Dr. Christopher Wesley Pedersen, MD

Dr. Pedersen practices at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, part of Sutter Health.

Dr. Pedersen's NPI, 1619331717, was assigned on April 5, 2016. Dr. Pedersen holds Minnesota license 73818.

Dr. Pedersen's primary practice is Abbott Northwestern Hospital, at 800 East 28th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55407 in Hennepin County. The practice phone is (612) 863-4000.

Dr. Pedersen's primary practice is Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, part of Sutter Health. Dr. Pedersen is also affiliated with Ridgeview Medical Center. The medical group on file is Buffalo Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Pedersen to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Pedersen practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Vascular surgery is Dr. Pedersen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Pedersen is licensed in Minnesota.

CMS data shows 528 Medicare services from Dr. Pedersen across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 386 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $36,050 for them.

CMS counts 386 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Pedersen in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 161 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.75, 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. Pedersen's median patient age at 71, with 45% women.

In 2024, Dr. Pedersen wrote 74 Medicare Part D claims for 41 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 46 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $419 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 12 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Pedersen for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Pedersen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Pedersen as offering telehealth. CMS counts 13 procedures of leg revascularization (restoring blood flow) by Dr. Pedersen, more than 68% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

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

CMS Open Payments shows 38 general payments to Dr. Pedersen from 8 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 64% of the total. Penumbra, Inc. paid the most, $2,156.