What is Kurt Kapels's specialty?

Kurt Kapels (NPI 1831483791) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Hospitalist in Columbus, NE.

Where does Kurt Kapels practice?

Kurt Kapels practices in Columbus, NE, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1831483791.

How much does Medicare pay Kurt Kapels?

Kurt Kapels (NPI 1831483791) received approximately $86K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 520 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831483791

Kurt KapelsMD

PRACTICENORTH CENTRAL RADIOLOGY INCSee all providers at this practice →

HospitalistColumbus, NEI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

792

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

958

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$82K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 182 Hospitalist providers in NE — top quintile (cohort median 806).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

190

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

23.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone39 claims

Potassium Chloride23 claims

Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav19 claims

Levofloxacin17 claims

Albuterol Sulfate15 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 Kurt Kapels'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). 23 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Nicole Anderson Ericksen Hospitalist · Lincoln, NE	110	354
Mark Howerter Emergency Medicine · Columbus, NE	84	222
ROVANG, KAREN	81	280
Jeremy Albin General Surgery · Columbus, NE	34	146
Luke Lemke Family Practice · Columbus, NE	31	210
Daniel Rosenquist Family Practice · Columbus, NE	27	97
Dale Zaruba Family Practice · Columbus, NE	24	116
ZADINA, MILTON	23	84
CIMPL, RICHARD	22	98
Jeffrey Gotschall Family Practice · Columbus, NE	21	113
Edward Discoe Family Practice · Columbus, NE	20	93
Physicians Laboratory Services, Inc Clinical Laboratory · Omaha, NE	19	65

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.

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