What is David Mortensen's specialty?

David Mortensen (NPI 1518024520) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is General Surgery in Council Bluffs, IA.

Where does David Mortensen practice?

David Mortensen practices in Council Bluffs, IA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1518024520.

How much does Medicare pay David Mortensen?

David Mortensen (NPI 1518024520) received approximately $66K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 283 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1518024520

David MortensenMD

General SurgeryCouncil Bluffs, IAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

356

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

383

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$44K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 201 General Surgery providers in IA — above median (cohort median 322).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

122

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

42.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Omeprazole59 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen52 claims

Famotidine11 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Mortensen'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). 32 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ALEGENT HEALTH BERGAN MERCY HEALTH SYSTEM	285	1,207
Adam Bierbaum Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Omaha, NE	51	111
Wendy Schwery Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Council Bluffs, IA	47	112
Jon Thomas Family Practice · Council Bluffs, IA	46	386
Terrence Slattery Cardiology · Council Bluffs, IA	42	104
Tony Tran Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Blair, NE	36	90
OTTO, MARK	32	126
Kyle Krehbiel Diagnostic Radiology · Omaha, NE	31	86
Yong Pratt Hospitalist · Omaha, NE	30	128
Thomas Forrest Diagnostic Radiology · Omaha, NE	29	73
Patrick Bogard Pathology · Omaha, NE	29	61
Christopher Holewinski Hospitalist · Council Bluffs, IA	27	90

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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