Pravardhan Rajashekar Birthi, M.D.
NPI 1013161082ActiveIndividual· Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine· Grand Island, NE
Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine (M.D.) with Howard County Medical Center and 2 other groups, practicing in Grand Island, Nebraska. 429 Medicare patients in 2024, $284,826 paid; nearly all of their 822 Part D prescriptions were generic (93%). Si-Bone, Inc. was the largest of 13 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,903 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Brodstone Healthcare and 3 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1013161082 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Nov 4, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 21, 2019 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine Primary | 208VP0014X | 27075 | NE |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Pain Management (NE) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 429 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 5,148 across 55 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $284,826 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 822 · 942 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 370 |
| Total drug cost | $108,982 |
| Generic share | 93% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1998 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Pain Management |
Medical groups
- Howard County Medical CenterSaint Paul, NE · 29 clinicians
- Brodstone Memorial HospitalSuperior, NE · 13 clinicians
- Grand Island Pain Relief Center PCGrand Island, NE · 7 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Brodstone HealthcareSuperior, NE
- Chi Health St. FrancisGrand Island, NE
- Howard County Medical CenterSt Paul, NE
- Kearney County Health Services HospitalMinden, NE
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,903 · 60 payments from 13 companies
- 2024$2,269 · 53 payments from 14 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Si-Bone, Inc. | $783.22 | 2 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $422.73 | 8 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $353.04 | 13 |
| Stryker Corporation | $351.36 | 4 |
| Saluda Medical Americas, Inc. | $272.02 | 15 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,890 · 58 payments
- Travel and Lodging$1,013 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records