Thomas Vernon Connely, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Kearney, NE
Thomas Vernon Connely, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Kearney, Nebraska, and NPI 1669462305, issued on Oct 25, 2005. Check the license (Nebraska 18319, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Vernon Connely
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 18319 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 615 West 39TH Street, Kearney, NE 68845
- Phone
- (308) 865-2277
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (308) 865-2523
- Medicaid ID
- 47077661913 NE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100116000329); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 615 West 39TH Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Cynthia Kugler, MAAudiologist1033109764
- David Owen, MDOtolaryngology Physician1356331094
- Adrienne Thomalla, AUDIOLOGISTAudiologist1922098656
Verify Thomas Vernon Connely in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 18319Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
114 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin18 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $431.92
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Ent Physicians OF Kearney PCKearney, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Vernon Connely among 98 otolaryngology physician records in Nebraska
Thomas Vernon Connely, MD is one of 98 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2007 among the 63 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 98 otolaryngology physician records in Nebraska.
All 98 in Nebraska → Every provider in Kearney → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Johnson, MDKearney, NE 688451750677894
- Michael Klinginsmith, MDKearney, NE 688451700327954
- David Owen, MDKearney, NE 688451356331094
- Donovan Foote, M. D.Grand Island, NE 688031922333954
- Richard Goble, M.D.Grand Island, NE 688031225116163
- Timothy Knudsen, M.D.Grand Island, NE 688031982782827
- Thomas Nabity, M.D.Grand Island, NE 688031306924220
- Mark Keller, M.D.Hastings, NE 689011790762110
Common questions
What is Thomas Vernon Connely, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Vernon Connely, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669462305, issued on Oct 25, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Vernon Connely, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 615 West 39TH Street, Kearney, NE, 68845. Phone: (308) 865-2277. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Vernon Connely, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 18319, 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 Thomas Vernon Connely, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Vernon Connely, MD had 114 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Vernon Connely, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.1 of 100. 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.