Active NPI 1598731069 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen , MD

Surgery • Mccook, NE

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Walter Eskildsen, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Mccook, NE. With approximately 34 years of clinical experience since graduating from Nebraska College Of Medicine in 1992, Dr. Eskildsen delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1401 EAST H STREET.

Dr. Eskildsen accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit, follow-up hospital inpatient care per day. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1401 East H Street
Suite B

Mccook, NE 690013432

Telephone 3083457878

Fax 3083457879

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Surgical Associates Facility NPI 1588850663

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Nebraska College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1992

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Mccook, NE

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

34 Yrs Matches City Avg

City Avg: 34.0 Yrs

State Avg: 24.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

1 Specialists

Practicing in Mccook, NE (239 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

77.4% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Eskildsen (34 Years) 34 Yrs

Mccook Specialty Average (34.0 Years) 34.0 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	153	124	$41.05	$20.40
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	97	97	$200.00	$97.99
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	65	17	$89.23	$42.97
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	64	64	$1058.00	$190.79
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	45	44	$553.82	$85.46
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	42	42	$214.29	$72.57
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	38	32	$41.58	$7.79
G0105 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk	25	25	$882.52	$151.55
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	17	17	$300.00	$151.55
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	15	15	$200.00	$79.99
43249 Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope	12	12	$627.67	$109.64
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	11	11	$1225.00	$216.69

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	178	124	$40.00	$21.33
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	100	100	$200.00	$102.54
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	66	65	$1030.26	$204.00
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	58	46	$40.00	$8.30
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	53	52	$515.11	$93.00
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	46	46	$204.35	$76.76
G0105 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk	27	27	$881.85	$162.35
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	24	24	$200.00	$83.22
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	16	16	$300.00	$160.75
43249 Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope	14	13	$669.64	$118.73
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	13	13	$981.69	$181.49
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	13	13	$200.00	$61.55
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	12	12	$823.00	$149.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	187	141	$40.86	$21.53
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	95	95	$200.00	$103.16
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	85	83	$1017.35	$208.49
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	43	41	$560.26	$96.43
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	41	32	$40.00	$8.52
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	39	39	$200.00	$84.71
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	25	$200.00	$78.36
43249 Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope	23	22	$652.17	$126.30
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	21	21	$290.48	$184.47
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	19	19	$823.00	$161.18
G0105 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk	15	15	$823.00	$169.01
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	14	14	$192.86	$63.35

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	209	156	$40.00	$21.25
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	117	117	$199.15	$104.31
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	72	69	$1016.00	$211.38
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	56	54	$515.98	$97.63
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	55	55	$200.00	$85.78
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	47	39	$40.00	$8.66
G0105 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk	40	40	$823.00	$172.16
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	32	$200.00	$79.45
43249 Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope	25	22	$680.48	$123.34
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	23	23	$300.00	$187.87
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	17	17	$823.00	$162.00
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	15	15	$955.00	$187.78
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	12	12	$1121.42	$237.16

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	199	142	$41.61	$20.68
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	102	102	$200.00	$97.54
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	87	85	$1016.00	$209.18
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	73	50	$40.00	$8.61
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	41	39	$547.95	$95.99
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	32	$200.00	$70.66
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	30	29	$300.00	$185.16
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	26	26	$200.00	$66.08
G0105 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk	24	24	$823.00	$167.70
43249 Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope	13	13	$692.31	$130.03
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	13	13	$823.00	$169.11
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	12	12	$2500.00	$632.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	251	157	$40.00	$20.38
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	104	104	$200.00	$97.29
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	93	61	$41.72	$8.56
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	81	81	$1017.42	$211.57
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	48	45	$553.79	$98.70
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	45	45	$200.00	$70.39
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	32	31	$296.88	$180.67
G0105 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk	30	30	$823.00	$168.14
43249 Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope	27	26	$652.78	$124.02
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	24	24	$195.83	$66.98
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	17	16	$200.00	$47.44
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	14	14	$1131.00	$236.46
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	12	12	$823.00	$169.74
47563 Removal of gallbladder with x-ray study of bile ducts using an endoscope	11	11	$2500.00	$629.24

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	271	181	$40.59	$18.91
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	113	113	$200.00	$94.09
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	76	73	$1016.00	$206.06
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	65	52	$40.00	$8.36
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	63	61	$565.08	$100.05
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	46	46	$202.17	$68.91
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	36	36	$823.00	$166.35
43249 Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope	35	34	$662.86	$122.13
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	27	25	$300.00	$176.40
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	24	24	$200.00	$64.21
G0105 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk	23	23	$823.00	$165.35
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	15	15	$200.00	$46.32
36561 Insertion of central venous catheter and implanted device for infusion beneath the skin, patient 5 years or older	14	14	$1700.00	$296.03
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	14	14	$1131.00	$230.02

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	263	188	$40.00	$17.48
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	144	144	$200.00	$92.69
45384 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using a flexible endoscope with electrical cautery	76	75	$1009.32	$203.23
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	74	49	$40.00	$8.27
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	68	67	$560.18	$99.28
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	37	36	$298.65	$178.54
45378 Diagnostic exam of large bowel using a flexible endoscope	31	31	$823.00	$165.35
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	29	$200.00	$68.29
43249 Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope	28	28	$696.43	$128.45
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	23	22	$200.00	$63.63
G0105 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk	16	16	$808.19	$163.56
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	14	14	$200.00	$45.54

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License NE 20429

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License KS 0427377

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

91182588213 (NE)

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

1 Associated Practitioners

Barbara Corry , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1568439008

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active July 08, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

📍

Updated Practice Location July 08, 2007

Registered at 1401 EAST H STREET, SUITE B, MCCOOK, NE 690013432 (Tel: 3083457878)

📍

Updated Business Mailing Address July 08, 2007

Registered at 1401 EAST H STREET, SUITE B, MCCOOK, NE 690013432 (Tel: 3083457878)

👤

Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 08, 2007

Recorded as WALTER ESKILDSEN, MD

🎓

Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 08, 2007

Surgery (License #20429 in NE)

🟢

Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration February 24, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

Patient & Community Reviews

Verified patient ratings, medical care experiences, and facility photos

0 Reviews

No patient reviews submitted yet for Dr. Walter Eskildsen. Be the first to share your experience!

Only verified registered users can submit ratings, post feedback, and upload facility photos.

NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1598731069

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: February 24, 2006

Last Update: July 08, 2007

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1401 East H Street, Suite B

Mccook, NE 690013432

Phone: 3083457878

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

⚠️ Medical Disclaimer

This directory listing is for informational purposes only and does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or physician endorsement. If you are experiencing a medical emergency, please call 911 immediately.