James D. Bertus, MD
Pain Medicine Physician · Norfolk, NE
James D. Bertus, MD is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Norfolk, Nebraska, and NPI 1447357462, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 18991, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James D. Bertus
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License number
- 18991 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 N 27TH St Ste 10, Norfolk, NE 68701
- Phone
- (402) 644-7132
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051005001191); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Sanford School Of Medicine Of University Of South Dakota, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James D. Bertus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 18991Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024
1,009 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 685 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl193 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen163 claims
- Gabapentin76 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl56 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen56 claims
- Buprenorphine53 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: $1,923.05
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genesys Orthopedics Systems, L.L.C. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 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
- 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).
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- Justin Choi, M.D.Omaha, NE 681311851734727
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Common questions
What is James D. Bertus, MD's NPI number?
James D. Bertus, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447357462, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James D. Bertus, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 N 27TH St Ste 10, Norfolk, NE, 68701. Phone: (402) 644-7132. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James D. Bertus, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 18991, 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 James D. Bertus, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James D. Bertus, MD had 1,009 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. 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.