NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician in Nebraska

177 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Nebraska, 8.9 per 100,000 residents, the 16th highest rate of 51. Omaha and Lincoln have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Nebraska license search. Page 4 of 4.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207X00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Omaha has the most, 85

  1. Omaha85
  2. Lincoln26
  3. Kearney13
  4. Elkhorn12
  5. Columbus8

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in Nebraska

  1. Cole Tessendorf, MDOmaha, NE 681981386538098
  2. Douglas Tewes, MDLincoln, NE 685101891760591
  3. Olivia Thomas, MDOmaha, NE 681981174191969
  4. Michael Thompson, M.D.Omaha, NE 681441154337251
  5. Clayton Thor, MDOmaha, NE 681241366704082
  6. Dane Todd, MDLincoln, NE 685101326337981
  7. Jon Uggen, D.O.Elkhorn, NE 680221417155797
  8. Joshua Urban, M.D.Omaha, NE 681441942260880
  9. Nathanael Urban, MDOmaha, NE 681981912742388
  10. Nickolas Van Roekel, MDLincoln, NE 685101275030207
  11. Cole Veliky, MDOmaha, NE 681981942136221
  12. Scott Vincent, M.D.Omaha, NE 681051912291469
  13. Dustin Volkmer, M.D.Columbus, NE 686011255594321
  14. Steven Wahlmeier, M.D.Lincoln, NE 685101104277128
  15. Donald Walla, MDLincoln, NE 685101275582959
  16. Chester Waters, M.D.Omaha, NE 681541841280252
  17. Paul Watson, MDOmaha, NE 681441740200146
  18. Derek Weichel, MD, ATCBeatrice, NE 683101366654691
  19. Anthony White, MDColumbus, NE 686011386141521
  20. David Wiebe, M.D.Kearney, NE 688471679576722
  21. Chris Wilkinson, M.D.Kearney, NE 688471396748505
  22. Benjamin Woodhead, D.O.Lincoln, NE 685101083850325
  23. Howard Woodward, M.D.Omaha, NE 681541346243755
  24. John Wright, MDKearney, NE 688471992745913
  25. John Yeakley, MDLincoln, NE 685101265407894
  26. Currey Zalman, MDOmaha, NE 681981073400834
  27. Bradford Zitsch, MDOmaha, NE 681981568031532

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Nebraska ranks 16 of 51 per resident

  1. North Dakota9.4
  2. Montana9.3
  3. North Carolina9.0
  4. Nebraska8.9
  5. District of Columbia8.8
  6. Washington8.4
  7. 50 states and D.C.7.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207X00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

76.3% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.5% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Nebraska76.3%
  2. United States76.5%

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician records in Nebraska, measured

  • In a Medicare file135 of 177 · 76.3% here, 76.5% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file103 · 58.2% here, 62.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more97 · 54.8% here, 56.8% nationally
  • Median graduation year2003 · the 103 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207X00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

177 NPPES records list orthopaedic surgery physician (207X00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Nebraska: 8.9 per 100,000 residents against 7.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Omaha has 85 of them (48%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. New Hampshire174
  2. Maine165
  3. Nevada164
  4. Idaho162

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. North Carolina9.0
  2. District of Columbia8.8
  3. Montana9.3
  4. North Dakota9.4

The largest states

  1. California2,276
  2. Texas1,514
  3. Florida1,470
  4. New York1,339
  5. Pennsylvania1,253

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.