NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Frank Potnek

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Milwaukee, WI

Michael Frank Potnek is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and NPI 1760966170, issued on Sep 20, 2018. Check the license (Wisconsin 8715, as entered in NPPES) with the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1760966170
Name
Michael Frank Potnek
Primary taxonomy
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
License number
8715 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
210 W Capitol Dr, Milwaukee, WI 53212
Phone
(414) 727-6320
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2018
Record last updated
Oct 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190515001291); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 210 W Capitol Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mike Bauer, MSWClinical Social Worker1801954102
  2. Michelle BellingerProfessional Counselor1750835625
  3. Joanne Bloomstein, MDPsychiatry Physician1063556256
  4. Jennifer Bowman, LPCProfessional Counselor1194481531
  5. Annie CarrellPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1184076713
  6. Susan Chen, APNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1265951651

Verify Michael Frank Potnek in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Wisconsin board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024

1,279 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.

  1. Michael Potnek1,279
  2. Specialty average1,492

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium129 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate61 claims
  3. Lisinopril43 claims
  4. Gabapentin41 claims
  5. Chlorthalidone33 claims
  6. Metformin Hcl31 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: $17,963.54

38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 4,321 providers of this specialty with any payment received $625.13 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Potnek$17,964
  2. Specialty average$625

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

  1. Community Health Systems IncBeloit, WI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Michael Frank Potnek among 134 primary care nurse practitioner records in Wisconsin

Michael Frank Potnek is one of 134 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 39% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 39% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2019 among the 65 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers in Wisconsin

There are 134 primary care nurse practitioner records in Wisconsin.

The 8 primary care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mary AyeMilwaukee, WI 532121225483944
  2. Mary Wise, NPMilwaukee, WI 532121558502153
  3. Amy Byers, NPShorewood, WI 532111619370293
  4. Elizabeth Hathaway, MSN, APNP, AGNP-CWauwatosa, WI 532131477332153
  5. Lisa Korban, FNP, APNPMilwaukee, WI 532111932193638
  6. Rebecca Beznowski, NPMilwaukee, WI 532151114417235
  7. Ashley GriffinMilwaukee, WI 532091538856950
  8. Heejin KwonMilwaukee, WI 532151144697400

Common questions

What is Michael Frank Potnek's NPI number?

Michael Frank Potnek's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1760966170, issued on Sep 20, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Frank Potnek located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 210 W Capitol Dr, Milwaukee, WI, 53212. Phone: (414) 727-6320. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Frank Potnek's license?

NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 8715, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Michael Frank Potnek prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Frank Potnek had 1,279 Medicare Part D claims for 138 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. 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.