Edward D. Discoe, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Columbus, NE
Edward D. Discoe, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Nebraska, and NPI 1447252721, issued on Jun 1, 2005. Check the license (Nebraska 20415, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward D. Discoe
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 20415 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1454 28TH Ave, Columbus, NE 68601
- Phone
- (402) 564-2816
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 20, 2024
- Fax
- (402) 564-1312
- Medicaid ID
- 47055169400 NE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050302000820); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward D. Discoe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 20415Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
12,346 Medicare Part D claims for 597 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 174 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium703 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium699 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate677 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium568 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium567 claims
- Losartan Potassium526 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: $279.12
17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Columbus Medical Center, P.C.Columbus, NE
- Columbus Urgent Care LLCColumbus, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward D. Discoe among 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska
Edward D. Discoe, M.D. is one of 1,287 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 789 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 16 of the 785 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska.
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Common questions
What is Edward D. Discoe, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edward D. Discoe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447252721, issued on Jun 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward D. Discoe, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1454 28TH Ave, Columbus, NE, 68601. Phone: (402) 564-2816. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward D. Discoe, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 20415, 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 Edward D. Discoe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward D. Discoe, M.D. had 12,346 Medicare Part D claims for 597 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.