Gregory Kent Nissen
Vascular Surgery Physician · Sioux Falls, SD
Gregory Kent Nissen is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1174813729, issued on Apr 17, 2011. Check the license (South Dakota 10915, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gregory Kent Nissen
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- 10915 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3801 S Elmwood Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57105
- Phone
- (605) 306-6140
- Enumerated
- Apr 17, 2011
- Record last updated
- Aug 7, 2022
- Fax
- (605) 306-6500
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181109001004); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest vascular surgery physician records → All 14 in South Dakota → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3801 S Elmwood Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Patrick Kelly, MDVascular Surgery Physician1134189160
- Amy Lathen, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1700678877
- Angelo Santos, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1861628059
- Brandi Schave, NP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1689155335
- Joni Sengos, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1922406727
- Chelsea Twamley, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1760615074
Verify Gregory Kent Nissen 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 10915Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
38 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel12 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): 93.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,988.69
40 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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
- Dakota Vascular Prof LLCSioux Falls, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gregory Kent Nissen among 14 vascular surgery physician records in South Dakota
Gregory Kent Nissen is one of 14 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in South Dakota. 93% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 64% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 93% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2007 among the 11 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 14% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a South Dakota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in South Dakota
There are 14 vascular surgery physician records in South Dakota.
All 14 in South Dakota → Every provider in Sioux Falls → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thekla Bacharach, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051225442171
- Anand Dayama, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051891050969
- Patrick Kelly, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051134189160
- Angelo Santos, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051861628059
- Greg Schultz, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051881640241
- Frank Vandy, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD 571051922219344
- Laura Wolf, MDSioux Falls, SD 571051326605213
- Mark Fleming, MDSioux Falls, SD 571081841255932
Common questions
What is Gregory Kent Nissen's NPI number?
Gregory Kent Nissen's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174813729, issued on Apr 17, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gregory Kent Nissen located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3801 S Elmwood Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, 57105. Phone: (605) 306-6140. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gregory Kent Nissen's license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 10915, 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 Gregory Kent Nissen prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gregory Kent Nissen had 38 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gregory Kent Nissen's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.7 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.
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.