Active NPI 1437185303 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Brian Joseph Norkiewicz , MD

Surgery - Trauma Surgery • Lubbock, TX

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Brian Norkiewicz, MD is a certified Surgery - Trauma Surgery practicing in Lubbock, TX. With approximately 34 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas in 1992, Dr. Norkiewicz delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 3509 22ND ST.

Dr. Norkiewicz is affiliated with Swat Surgical Associates Llp and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least, hospital discharge day management. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

3509 22nd St

Lubbock, TX 794101307

Telephone 8067997928

Fax 8067888560

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Swat Surgical Associates, L.l.p. Facility NPI 1740219724

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas

Graduation Year

1992

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery - Trauma Surgery in Lubbock, TX

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

34 Yrs +4.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 30.0 Yrs

State Avg: 25.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

3 Specialists

Practicing in Lubbock, TX (126 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

67.6% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Norkiewicz (34 Years) 34 Yrs

Lubbock Specialty Average (30.0 Years) 30.0 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
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	411	192	$113.00	$50.14
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	148	147	$389.00	$132.00
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	53	52	$203.00	$81.10
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	18	18	$2136.00	$656.01

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	171	74	$92.10	$47.70
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	53	53	$320.00	$166.79
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	35	35	$152.00	$77.51
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	14	14	$228.00	$127.22
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	14	14	$297.00	$159.61

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	204	90	$88.88	$37.00
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	44	44	$320.00	$189.39
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	31	31	$152.00	$68.90
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	26	25	$172.77	$96.67
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	19	19	$229.68	$130.84
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$297.00	$160.82

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	179	91	$86.09	$37.32
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	50	49	$320.00	$193.71
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	48	48	$169.81	$98.08
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	39	18	$124.92	$69.90
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	27	27	$152.00	$69.82
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	24	22	$294.17	$58.60
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	23	23	$230.00	$132.73
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	13	13	$297.00	$155.44
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	12	11	$800.00	$191.47

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	118	54	$81.32	$38.65
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	39	39	$154.03	$101.11
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	34	27	$299.00	$60.63
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	24	24	$233.88	$136.42
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	21	21	$297.00	$160.24
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	13	13	$800.00	$188.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	112	56	$80.79	$38.02
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	28	28	$297.00	$153.52
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	26	26	$230.00	$133.09
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	18	18	$800.00	$178.93
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	13	13	$145.00	$98.40
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	11	11	$320.00	$190.41

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	121	59	$77.98	$37.04
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	29	29	$297.00	$150.11
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	21	21	$230.00	$129.27
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	21	21	$145.00	$95.66

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	97	37	$85.76	$36.25
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	47	46	$318.21	$181.29
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	37	37	$297.00	$147.43
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	27	17	$128.00	$65.51
93970 Ultrasound study of arm or leg veins with compression and maneuvers	19	19	$800.00	$172.68
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	13	13	$2864.38	$602.23

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2023-11-12

Surgery - Trauma Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 2086S0127X

State License TX J4395

Trauma surgery is a recognized subspecialty of general surgery. Trauma surgeons are physicians who have completed a five-year general surgery residency and usually continue with a one to two year fellowship in trauma and/or surgical critical care, typically leading to additional board certification in surgical critical care. There is no trauma surgery board certification at this point. To obtain board certification in surgical critical care, a fellowship in surgical critical care or anesthesiology critical care must be completed during or after general surgery residency.

Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License TX J4395

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.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

P000009Q0 (TX)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Swat Surgical Associates Llp

3509 22nd St, Lubbock, TX 794101307

Phone: 8067997928

Secondary Practice Locations

3711 22nd St

Lubbock, TX 794101303

Phone: 8067713680

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Career & Practice History Timeline

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

13 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location December 28, 2023

Registered at 3509 22ND ST, LUBBOCK, TX 794101307 (Tel: 8067997928)

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 28, 2023

Registered at 3509 22ND ST, LUBBOCK, TX 794101307 (Tel: 0679979288)

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NPI Profile Active September 20, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 20, 2017

Registered at 3506 21ST ST, STE 601, LUBBOCK, TX 794101234 (Tel: 8067713680)

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Updated Practice Location September 20, 2017

Registered at 3711 22ND ST, LUBBOCK, TX 794101303 (Tel: 8067713680)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 20, 2017

Recorded as BRIAN NORKIEWICZ, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 20, 2017

Surgery (License #J4395 in TX)

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NPI Profile Active July 08, 2007

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 08, 2007

Registered at 3711 22ND ST, LUBBOCK, TX 794101303 (Tel: 8067713680)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 08, 2007

Registered at 3711 22ND ST, LUBBOCK, TX 794101303 (Tel: 8067713680)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 08, 2007

Recorded as BRIAN NORKIEWICZ, MD

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

Surgery (License #J4395 in TX)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration June 23, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1437185303

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: June 23, 2006

Last Update: December 28, 2023

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

3509 22nd St

Lubbock, TX 794101307

Phone: 0679979288

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

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