Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 4,854
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,580
- Part D claims, 2024
- 904
- MIPS score, 2024
- 21
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 7440 South 91st Street, Lincoln, NE 68526-9797
- Practice phone
- Call (402) 489-6555
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Nebraska Heart Institute
Medical specialty practice · Lincoln, Nebraska
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Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Lincoln, Nebraska
Dr. Ackerman practices at Nebraska Heart Institute in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Dr. Ackerman's NPI, 1538149257, was assigned on January 19, 2006. Dr. Ackerman graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Ackerman holds Nebraska license 21011.
- NPI
- 1538149257NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3577471283
- NPI enumeration date
- January 19, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (402) 489-6555
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 63
- Medical school graduation
- 1989
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman practices at Nebraska Heart Institute in Lincoln, Nebraska
Dr. Ackerman's primary practice is Nebraska Heart Institute, at 7440 South 91st Street, Lincoln, NE 68526-9797. The practice phone is (402) 489-6555.
- Nebraska Heart Institute7440 South 91st Street, Lincoln, NE 68526-9797Phone(402) 489-6555
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Ackerman's primary practice is Nebraska Heart Institute in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dr. Ackerman is also affiliated with Bryan Medical Center. The medical group on file is CHI Health Clinic Heart Institute (Lincoln - Nebraska Heart). Dmand AI also links Dr. Ackerman to 4 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ackerman practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Nebraska Heart Institute | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman is one of 20 cardiac electrophysiologists in Nebraska
Clinical cardiac electrophysiology is Dr. Ackerman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0001X. Dr. Ackerman is licensed in Nebraska.
Specialties and state licenses
- Clinical cardiac electrophysiology, NebraskaPrimary
Cardiac electrophysiologists near Dr. Ackerman
Counts of cardiac electrophysiologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman billed Medicare for 4,854 services in 2024
CMS data shows 4,854 Medicare services from Dr. Ackerman across 38 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,580 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $180,969 for them.
Dr. Ackerman's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 4,6542024: 4,3177%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 3852024: 33314%
- Surgery
- 2023: 2502024: 20418%
- Other services
- 2023: 212024: 0100%
Where Dr. Ackerman's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office4,17886%
- In a facility67614%
Dr. Ackerman compared with the Nebraska median for cardiac electrophysiologists, 2024
- Dr. Ackerman
- Nebraska median
- Medicare services
- 4,854vs 4,04820% above
- Medicare patients
- 1,580vs 1,80012% below
- Part D claims
- 811vs 1,00019% below
Medians across 21 cardiac electrophysiologists in Nebraska with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ackerman's 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. Stephen J. Ackerman treated 1,580 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 79
CMS counts 1,580 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ackerman in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 630 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.75, 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. Ackerman's median patient age at 71, with 46% women.
Dr. Ackerman's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Ackerman's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women71645%
- Men86455%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ackerman's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Atrial fibrillation71%
- Heart failure60%
- Ischemic heart disease57%
- Arthritis51%
- Chronic kidney disease43%
- Diabetes33%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Ackerman's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women46%
- Men54%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman wrote 904 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ackerman wrote 904 Medicare Part D claims for 188 patients. 74% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 811 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $170,622 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 888 claims across 19 drugs.
Dr. Ackerman's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic668 claims74%
- Brand-name236 claims26%
Dr. Ackerman's 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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 8882024: 8119%
Drugs named by CMS: 15 in 2024, 19 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. Stephen J. Ackerman scored 21 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 21 out of 100 for Dr. Ackerman for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Ackerman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Ackerman's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 21of 100Final score
- 0of 100Quality
- 0of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 71of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman received $103,449 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 362 general payments to Dr. Ackerman from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 60% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $98,836.
General payments to Dr. Ackerman by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Ackerman by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Speaker and faculty fees$61,75060%
- Consulting fees$20,67520%
- Travel and lodging$15,09315%
- Food and beverage$5,9316%
Companies that paid Dr. Ackerman 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. Stephen J. Ackerman graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine
Dr. Ackerman graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1989.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand 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) |
| 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. Stephen J. Ackerman's NPI number?
Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman's NPI number is 1538149257. It was assigned on January 19, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman?
Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Lincoln, Nebraska. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician (taxonomy code 207RC0001X).
Where does Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman practice?
Dr. Ackerman practices at 7440 South 91st Street, Lincoln, NE 68526-9797. Dr. Ackerman's primary practice is Nebraska Heart Institute in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ackerman to 4 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ackerman is (402) 489-6555.
What is Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman's medical license number?
Dr. Ackerman holds Nebraska license 21011.
Which hospitals is Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman affiliated with?
Dr. Ackerman is affiliated with Bryan Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Ackerman to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman part of?
Dr. Ackerman is linked to CHI Health Clinic Heart Institute (Lincoln - Nebraska Heart). Dmand AI links Dr. Ackerman to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ackerman billed Medicare for 4,854 services in 2024, and Dr. Ackerman accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman's MIPS score?
Dr. Ackerman's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 21 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman see?
CMS counts 1,580 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ackerman in 2024, with an average age of 79.
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What services does Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ackerman's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93296), heart test or procedure (93294) and heart test or procedure (93000).
Where did Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman go to medical school?
Dr. Ackerman graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1989.
What drugs does Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ackerman's most prescribed drugs by claims were Flecainide Acetate, Eliquis and Metoprolol Succinate.
Has Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $103,449 in general payments to Dr. Ackerman from 20 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.
How long has Dr. Stephen J. Ackerman been practicing?
Dr. Ackerman graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.
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