Dr. Brian Westerhuis, MD

Dr. Westerhuis practices at Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, part of Nebraska Methodist Health System.

Dr. Westerhuis' NPI, 1689055428, was assigned on June 17, 2015. Dr. Westerhuis holds South Dakota license 12065.

Dr. Westerhuis' primary practice is Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital, at 933 East Pierce Street, Council Bluffs, IA 51503 in Pottawattamie County. The practice phone is (712) 396-6000.

Dr. Westerhuis' primary practice is Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, part of Nebraska Methodist Health System. Dr. Westerhuis is also affiliated with Bryan Medical Center. The medical group on file is Methodist Physicians Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Westerhuis to 2 more hospitals and 6 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Westerhuis practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurology is Dr. Westerhuis' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Westerhuis is licensed in South Dakota.

CMS data shows 399 Medicare services from Dr. Westerhuis across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 242 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $32,096 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 242 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Westerhuis in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 95 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.89, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Westerhuis' median patient age at 64, with 54% women.

In 2019, Dr. Westerhuis wrote 18 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $214 in total drug cost. In 2018, CMS named 41 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Westerhuis accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 1 general payment to Dr. Westerhuis from 1 drug or device company in 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Kite Pharma, Inc. paid the most, $35.