Lodewyk R. Papenfus, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Scottsbluff, NE
Lodewyk R. Papenfus, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and NPI 1841205424, issued on Jul 30, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 21968, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lodewyk R. Papenfus
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 21968 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3911 Avenue B, Scottsbluff, NE 69361
- Phone
- (308) 630-2100
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 10, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (308) 630-2113
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050308000825); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lodewyk R. Papenfus in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 21968Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,513 Medicare Part D claims for 548 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium861 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium572 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium567 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium471 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate362 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium354 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $253.85
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. 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
- Regional West Physicians ClinicScottsbluff, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lodewyk R. Papenfus among 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska
Lodewyk R. Papenfus, 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 789 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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).
14 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Scottsbluff
They are 14 of the 1,039 NPPES records with a practice address in Scottsbluff, and 1,287 family medicine physician records in Nebraska.
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Common questions
What is Lodewyk R. Papenfus, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lodewyk R. Papenfus, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841205424, issued on Jul 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lodewyk R. Papenfus, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3911 Avenue B, Scottsbluff, NE, 69361. Phone: (308) 630-2100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lodewyk R. Papenfus, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 21968, 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 Lodewyk R. Papenfus, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lodewyk R. Papenfus, M.D. had 10,513 Medicare Part D claims for 548 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lodewyk R. Papenfus, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.