Walter Karl Eskildsen, MD
Surgery Physician · Mc Cook, NE
Walter Karl Eskildsen, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Mc Cook, Nebraska, and NPI 1598731069, issued on Feb 24, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 20429, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Walter Karl Eskildsen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 20429 NE
0427377 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1401 East H Street, Mc Cook, NE 69001
- Phone
- (308) 345-7878
- Enumerated
- Feb 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (308) 345-7879
- Medicaid ID
- 91182588213 NE
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060818000459); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1401 East H Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Walter Karl Eskildsen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 20429Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
298 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium126 claims
- Omeprazole43 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf27 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Metoclopramide Hcl12 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: $31.57
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Walter Karl Eskildsen among 231 surgery physician records in Nebraska
Walter Karl Eskildsen, MD is one of 231 surgery physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 73% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 49% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2008 among the 113 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 231 surgery physician records in Nebraska.
All 231 in Nebraska → Every provider in Mc Cook → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Hans Zinnecker, MDHoldrege, NE 689491427028737
- Robert Anderson, M.D.Hastings, NE 689011518965391
- Robert Buckland, M.D.North Platte, NE 691011972550457
- Jared DietzeHastings, NE 689011790217651
- Timothy O'Holleran, M.D.North Platte, NE 691011154360188
- Caleb Schroeder, M.D.Hastings, NE 689011073837639
- Michael Simonson, MDNorth Platte, NE 691011881787372
- Katarzyna Wolanin, M.D.North Platte, NE 691011891085031
Common questions
What is Walter Karl Eskildsen, MD's NPI number?
Walter Karl Eskildsen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598731069, issued on Feb 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Walter Karl Eskildsen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1401 East H Street, Mc Cook, NE, 69001. Phone: (308) 345-7878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Walter Karl Eskildsen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 20429, 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 Walter Karl Eskildsen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Walter Karl Eskildsen, MD had 298 Medicare Part D claims for 111 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.