NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William Thomas Sorrell, MD

Surgery Physician · Kearney, NE

William Thomas Sorrell, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Kearney, Nebraska, and NPI 1417031295, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 18040, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; 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
1417031295
Name
William Thomas Sorrell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
18040 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
211 West 33RD Street, Kearney, NE 68845
Phone
(308) 865-2141
Enumerated
Oct 25, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(308) 234-7582
Medicaid ID
47064194502 NE
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100721000253); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1988
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 211 West 33RD Street

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

  1. Terry Becker, MDObstetrics Physician1447334214
  2. Michelle Collignon-Howe, MDPediatrics Physician1326122102
  3. Beth Ernst, MDObstetrics Physician1225112014
  4. Susan Greenwald, MDPediatrics Physician1306920186
  5. Steven Haskett, MDPediatrics Physician1235213018
  6. Lawrence Helmick, MDFamily Medicine Physician1487738266

Verify William Thomas Sorrell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
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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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

16 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. William Sorrell16
  2. Specialty average147

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: $13.70

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mallinckrodt Hospital Products 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.

  1. William Sorrell$13.70
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Alegent Creighton ClinicKearney, NE

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

William Thomas Sorrell among 231 surgery physician records in Nebraska

William Thomas Sorrell, 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
  • Graduated1988 · 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.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Larry Bragg, MDKearney, NE 688451619051414
  2. Brittney Maloley-Lewis, DOKearney, NE 688451205277225
  3. Jeffery Merz, MDKearney, NE 688451750465548
  4. Brady O'Hare, M.D.Kearney, NE 688451922169663
  5. Melissa Stade, M.D.Kearney, NE 688451164543674
  6. Martin Tilley, M.D., D.D.S., P.C.Kearney, NE 688451134295389
  7. Jason Walsh, MDKearney, NE 688451518971282
  8. Kerrey Buser, MDLexington, NE 688501295860427

Common questions

What is William Thomas Sorrell, MD's NPI number?

William Thomas Sorrell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417031295, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William Thomas Sorrell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 211 West 33RD Street, Kearney, NE, 68845. Phone: (308) 865-2141. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William Thomas Sorrell, MD's license?

NPPES lists Nebraska license number 18040, 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 William Thomas Sorrell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William Thomas Sorrell, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.