Individual provider Active NPI

Walter Karl Eskildsen, MD

  • Surgery Physician
  • McCook, NE
National Provider Identifier
1598731069
Registry record updated Jul 8, 2007
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Surgery PhysicianTaxonomy code 208600000X
License
20429 Issued in NE
Practice address
1401 East H Street
Suite B
McCook, NE 69001-3432
Phone
(308) 345-7878
Fax
(308) 345-7879
NPI assigned
Feb 24, 2006
Sex
Male
Sole proprietor
Yes

Organizations & group practices 4

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 2

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
General Surgery
Education
Nebraska College of Medicine, 1992
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1401 E H St
PO BX 480
MC Cook, NE 69001-3589
Phone (308) 345-7878

810 W Columbia St
Oberlin, KS 67749-0268
Phone (785) 475-2208

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Community Hospital Hospital, McCook, NE, CCN 281363
  • Decatur Health Hospital, Oberlin, KS, CCN 171352

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

ProcedureNumber of procedures
Colonoscopy115
Hernia repair - groin (open)1-10
Hernia repair (minimally invasive)1-10
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux61
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision1-10

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in KS, NE2 enrollments
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services: Yes
  • Medical equipment: Yes
  • Home health: Yes
  • Power mobility devices: Yes
  • Hospice: Yes
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20050607000759 KS Practitioner - General SurgeryPractitioner - General PracticePractitioner - Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) 9133189947 Reassigns benefits to 3 organizations
I20060818000459 NE Practitioner - General SurgeryPractitioner - GastroenterologyPractitioner - Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) 9133189947 Reassigns benefits to 1 organization

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
0427377KSMDSurgery Physician
20429NEMDSurgery Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Surgical Associates Current Accepting new patients
Decatur Health Systems Inc CurrentSince Dec 1, 2025 Accepting new patients
Decatur Health Systems Inc CurrentSince Dec 1, 2025 Accepting new patients

Locations

810 W Columbia St
Oberlin, KS 67749
Phone (785) 475-2200

1301 E H St
McCook, NE 69001
Phone (308) 344-2650

Specialties & licenses 2

NPPES NPI Registry
Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Surgery Physician 208600000X 20429 NE Primary
Surgery Physician 208600000X 0427377 KS

Addresses

NPPES NPI Registry

Primary practice location

1401 East H Street
Suite B
McCook, NE 69001-3432

Mailing address

1401 East H Street
Suite B
McCook, NE 69001-3432
Phone (308) 345-7878

Other identifiers 1

NPPES NPI Registry
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
91182588213MedicaidNE

NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format, last updated by the provider on Jul 8, 2007.

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            "address_2": "SUITE B",
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        "last_name": "ESKILDSEN",
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        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
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}

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