Walter Karl Eskildsen, MD
NPI 1598731069ActiveIndividual· Surgery· McCook, NE
Surgery (MD) in McCook, Nebraska, trained at Nebraska College of Medicine (class of 1992). 273 Medicare patients in 2024, $60,534 paid; nearly all of their 298 Part D prescriptions were generic (91%). Medtronic, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2024, $31.57 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1598731069 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Feb 24, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 8, 2007 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 20429 | NE |
| Surgery | 208600000X | 0427377 | KS |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (KS); Practitioner - General Surgery (NE) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 273 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 716 across 68 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $60,534 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 298 · 418 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 111 |
| Total drug cost | $8,127 |
| Generic share | 91% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Nebraska College of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1992 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Hospital affiliations
- Community HospitalMcCook, NE
- Decatur HealthOberlin, KS
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2024$31.57 · 2 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2024
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Medtronic, Inc. | $15.89 | 1 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $15.68 | 1 |
What the 2024 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$31.57 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records