HOSPITAL · CCN 171348

NORTON COUNTY HOSPITAL

Physician affiliations & referral network
NORTON, KS25 bedsFY 2025
Affiliated physicians
8
External referring physicians
47
Top affiliated specialty
Nurse Practitioner
Shared beneficiaries (top referrers)
780
SPECIALTY MIX

Specialties among affiliated physicians

Nurse Practitioner
3
Family Practice
2
General Surgery
1
Hospitalist
1
Podiatry
1
AFFILIATED PHYSICIANS

Physicians affiliated with NORTON COUNTY HOSPITAL (8 total)

From CMS Physician-Facility Affiliations.

PhysicianAffiliation type
BROOKE BRIGGSHospital
DAKOTA DREHERHospital
JOSHUA GAEDEHospital
ROBERT HINZEHospital
THERESIA NEILLHospital
AMANDA RAYHospital
SHANNON SANDEFURHospital
MATTHEW WHEELERHospital
REFERRAL NETWORK

Who refers patients here

External physicians who share patients into this hospital's affiliated providers, ranked by shared Medicare beneficiaries.

Referring physicianSpecialtyShared beneficiaries
KLUG, RICHARD—61
Jonathan RichmanFamily Practice57
CHASE COUNTY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL—48
DUNDY COUNTY HOSPITAL—47
KEARNEY CO HEALTH SERVICES—39
KEARNEY CO HEALTH SERVICES—39
KEARNEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LLC—36
John WestFamily Practice36
Ladd LakeDiagnostic Radiology33
PHILLIPS-WARD, CORINNE—31
John WelchOphthalmology31
David HatchDiagnostic Radiology30
Clark DiffendafferDiagnostic Radiology27
Ricky HeirigsCardiology27
QUINCY, WAYNE—26
Brett LindauFamily Practice25
Jodi SpadyPhysician Assistant25
Jeffrey BerneyFamily Practice25
Shane SmithFamily Practice22
Jason GrennanDiagnostic Radiology21
GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL—20
Todd HinzeChiropractic20
Brandy WallinNurse Practitioner19
Douglas AlthouseFamily Practice18
Charles ChristiePhysician Assistant17
Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). A directional edge is a proxy for referral, not a documented referral; pairs below 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.