Cody Charles Ness, MD
NPI 1649899337ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Sioux Falls, SD
Surgery (MD) with Lifespan Physician Group Inc and 1 other group, practicing in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Part D covered 11 prescriptions written in 2024. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,200 in all, mostly education. Lists The Miriam Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1649899337 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 13, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 1, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 18723 | SD |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
| Surgery | 208600000X | MD20592 | RI |
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 | — |
Official OIG search · How matching works ·Bulk check a roster
Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (RI) |
|---|
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 11 · 13 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 11 |
| Total drug cost | $1,618 |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2020 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
Medical groups
- Lifespan Physician Group IncProvidence, RI · 1,173 clinicians
- University Surgical Associates, Inc.Providence, RI · 101 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- The Miriam HospitalProvidence, RI
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,200 · 4 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $1,028 | 2 |
| Davol Inc. | $103.93 | 1 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $68.49 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Education$1,068 · 2 payments
- Food and Beverage$131.93 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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