Kent Joseph Niss, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Pawnee City, NE
Kent Joseph Niss, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Pawnee City, Nebraska, and NPI 1942734298, issued on Apr 13, 2017. Check the license (Nebraska 31410, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kent Joseph Niss
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 31410 NE
04-41360 KS
15- KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 I St, Pawnee City, NE 68420
- Phone
- (402) 852-2231
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2017
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200810002167); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 600 I St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Callin Lenhart, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1366958670
- Sabre MenningaPhysical Therapist1629609045
Verify Kent Joseph Niss in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 31410Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,928 Medicare Part D claims for 328 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 190 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium475 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium367 claims
- Furosemide280 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate273 claims
- Lisinopril263 claims
- Omeprazole208 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: $50.46
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Pawnee County Memorial HospitalPawnee City, NE · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Kent Joseph Niss among 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska
Kent Joseph Niss, MD 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 2017, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · 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).
3 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Pawnee City
They are 3 of the 35 NPPES records with a practice address in Pawnee City, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska.
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Common questions
What is Kent Joseph Niss, MD's NPI number?
Kent Joseph Niss, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942734298, issued on Apr 13, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kent Joseph Niss, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 I St, Pawnee City, NE, 68420. Phone: (402) 852-2231. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kent Joseph Niss, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 31410, 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 Kent Joseph Niss, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kent Joseph Niss, MD had 7,928 Medicare Part D claims for 328 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.