Howard Levene

  • Omaha, NE
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1952574774PAC ID8325191513
Medicare services, 2024
82
Medicare patients, 2024
69
Publications
29
Hospital affiliations
4
Industry payments
$13,419
Practice address
2412 Cuming St, Omaha, NE 68131
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Primary practice

CHI Health University Campus Emergency Department - Emergency Department - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Omaha, Nebraska

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Howard Levene is a neurosurgeon in Omaha, Nebraska

Howard Levene practices at CHI Health University Campus Emergency Department - Emergency Department - HOPD in Omaha, Nebraska.

Howard Levene's NPI, 1952574774, was assigned on April 13, 2008. Howard Levene graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2001. Howard Levene holds Florida license 104515.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8325191513
NPI enumeration date
April 13, 2008
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
51
Medical school graduation
2001

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Howard Levene practices at CHI Health University Campus Emergency Department - Emergency Department - HOPD in Omaha, Nebraska

Howard Levene's primary practice is CHI Health University Campus Emergency Department - Emergency Department - HOPD, at 2412 Cuming St, Omaha, NE 68131.

  • CHI Health University Campus Emergency Department - Emergency Department - HOPD
    2412 Cuming St, Omaha, NE 68131

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Howard Levene is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 13 medical groups

Howard Levene's primary practice is CHI Health University Campus Emergency Department - Emergency Department - HOPD in Omaha, Nebraska. Howard Levene is also affiliated with CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy. The medical group on file is CHI Health Clinic. Dmand AI also links Howard Levene to 3 more hospitals, 12 medical groups and 3 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Howard Levene's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Howard Levene practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
CHI Health University Campus Emergency Department - Emergency Department - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+7 more sites and 12 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Howard Levene is one of 64 neurosurgeons in Nebraska

Neurological surgery is Howard Levene's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Howard Levene is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Howard Levene's licenses on file in 12 states: Florida, New Jersey, Illinois, Montana, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Minnesota, Texas, North Dakota, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, FloridaPrimaryLicense 104515 · 2009 to 2027 · taxonomy 207T00000X
  • New Jersey license2024 to 2027
  • Illinois license2021 to 2026
  • Montana license2025 to 2026
  • Nebraska license2021 to 2026
  • Pennsylvania license2004 to 2026
  • Indiana licenseLicense 01095691A · 2025
  • Minnesota license2023 to 2025
  • Texas license2024 to 2025
  • North Dakota license2021 to 2022
  • Ohio license2020 to 2022
  • Wisconsin license2021

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists lower back pain among the conditions Howard Levene treats.

Neurosurgeons near Howard Levene

Counts of neurosurgeons 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

Howard Levene billed Medicare for 82 services in 2024

CMS data shows 82 Medicare services from Howard Levene across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 69 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,676 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202482
Medicare patients69
Paid by Medicare$5,676
Procedure codes3

Howard Levene's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1752024: 8253%

Howard Levene compared with the Nebraska median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Howard Levene
  • Nebraska median
Medicare services
82vs 18856% below
Medicare patients
69vs 17561% below

Medians across 62 neurosurgeons in Nebraska with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Howard Levene'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

Howard Levene treated 69 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 79

CMS counts 69 Medicare patients who saw Howard Levene in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 24 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.05, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Howard Levene's median patient age at 70, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 202469
Average age79
Average risk score2.05
Also on Medicaid16%

Howard Levene's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Howard Levene's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women4058%
  • Men2942%

Chronic conditions among Howard Levene's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis68%
  4. Stroke or TIA61%
  5. Mood disorders58%
  6. Depression57%
  7. Chronic kidney disease54%
  8. Diabetes41%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Howard Levene's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men47%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Howard Levene takes part in Medicare

Howard Levene accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Spinal fusion: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Howard Levene has 29 publications on record

Dmand AI links 29 papers to Howard Levene, published from 2007 to 2022. 2019 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Intervertebral Disc, Adenosine Triphosphate and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Howard Levene has published most often in World Neurosurg. Howard Levene's most frequent co-authors are Jack I. Jallo, MD, Allan D. Levi, MD, PhD and Heather Stevens Spader, MD.

