NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Daniel L. Hakel, PAC

Physician Assistant · West Point, NE

Daniel L. Hakel, PAC is a physician assistant with a practice address in West Point, Nebraska, and NPI 1265528434, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 503, as entered in NPPES) with the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265528434
Name
Daniel L. Hakel
Credential
PAC
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
503 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 East Decatur, West Point, NE 68788
Phone
(402) 372-2477
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 20, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(402) 372-6770
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100518000795); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 500 East Decatur

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Linda Cihacek, PACPhysician Assistant1740376813
  2. Thomas Cohee, MDFamily Medicine Physician1306932579
  3. Rhett Eckmann, MDFamily Medicine Physician1205922465
  4. Scott Green, MDFamily Medicine Physician1174619241
  5. Brian Hass, MDFamily Medicine Physician1457447625
  6. Pamela List, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1023104270

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nebraska board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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66% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

1,380 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Daniel Hakel1,380
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate108 claims
  2. Simvastatin75 claims
  3. Lisinopril69 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium54 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide40 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium39 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score87.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%94.4
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $15.20

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Daniel Hakel$15.20
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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

  1. Franciscan Care Services IncWest Point, NE

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Daniel L. Hakel among 1,352 physician assistant records in Nebraska

Daniel L. Hakel, PAC is one of 1,352 physician assistant records with a practice address in Nebraska. 82% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 79% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2017 among the 971 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

6 physician assistant records list a practice address in West Point

They are 6 of the 188 NPPES records with a practice address in West Point, and 1,352 physician assistant records in Nebraska.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Linda Cihacek, PACWest Point, NE 687881740376813
  2. Samuel Dostal, PA CWest Point, NE 687881922073634
  3. Emily GarrityWest Point, NE 687881780369181
  4. Kristine Jahnke, PA-CWest Point, NE 687881124142443
  5. Joshua Ridder, PA-CWest Point, NE 687881821547936
  6. Ross Hansen, P.A.CWakefield, NE 687841679702815
  7. Chelsea McCrone, PA-CVerdigre, NE 687831023495611
  8. Jeanne Laible, PAStuart, NE 687801013967223

Common questions

What is Daniel L. Hakel, PAC's NPI number?

Daniel L. Hakel, PAC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265528434, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Daniel L. Hakel, PAC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 East Decatur, West Point, NE, 68788. Phone: (402) 372-2477. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Daniel L. Hakel, PAC's license?

NPPES lists Nebraska license number 503, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Daniel L. Hakel, PAC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Daniel L. Hakel, PAC had 1,380 Medicare Part D claims for 127 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Daniel L. Hakel, PAC's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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