Samuel Thomas Klinker
NPI 1023571148ActiveIndividual· Surgery· La Crosse, WI
Surgery with Centracare Clinic Southwest LLC, practicing in La Crosse, Wisconsin. 18 Medicare patients in 2024, $2,684 paid; all of their 52 Part D prescriptions were generic. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,840 in all, mostly education. Lists Centracare - Redwood and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1023571148 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 8, 2019 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 27, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 27, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 74369 | WI |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
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 | — |
Official OIG search · How matching works ·Bulk check a roster
Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (MN); Practitioner - General Surgery (WI) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 18 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 20 across 8 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $2,684 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 52 · 54 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 37 |
| Total drug cost | $558.15 |
| Generic share | 100% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical group
- Centracare Clinic Southwest LLCWillmar, MN · 170 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Centracare - RedwoodRedwood Falls, MN
- Centracare- Rice Memorial HospitalWillmar, MN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,840 · 12 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$622.92 · 6 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $1,029 | 2 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $689.44 | 9 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc | $121.10 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Education$1,000 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$839.52 · 11 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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