Alexander William Praus, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Lincoln, NE
Alexander William Praus, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Lincoln, Nebraska, and NPI 1831758986, issued on Jun 12, 2019. Check the license (Nebraska 36130, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander William Praus
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 36130 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4545 R St Ste 100, Lincoln, NE 68503
- Phone
- (402) 465-4545
- Enumerated
- Jun 12, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250610001469); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4545 R St Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Alexander William Praus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 36130Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $135.93
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Gastroenterology Specialties PCLincoln, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander William Praus among 88 gastroenterology physician records in Nebraska
Alexander William Praus, MD is one of 88 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 86% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 90% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 65 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 88 gastroenterology physician records in Nebraska.
All 88 in Nebraska → Every provider in Lincoln → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Clark Antonson, MDLincoln, NE 685031831182757
- Erik Bowman, MDLincoln, NE 685031942434659
- Andrew Coen, MDLincoln, NE 685031346234440
- Matthew Hrnicek, MDLincoln, NE 685031063406015
- Sally Knooihuizen, MDLincoln, NE 685031164943171
- William Lawton, M.D.Lincoln, NE 685031679776561
- David Newton, M.D.Lincoln, NE 685031073757217
- Christopher Rife, M.D.Lincoln, NE 685031699935536
Common questions
What is Alexander William Praus, MD's NPI number?
Alexander William Praus, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831758986, issued on Jun 12, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander William Praus, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4545 R St Ste 100, Lincoln, NE, 68503. Phone: (402) 465-4545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander William Praus, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 36130, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander William Praus, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander William Praus, MD had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 34 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.