Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,572
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 894
- Part D claims, 2024
- 697
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 87
- Practice address
- 551 N Hillside Ave, Wichita, KS 67214
- Practice phone
- Call (316) 300-2571
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Wichita Surgical Specialists PA
Wichita, Kansas
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Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas is a general surgeon in Wichita, Kansas
Dr. Nilhas practices at Wichita Surgical Specialists PA in Wichita, Kansas.
Dr. Nilhas' NPI, 1336401082, was assigned on June 8, 2012. Dr. Nilhas graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 2012. Dr. Nilhas holds Kansas license 04-39787.
- NPI
- 1336401082NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9830346303
- NPI enumeration date
- June 8, 2012
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (316) 300-2571
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 40
- Medical school graduation
- 2012
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas practices at Wichita Surgical Specialists PA in Wichita, Kansas
Dr. Nilhas' primary practice is Wichita Surgical Specialists PA, at 551 N Hillside Ave, Wichita, KS 67214 in Sedgwick County. The practice phone is (316) 300-2571.
- Wichita Surgical Specialists PA551 N Hillside Ave, Wichita, KS 67214 · Sedgwick CountyPhone(316) 300-2571
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Nilhas' primary practice is Wichita Surgical Specialists PA in Wichita, Kansas. Dr. Nilhas is also affiliated with Ascension Via Christi St. Francis. The medical group on file is Ascension Medical Group Via Christi. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nilhas to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Nilhas practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Wichita Surgical Specialists PA | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas is one of 254 general surgeons in Kansas
Surgery is Dr. Nilhas' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Nilhas is licensed in Kansas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, KansasPrimary
General surgeons near Dr. Nilhas
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas billed Medicare for 1,572 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,572 Medicare services from Dr. Nilhas across 28 procedure codes in 2024, for 894 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $190,548 for them.
Dr. Nilhas' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 8692024: 8018%
- Surgery
- 2023: 6252024: 6687%
- Other services
- 2023: 772024: 6614%
- Imaging
- 2023: 402024: 378%
Where Dr. Nilhas' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office50032%
- In a facility1,07268%
Dr. Nilhas compared with the Kansas median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Nilhas
- Kansas median
- Medicare services
- 1,572vs 2935.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 894vs 1964.6 times
- Part D claims
- 614vs 5112.0 times
Medians across 262 general surgeons in Kansas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Nilhas' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas treated 894 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 894 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nilhas in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 494 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Nilhas' median patient age at 59, with 49% women.
Dr. Nilhas' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Nilhas' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women43949%
- Men45551%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Nilhas' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis37%
- Ischemic heart disease33%
- Diabetes30%
- Chronic kidney disease23%
- Mood disorders23%
- Cancer21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Nilhas' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 59
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women49%
- Men51%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas wrote 697 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Nilhas wrote 697 Medicare Part D claims for 341 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 614 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,952 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 512 claims across 9 drugs.
Dr. Nilhas' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic677 claims97%
- Brand-name20 claims3%
Dr. Nilhas' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Nilhas' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids32%220 of 697 claims
- Antibiotics10%70 of 697 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 5122024: 61420%
Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 9 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas scored 87 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 87 out of 100 for Dr. Nilhas for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Nilhas accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 74 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Nilhas, more than 99% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Nilhas' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 87of 100Final score
- 69.5of 100Quality
- 97of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 88of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Nilhas ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 93rd percentile245 procedures
- Colonoscopy
- 95th percentile224 procedures
- Hernia repair (minimally invasive)
- 99th percentile74 procedures
- Melanoma (skin cancer) excision
- 64th percentile11 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of nail tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Nilhas in 2022. Dr. Nilhas' most frequent co-author is Megan Kathryn Morriss, MD.
Dr. Nilhas' most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Nilhas
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas received $13,618 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 95 general payments to Dr. Nilhas from 19 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 42% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $4,780.
General payments to Dr. Nilhas by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Nilhas by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$5,76242%
- Food and beverage$4,73035%
- Education$3,02722%
- Honoraria$1001%
Companies that paid Dr. Nilhas the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal)
Dr. Nilhas graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 2012.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas' NPI number?
Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas' NPI number is 1336401082. It was assigned on June 8, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas?
Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas is a general surgeon in Wichita, Kansas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas practice?
Dr. Nilhas practices at 551 N Hillside Ave, Wichita, KS 67214. Dr. Nilhas' primary practice is Wichita Surgical Specialists PA in Wichita, Kansas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Nilhas to 4 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Nilhas is (316) 300-2571.
What is Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas' medical license number?
Dr. Nilhas holds Kansas license 04-39787.
Which hospitals is Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas affiliated with?
Dr. Nilhas is affiliated with Ascension Via Christi St. Francis. Dmand AI links Dr. Nilhas to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas part of?
Dr. Nilhas is linked to Ascension Medical Group Via Christi. Dmand AI links Dr. Nilhas to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Nilhas billed Medicare for 1,572 services in 2024, and Dr. Nilhas accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas' MIPS score?
Dr. Nilhas' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 87 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas see?
CMS counts 894 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Nilhas in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Nilhas' most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), hospital inpatient care (99231) and surgery: digestive system (43239).
Where did Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas go to medical school?
Dr. Nilhas graduated from University of Kansas School of Med (KC/Wich/Sal) in 2012.
What drugs does Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Nilhas' most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Oxycodone HCl and Sucralfate.
Has Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $13,618 in general payments to Dr. Nilhas from 19 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas been practicing?
Dr. Nilhas graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.
Does Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Nilhas.
Who does Dr. Aaron M. Nilhas publish with?
Dr. Nilhas' most frequent co-authors are Megan Kathryn Morriss, MD (1 shared paper).
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