Papers29
Years published2007 to 2022

Howard Levene's papers by year, 2010 to 2022

Topics Howard Levene writes about most

  • Intervertebral Disc
  • Adenosine Triphosphate
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Neurosurgical Procedures
  • Swine
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Extracellular Matrix

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Recent publications by Howard Levene

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Howard Levene received $13,419 in industry payments from 2016 to 2022

CMS Open Payments shows 94 general payments to Howard Levene from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Nuvasive, Inc. paid the most, $4,317.

General payments to Howard Levene by program year, 2016 to 2022

General payments to Howard Levene by kind, 2016 to 2022

$13.4Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$9,59271%
  • Food and beverage$3,07623%
  • Consulting fees$7506%

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Howard Levene has 9 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 9 awards for Howard Levene, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Howard Levene

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. 2006
    • Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society Award for Resident Research Presentation, 2nd Place
    • Synthes Award for Resident Research on Spinal Cord and Spinal Column Injury: CNS Abstract Award Winner
  3. 1999
    • Samuel Welkowitz Award for Outstanding Ph.D. research
  4. 1998
    • Whittaker Fellowship for Doctoral Study
  5. 1997
    • Biomaterials Summer Award
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Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Howard Levene graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Howard Levene graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2001. Howard Levene is a member of AANS, ACS and CNS.

  1. Medical schoolRutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  2. Board certified in neurological surgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery

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Howard Levene accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Howard Levene is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Howard Levene accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare12
  2. PPO11
  3. HMO8
  4. POS6
  5. EPO3
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Howard Levene's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Howard Levene's NPI number?

Howard Levene's NPI number is 1952574774. It was assigned on April 13, 2008, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Howard Levene specialize in?

Howard Levene is a neurosurgeon in Omaha, Nebraska. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Howard Levene practice?

Howard Levene practices at 2412 Cuming St, Omaha, NE 68131. Howard Levene's primary practice is CHI Health University Campus Emergency Department - Emergency Department - HOPD in Omaha, Nebraska. Dmand AI also links Howard Levene to 3 hospitals, 12 medical groups and 3 group practices and clinics.

What is Howard Levene's medical license number?

Howard Levene holds Florida license 104515, one of the licenses on file in 12 states.

Which states has Howard Levene been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Howard Levene in Florida (2009 to 2027), New Jersey (2024 to 2027), Illinois (2021 to 2026), Montana (2025 to 2026), Nebraska (2021 to 2026), Pennsylvania (2004 to 2026), Indiana (2025), Minnesota (2023 to 2025), Texas (2024 to 2025), North Dakota (2021 to 2022), Ohio (2020 to 2022) and Wisconsin (2021).

Which hospitals is Howard Levene affiliated with?

Howard Levene is affiliated with CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy. Dmand AI links Howard Levene to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Howard Levene part of?

Howard Levene is linked to CHI Health Clinic. Dmand AI links Howard Levene to 12 more medical groups.

Does Howard Levene accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Howard Levene billed Medicare for 82 services in 2024, and Howard Levene accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Howard Levene see?

CMS counts 69 Medicare patients who saw Howard Levene in 2024, with an average age of 79.

Is Howard Levene board certified?

Yes. Howard Levene is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery.

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What services does Howard Levene bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Howard Levene's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99222) and hospital inpatient care (99221).

Where did Howard Levene go to medical school?

Howard Levene graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2001.

Has Howard Levene received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $13,419 in general payments to Howard Levene from 15 companies from 2016 to 2022. The largest total came from Nuvasive, Inc.

How long has Howard Levene been practicing?

Howard Levene graduated from medical school in 2001, 25 years ago.

Does Howard Levene do research?

Dmand AI links 29 publications to Howard Levene, published from 2007 to 2022.

Who does Howard Levene publish with?

Howard Levene's most frequent co-authors are Jack I. Jallo, MD (4 shared papers), Allan D. Levi, MD, PhD (3 shared papers) and Heather Stevens Spader, MD (2 shared papers).

What insurance does Howard Levene accept?

Howard Levene is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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