James Kenneth Popovich, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Sidney, NE
James Kenneth Popovich, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Sidney, Nebraska, and NPI 1053799486, issued on May 18, 2015. Check the license (Nebraska 31424, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Kenneth Popovich
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 31424 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Pole Creek Xing Ste 1, Sidney, NE 69162
- Phone
- (308) 254-5554
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2015
- Record last updated
- Apr 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190725001602); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1000 Pole Creek Xing Ste 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rebecca Allard, MDFamily Medicine Physician1821064635
- Emily Crockett, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1376576827
Verify James Kenneth Popovich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 31424Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,884 Medicare Part D claims for 242 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 77 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium179 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium168 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate144 claims
- Lisinopril113 claims
- Omeprazole96 claims
- Losartan Potassium79 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: $118.31
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. 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 one group practice
- Cheyenne County Hospital Association IncSidney, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Kenneth Popovich among 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska
James Kenneth Popovich, 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 2015, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2006 among the 789 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Sidney
They are 7 of the 500 NPPES records with a practice address in Sidney, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rebecca Allard, MDSidney, NE 691621821064635
- Emily Crockett, M.D.Sidney, NE 691621376576827
- Calvin Cutright, M.D.Sidney, NE 691621417036310
- Clinton Dorwart, M.D.Sidney, NE 691621669551552
- Michael Matthews, M.D.Sidney, NE 691621821177726
- Sara Sholar, D.O.Sidney, NE 691621336529247
- Mark Chu, M.D.Ogallala, NE 691531528036423
- Gabriel Godina, MDOgallala, NE 691531801942412
Common questions
What is James Kenneth Popovich, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Kenneth Popovich, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053799486, issued on May 18, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Kenneth Popovich, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Pole Creek Xing Ste 1, Sidney, NE, 69162. Phone: (308) 254-5554. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Kenneth Popovich, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 31424, 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 Kenneth Popovich, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Kenneth Popovich, M.D. had 2,884 Medicare Part D claims for 242 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.