Individual Healthcare Provider
Richard Mendez, MD
Provider's NPPES record last updated: August 21, 2026
Overview
- Entity Type
- Individual Healthcare Provider
- NPI
- 1861996043
- Primary Specialty
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
- Practice Location
- Saint Louis Park, Minnesota
- Sole Proprietor
- No
Federal Screening
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List of Excluded Individuals/Entities (LEIE)
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- Source data
- September 10, 2026
- Records indexed
- 84,001
- Screened
- Sep 20, 2026, 7:31 AM UTC
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SAM.gov Exclusions
U.S. General Services Administration
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- Screened
- Not checked
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Specialties & Taxonomies
- Primary
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)
Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians
A thoracic surgeon provides the operative, perioperative and critical care of patients with pathologic conditions within the chest. Included is the surgical care of coronary artery disease, cancers of the lung, esophagus and chest wall, abnormalities of the trachea, abnormalities of the great vessels and heart valves, congenital anomalies, tumors of the mediastinum and diseases of the diaphragm. The management of the airway and injuries of the chest is within the scope of the specialty.
Taxonomy code 208G00000X Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Student, Health Care
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Taxonomy code 390200000X
Provider-Reported License Information
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (Minnesota)
- 74258
Practice Locations
Practice Location
6500 Excelsior Blvd
Saint Louis Park, Minnesota 55426-4702
Phone: (952) 993-2273
Additional Practice Location
111 Colchester Ave
Uvmmc Department of Surgery
Burlington, Vermont 05401
Phone: (802) 847-2345
Additional Practice Location
420 Delaware Street Se
Mmc207
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
Phone: (612) 624-1722
Record Information
- Enumeration Date
- March 21, 2018
- Provider's NPPES Record Last Updated
- August 21, 2026
- Certification Date
- August 21, 2026
- NPISignal NPPES Dataset
- August 2026
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