Active NPI 1720245103 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Nicholas Jerome Kitowski , MD

Surgery • Black River Falls, WI

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Nicholas Kitowski, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Black River Falls, WI. With approximately 20 years of clinical experience since graduating from Medical College Of Wisconsin in 2006, Dr. Kitowski delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 610 W ADAMS ST.

Dr. Kitowski is affiliated with Black River Health Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope, removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare, biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

610 W Adams St

Black River Falls, WI 546159010

Telephone 7152844311

Fax 7152840475

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Krohn Clinic Ltd. Facility NPI 1790777621

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Medical College Of Wisconsin

Graduation Year

2006

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Black River Falls, WI

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

20 Yrs -5.5 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 25.5 Yrs

State Avg: 25.2 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

2 Specialists

Practicing in Black River Falls, WI (765 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

92.0% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Kitowski (20 Years) 20 Yrs

Black River Falls Specialty Average (25.5 Years) 25.5 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
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	47	45	$2884.53	$123.01
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	33	32	$3358.79	$232.79
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	26	26	$2320.00	$92.78
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$359.56	$122.17
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$341.33	$105.13
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	11	11	$239.27	$86.40

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	55	55	$2883.00	$133.50
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	34	34	$2320.00	$91.61
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	27	27	$3227.00	$231.91
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	19	19	$501.00	$158.81
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	19	$328.00	$106.47
G0105 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk	17	17	$2277.00	$171.46
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	14	12	$230.00	$86.50
43249 Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope	13	11	$3000.00	$133.93
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$345.00	$122.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	52	52	$2883.00	$163.27
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	34	34	$2320.00	$83.68
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	27	$327.73	$120.81
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	23	20	$221.87	$84.42
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	18	18	$3227.00	$240.72
G0105 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual at high risk	13	13	$2277.00	$174.44
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	12	11	$465.00	$174.21

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	56	56	$2881.96	$160.10
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	36	$313.60	$125.47
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	35	29	$210.43	$88.20
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	30	20	$156.87	$54.34
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	23	23	$2320.00	$83.05
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	14	14	$3224.71	$228.06
G0121 Colorectal cancer screening; colonoscopy on individual not meeting criteria for high risk	14	14	$2283.36	$177.17
43249 Balloon dilation of esophagus using an endoscope	13	13	$2800.00	$135.53
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	11	11	$464.55	$175.26

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	56	40	$198.00	$71.63
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	51	50	$2854.00	$139.55
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	44	38	$287.00	$105.54
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	32	32	$2297.00	$100.17
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	21	21	$3195.00	$249.23
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	15	14	$155.00	$43.80

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	65	65	$2846.68	$133.18
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	46	40	$197.78	$71.94
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	42	38	$286.50	$105.51
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	35	35	$3192.17	$250.20
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	29	29	$2290.66	$95.08
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	19	12	$155.00	$43.60
19083 Biopsy of breast and placement of locating device using ultrasound, first growth	11	11	$3789.00	$618.45

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	79	62	$284.00	$101.36
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	72	72	$2570.51	$140.84
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	40	32	$196.00	$69.91
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	31	29	$2207.16	$97.99
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	28	28	$3162.00	$247.45
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	11	11	$455.00	$139.17

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
G0500 Moderate sedation services provided by the same physician or other qualified health care professional performing a gastrointestinal endoscopic service that sedation supports, requiring the presence of an independent trained observer to assist in the monito	91	87	$178.00	$54.45
99153 Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure, each additional 15 minutes	81	58	$61.00	$9.98
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	66	56	$281.83	$100.87
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	52	52	$2445.48	$319.45
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	47	33	$193.91	$68.51
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	28	16	$150.50	$40.82
43239 Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope	25	25	$2060.00	$313.71
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	22	13	$176.09	$36.91
45385 Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare	21	21	$3150.19	$377.55
99152 Moderate sedation services by physician also performing a procedure, patient 5 years of age or older, first 15 minutes	16	15	$178.00	$46.02
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	16	14	$31.69	$2.94
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	13	13	$449.92	$135.61
45380 Biopsy of large bowel using an endoscope	12	12	$2445.83	$148.39

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2025-06-30

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License WI 50966-020

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.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Black River Health Inc

711 W Adams St, Black River Falls, WI 546155052

Phone: 7152845361

Secondary Practice Locations

711 W Adams St

Black River Falls, WI 546155052

Phone: 7152845361

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active December 22, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location December 22, 2016

Registered at 610 W ADAMS ST, BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI 546159010 (Tel: 7152844311)

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 22, 2016

Registered at 610 W ADAMS ST, BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI 546159010 (Tel: 7152844311)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated December 22, 2016

Recorded as NICHOLAS KITOWSKI, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 22, 2016

Surgery (License #50966-020 in WI)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 22, 2008

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1720245103

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: May 22, 2008

Last Update: June 30, 2025

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

610 W Adams St

Black River Falls, WI 546159010

Phone: 7152844311

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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