Craig Robert Nemechek, MD
Surgery Physician · Dakota Dunes, SD
Craig Robert Nemechek, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Dakota Dunes, South Dakota, and NPI 1063508331, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 8107, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Craig Robert Nemechek
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 8107 SD
MD-39504 IA
26672 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 575 N Sioux Point Road, Dakota Dunes, SD 57049
- Phone
- (605) 217-2667
- Enumerated
- Oct 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 10, 2025
- Fax
- (605) 217-2900
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20121130000557); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 575 N Sioux Point Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Craig Robert Nemechek in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 8107Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
117 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes26 claims
- Ondansetron Odt23 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium15 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Burgess Health CenterOnawa, IA · Critical Access Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Cnos PCWayne, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Craig Robert Nemechek among 114 surgery physician records in South Dakota
Craig Robert Nemechek, MD is one of 114 surgery physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2006 among the 72 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 surgery physician records list a practice address in Dakota Dunes
They are 10 of the 326 NPPES records with a practice address in Dakota Dunes, and 114 surgery physician records in South Dakota.
All 114 in South Dakota → Every provider in Dakota Dunes → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Anderson, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491831165307
- Larry Foster, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491740256213
- James Hegvik, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491780099135
- Paul Johnson, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491578539540
- William Rizk, MDDakota Dunes, SD 570491659347128
- Keith Vollstedt, M.D.Dakota Dunes, SD 570491417951161
- Lawrence Volz, M.D.Dakota Dunes, SD 570491649264649
- Paul Wolpert, M.D.Dakota Dunes, SD 570491497758718
Common questions
What is Craig Robert Nemechek, MD's NPI number?
Craig Robert Nemechek, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063508331, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Craig Robert Nemechek, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 575 N Sioux Point Road, Dakota Dunes, SD, 57049. Phone: (605) 217-2667. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Craig Robert Nemechek, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 8107, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Craig Robert Nemechek, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Craig Robert Nemechek, MD had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.