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Internal Medicine in Columbus, NE

5 verified internal medicine doctors in Columbus.

Internists specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of adult diseases, often coordinating complex or chronic conditions across multiple systems.

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Dr. Joe Metcalf, MD

Internal Medicine

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1275512311
4600 38TH ST, Columbus, NE 68601(402) 564-7118
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023

Industry Payments

No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.

Dr. Gregory Schafer, MD

Internal Medicine

20 yrs NPPES
NPI 1265546832
4508 38TH ST STE 157, Columbus, NE 68601(402) 562-8445
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $18.95 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$18.95

Total received

1

Transactions

1

Paying companies

Top paying companies

AbbVie Inc.$18.95

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 66th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Gregory Schafer do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Matthew Pieper, MD

Internal Medicine

17 yrs NPPES
NPI 1164652897
4600 38TH ST, Columbus, NE 68601(402) 562-3180
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023

Industry Payments

No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.

Dr. Kurt Kapels, MD

Internal Medicine

15 yrs NPPES
NPI 1831483791
4600 38TH ST, Columbus, NE 68601(402) 567-4442
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· $14.06 (2023)

Industry Payments (2023)

Reported by drug and device makers to CMS Open Payments. These payments are legal and disclosed — shown as context, not a judgment.

$14.06

Total received

1

Transactions

1

Paying companies

Top paying companies

Melinta Therapeutics, LLC$14.06

Among the 183,896 internal medicine doctors we've analyzed, about 37% received any industry payment (median $195 among those who did). This doctor's total ranks around the 64th percentile of that group.

Benchmark reflects doctors we've analyzed, not all US internal medicine doctors.

Payments to Kurt Kapels do not imply any wrongdoing. Many are meals, education, or research support.

Dr. Alicia Mizner, MD

Internal Medicine

12 yrs NPPES
NPI 1104238096
4600 38TH ST, Columbus, NE 68601(402) 562-4442
NPPES public registryAccepts Medicare (2024)
CMS Open Payments· No payments in 2023

Industry Payments

No industry payments on record in the 2023 CMS Open Payments data. This doctor received no reported payments from drug or device makers that year.

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