Dr. Dennis Patrick McGowan, MD

Dr. McGowan practices at The Physician Network in Kearney, Nebraska.

Dr. McGowan's NPI, 1598855298, was assigned on October 13, 2006. Dr. McGowan graduated from University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of Medicine in 1983. Dr. McGowan holds Nebraska license 20293.

Dr. McGowan's primary practice is The Physician Network, at 3219 Central Ave, Kearney, NE 68847 in Buffalo County. The practice phone is (402) 421-0896.

Dr. McGowan's primary practice is The Physician Network in Kearney, Nebraska. Dr. McGowan is also affiliated with CHI Health Good Samaritan. The medical group on file is CHI Health Clinic Heart Institute (Lincoln - Nebraska Heart). Dmand AI also links Dr. McGowan to 1 more physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. McGowan practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. McGowan's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. McGowan is licensed in Nebraska.

CMS data shows 602 Medicare services from Dr. McGowan across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 184 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $41,689 for them.

CMS counts 184 Medicare patients who saw Dr. McGowan in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 69 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.83, 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. McGowan's median patient age at 67, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. McGowan wrote 449 Medicare Part D claims for 72 patients. 87% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 316 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $49,843 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 289 claims across 5 drugs.

Dr. McGowan accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 51 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. McGowan, more than 79% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 178 general payments to Dr. McGowan from 43 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $6,635.

Dr. McGowan graduated from University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of Medicine in 1983.