Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely, MD

  • Broken Bow, NE
  • Otolaryngologist
NPI1669462305PAC ID0446236731
Medicare services, 2024
581
Medicare patients, 2024
312
Part D claims, 2024
114
MIPS score, 2024
84
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
145 Memorial Drive, Broken Bow, NE 68822
Practice phone
Call (308) 872-4100
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Primary practice

Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center

Hospital · Broken Bow, Nebraska

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Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely is an otolaryngologist in Broken Bow, Nebraska

Dr. Connely practices at Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow, Nebraska, part of Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center.

Dr. Connely's NPI, 1669462305, was assigned on October 25, 2005. Dr. Connely graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Connely holds Nebraska license 18319.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0446236731
NPI enumeration date
October 25, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(308) 872-4100
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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. Thomas Vernon Connely practices at Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow, Nebraska

Dr. Connely's primary practice is Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center, at 145 Memorial Drive, Broken Bow, NE 68822 in Custer County. The practice phone is (308) 872-4100.

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Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Connely's primary practice is Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow, Nebraska, part of Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center. Dr. Connely is also affiliated with CHI Health Good Samaritan. The medical group on file is Melham Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Connely to 2 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely is one of 85 otolaryngologists in Nebraska

Otolaryngology is Dr. Connely's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Connely is licensed in Nebraska.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Otolaryngology, NebraskaPrimaryLicense 18319 · taxonomy 207Y00000X

Otolaryngologists near Dr. Connely

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely billed Medicare for 581 services in 2024

CMS data shows 581 Medicare services from Dr. Connely across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 312 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $38,974 for them.

Medicare services, 2024581
Medicare patients312
Paid by Medicare$38,974
Procedure codes8

Dr. Connely's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 4572024: 4208%
Surgery
2023: 1392024: 11021%
Tests and treatments
2023: 702024: 5127%

Where Dr. Connely's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office43475%
  • In a facility14725%

Dr. Connely compared with the Nebraska median for otolaryngologists, 2024

  • Dr. Connely
  • Nebraska median
Medicare services
581vs 40045% above
Medicare patients
312vs 27613% above
Part D claims
31vs 16081% below

Medians across 83 otolaryngologists in Nebraska with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Connely'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. Thomas Vernon Connely treated 312 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 312 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Connely in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 137 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.04, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Connely's median patient age at 61, with 52% women.

Medicare patients, 2024312
Average age76
Average risk score1.04
Also on Medicaid5%

Dr. Connely's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Connely's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women18258%
  • Men13042%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Connely's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis50%
  4. Ischemic heart disease33%
  5. Diabetes29%
  6. Chronic kidney disease23%
  7. Mood disorders21%
  8. Atrial fibrillation19%

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

Dr. Connely's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 61

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women52%
  • Men47%

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

Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely wrote 114 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Connely wrote 114 Medicare Part D claims for 69 patients. 95% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 31 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $533 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 46 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024114
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$533
Part D patients69

Dr. Connely's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic108 claims95%
  • Brand-name and other6 claims5%

Dr. Connely'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.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Connely's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics15%17 of 114 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: 462024: 3133%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 3 in 2023.

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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. Thomas Vernon Connely scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Connely for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Connely accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Connely's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 84of 100Final score
  • 67.4of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 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. Thomas Vernon Connely received $1,895 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 64 general payments to Dr. Connely from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $875.

General payments to Dr. Connely by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Connely by kind, 2016 to 2025

$1.9Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,84097%
  • Education$553%

Companies that paid Dr. Connely the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Dr. Connely graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 1989.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Nebraska College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely'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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely's NPI number?

Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely's NPI number is 1669462305. It was assigned on October 25, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely?

Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely is an otolaryngologist in Broken Bow, Nebraska. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Otolaryngology Physician (taxonomy code 207Y00000X).

Where does Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely practice?

Dr. Connely practices at 145 Memorial Drive, Broken Bow, NE 68822. Dr. Connely's primary practice is Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow, Nebraska, part of Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Connely to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Connely is (308) 872-4100.

What is Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely's medical license number?

Dr. Connely holds Nebraska license 18319.

Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely affiliated with?

Dr. Connely practices at Jennie M. Melham Memorial Medical Center in Broken Bow, Nebraska. Dr. Connely is also affiliated with CHI Health Good Samaritan.

What medical group is Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely part of?

Dr. Connely is linked to Melham Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Connely to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Connely billed Medicare for 581 services in 2024, and Dr. Connely accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely's MIPS score?

Dr. Connely's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely see?

CMS counts 312 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Connely in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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What services does Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Connely's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99203) and surgery: lungs and airway (31575).

Where did Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely go to medical school?

Dr. Connely graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 1989.

What drugs does Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Connely's most prescribed drugs by claims were Mupirocin and Ipratropium Bromide.

Has Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,895 in general payments to Dr. Connely from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies.

How long has Dr. Thomas Vernon Connely been practicing?

Dr. Connely graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.

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