What is Michael Kowalke's specialty?

Michael Kowalke (NPI 1013104264) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Physician Assistant in Lincoln, NE.

Where does Michael Kowalke practice?

Michael Kowalke practices in Lincoln, NE, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1013104264.

How much does Medicare pay Michael Kowalke?

Michael Kowalke (NPI 1013104264) received approximately $75K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 324 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1013104264

Michael KowalkePA-C

PRACTICENEBRASKA ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER PCSee all providers at this practice →

Physician AssistantLincoln, NEI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

724

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,699

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$62K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,047 Physician Assistant providers in NE — top quintile (cohort median 321).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

367

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

50.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen156 claims

Methocarbamol113 claims

Tramadol Hcl34 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen30 claims

Methylprednisolone22 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

87.8

Quality

89.8

Cost

70.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

99.0

Payment adjustment

0.54%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$214

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$214

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$214

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 280003

Hospital

CCN 280127

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Michael Kowalke's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 0 inbound referrers · 5 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

No inbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Robert Vande Guchte Orthopedic Surgery · Lincoln, NE	65	190
BRYAN MEDICAL CENTER	36	46
SAINT ELIZABETH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	19	25
CASSIDY, JASON	15	22
THE MARY LANNING MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	11	18

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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