NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Nebraska

35 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Nebraska, 1.8 per 100,000 residents, the 25th highest rate of 51. Omaha and Lincoln have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Nebraska license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208G00000X · 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, 24

  1. Omaha24
  2. Lincoln8
  3. Kearney2
  4. Norfolk1

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Nebraska

  1. Broadus Atkins, MDKearney, NE 688451124022983
  2. John Batter, M.D.Omaha, NE 681141932189453
  3. David BerkheimOmaha, NE 681981275832537
  4. Stephen Carveth, MDLincoln, NE 685161013275254
  5. Anthony Castleberry, M.D.Omaha, NE 681981427285931
  6. Seana Corbin, MDOmaha, NE 681981104454081
  7. Amber Duda, DOOmaha, NE 681981699203539
  8. Brett Duncan, M.D.Omaha, NE 681981720309917
  9. Kim Duncan, MDOmaha, NE 681981801844097
  10. Elijah Frost, PA-COmaha, NE 681981093449142
  11. Deepak Gangahar, MDLincoln, NE 685261710072087
  12. Jeffrey Gold, M.D.Omaha, NE 681981093719965
  13. Andrew Goldstein, MDLincoln, NE 685261518951284
  14. Caitlin Griffin, MDOmaha, NE 681241871099432
  15. Giles Hedderich, MDLincoln, NE 685261518043744
  16. Ronald Jex, MDLincoln, NE 685261629163910
  17. Adam Kingston, M.D.Omaha, NE 681141356665392
  18. Pankaj Kulshrestha, MDKearney, NE 688471619900065
  19. Rudy Lackner, MDOmaha, NE 681981578512604
  20. Thomas Langdon, M.D.Omaha, NE 681141558331777
  21. Erik Lewis, M.D.Omaha, NE 681981316381106
  22. Jenna McNeir, PA-COmaha, NE 681241669097010
  23. Helenmari Merritt, D.O.Omaha, NE 681981841456498
  24. Michael Moulton, MDOmaha, NE 681981710999024
  25. Jill Nohl, APRN-NPOmaha, NE 681981487175261
  26. Robert Oakes, MDLincoln, NE 685061992883599
  27. Dwaine Peetz, M.D.Omaha, NE 681241528080348
  28. Edward Raines, MDNorfolk, NE 687011568414258
  29. Travis Rosenkranz, M.D.Omaha, NE 681141326494824
  30. Ryan Shelstad, M.D.Lincoln, NE 685061619149119
  31. Aleem Siddique, MDOmaha, NE 681981194929976
  32. Richard Thompson, MDLincoln, NE 685261699989772
  33. Karin Trujillo, M.D.Omaha, NE 681141588869598
  34. John Um, MDOmaha, NE 681981134346745
  35. Marian UrbanOmaha, NE 681981245742451

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Nebraska ranks 25 of 51 per resident

  1. South Carolina1.8
  2. Arkansas1.8
  3. Maine1.8
  4. Nebraska1.8
  5. Kansas1.8
  6. New Jersey1.7
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

85.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.2% 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. Nebraska85.7%
  2. United States76.2%

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Nebraska, measured

  • In a Medicare file30 of 35 · 85.7% here, 76.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file25 · 71.4% here, 63.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more18 · 51.4% here, 54.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year2005 · the 25 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208G00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

35 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician (208G00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Nebraska: 1.8 per 100,000 residents against 1.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Omaha has 24 of them (69%).

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. West Virginia36
  2. District of Columbia30
  3. New Hampshire29
  4. Delaware28

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Kansas1.8
  2. Maine1.8
  3. Arkansas1.8
  4. South Carolina1.8

The largest states

  1. California634
  2. Texas484
  3. Florida468
  4. New York446
  5. Pennsylvania377

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.