMS data shows 110 Medicare services from Dr. Huddleston across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 118 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $70,376 for them.

CMS counts 118 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Huddleston in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 47 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.94, 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. Huddleston's median patient age at 71, with 22% women.

Dr. Huddleston accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 16 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by Dr. Huddleston, more than 58% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 50 papers to Dr. Huddleston, published from 2007 to 2025. 2023 was the busiest year, with 11. The most frequent topics are Hospital Mortality, Postoperative Complications and Inpatients. Dr. Huddleston has published most often in J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. Dr. Huddleston's most frequent co-authors are Rosemary Frances Kelly, MD, Sara J. Shumway, MD and Gabriel Loor, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Huddleston to 5 clinical trials. 3 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Heart Valve Diseases, Bronchiolitis Obliterans and Mitral Valve Insufficiency. TransMedics sponsors the most, 3.

CMS Open Payments shows 65 general payments to Dr. Huddleston from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 86% of the total. CSL Behring paid the most, $50,000. It also lists 46 research payments totaling $11,140 from 2017 to 2019.

Dr. Huddleston graduated from Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2000.

Dr. Huddleston is in network with 15 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.