Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Dennis McGowan, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Kearney, NE

Dennis McGowan, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Kearney, Nebraska, and NPI 1598855298, issued on Oct 13, 2006. Check the license on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1598855298
Name
Dennis McGowan
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
Practice location
1215 1St Ave, Kearney, NE 68847
Phone
(308) 237-0889
Enumerated
Oct 13, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and SurgeryCheck the board
  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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31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

449 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries, against an average of 344 among the 17,387 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Dennis McGowan449
  2. Specialty average344

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin94 claims
  2. Celecoxib66 claims
  3. Chlorthalidone19 claims
  4. Sotalol19 claims
  5. Xarelto18 claims
  6. Dabigatran Etexilate17 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: $631.04

8 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was CurvaFix, Inc.. The 15,866 providers of this specialty with any payment received $21,294.10 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dennis McGowan$631.04
  2. Specialty average$21,294.10

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Chi Health Clinic Specialty LLCKearney, NE

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Nebraska

There are 181 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Nebraska.

Other orthopaedic surgery physician records in Nebraska

  1. Abdi Abud, MDOmaha, NE1629771308
  2. Brent Adamson, M.D.Kearney, NE1235132457
  3. John Albers, MDGrand Island, NE1295931566
  4. Neil Antonson, MDOmaha, NE1962062828
  5. Ryan Arnold, M.D.Omaha, NE1225253214
  6. Travis Bailey, M.D.Omaha, NE1992182679
  7. Casey Beran, MDOmaha, NE1144479957
  8. Karl Bergmann, M.D.Omaha, NE1447497649
  9. Armand Berry, MDOmaha, NE1750208377
  10. Barry Bohlen, M.D.Hastings, NE1710928130

Common questions

What is Dennis McGowan, MD's NPI number?

Dennis McGowan, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598855298, issued on Oct 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dennis McGowan, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 1St Ave, Kearney, NE, 68847. Phone: (308) 237-0889. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dennis McGowan, MD's license?

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 Dennis McGowan, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dennis McGowan, MD had 449 Medicare Part D claims for 72 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 344. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.