Kristin S. Lake, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · North Platte, NE
Kristin S. Lake, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in North Platte, Nebraska, and NPI 1548209174, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 22906, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristin S. Lake
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 22906 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 W Leota St, North Platte, NE 69101
- Phone
- (308) 534-4440
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 9, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (308) 534-7675
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040828000091); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 500 W Leota St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Stephanie SeamannFamily Nurse Practitioner1902745375
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Verify Kristin S. Lake in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 22906Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,522 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 89 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate315 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate261 claims
- Prednisone120 claims
- Allopurinol63 claims
- Celecoxib57 claims
- Alendronate Sodium44 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: $1,142.32
64 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- North Platte Nebraska Hospital CorporationNorth Platte, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristin S. Lake among 46 rheumatology physician records in Nebraska
Kristin S. Lake, M.D. is one of 46 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2001 among the 31 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 46 rheumatology physician records in Nebraska.
All 46 in Nebraska → Every provider in North Platte → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Loretta Baca, M.D.North Platte, NE 691011568466811
- Nadia Elias, MDNorth Platte, NE 691011811417017
- Brian Fay, M.D.Grand Island, NE 688031578778338
- David Swift, M.D.Grand Island, NE 688031386642122
- Mukund Kumar, MBBSNorfolk, NE 687011659896694
- Mashood Badshah, MDLincoln, NE 685161942829742
- Rick Chatwell, M.D.Lincoln, NE 685161841260478
- Melvin Churchill, M.D.Lincoln, NE 685161710957311
Common questions
What is Kristin S. Lake, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kristin S. Lake, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548209174, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristin S. Lake, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 W Leota St, North Platte, NE, 69101. Phone: (308) 534-4440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristin S. Lake, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 22906, 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 Kristin S. Lake, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristin S. Lake, M.D. had 1,522 Medicare Part D claims for 183 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.