Dr. Trent Geoffrey Waage, MD

Dr. Waage practices at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota, part of Altru Health System.

Dr. Waage's NPI, 1588005789, was assigned on July 16, 2013. Dr. Waage holds North Dakota license PT21722.

Dr. Waage's primary practice is Altru Hospital, at 1200 S Columbia Rd, Grand Forks, ND 58201 in Grand Forks County. The practice phone is (701) 780-5000.

Dr. Waage's primary practice is Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, North Dakota, part of Altru Health System. Dr. Waage is also affiliated with Sanford Broadway Medical Center. The medical group on file is Sanford West Fargo Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Waage to 3 more hospitals and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Waage practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Waage's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Waage is licensed in North Dakota.

CMS data shows 24 Medicare services from Dr. Waage across 2 procedure codes in 2024, for 54 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,731 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 54 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Waage in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 24 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 69% have high cholesterol. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.82, 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. Waage's median patient age at 74, with 53% women.

In 2024, Dr. Waage wrote 12 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs. They cover 1 drug, with $31 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 47 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Waage for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Waage accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 15 general payments to Dr. Waage from 10 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 59% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $697.