Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 584
- Medicare patients, 2026
- 273
- Part D claims, 2026
- 298
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Industry payments
- $240
- Practice address
- P O Box 1328, 1301 East H St, Mc Cook, NE 69001
- Practice phone
- Call (308) 344-2650
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen is a general surgeon in Mc Cook, Nebraska
Dr. Eskildsen practices at Community Hospital in Mc Cook, Nebraska, part of Community Hospital.
Dr. Eskildsen's NPI, 1598731069, was assigned on February 24, 2006. Dr. Eskildsen graduated from Nebraska College of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Eskildsen holds Nebraska license 20429.
- NPI
- 1598731069NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9133189947
- NPI enumeration date
- February 24, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (308) 344-2650
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 60
- Medical school graduation
- 1992
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen practices at 2 locations in Mc Cook, Nebraska
Dr. Eskildsen's primary practice is Community Hospital, at P O Box 1328, 1301 East H St, Mc Cook, NE 69001 in Red Willow County. The practice phone is (308) 344-2650. Dr. Eskildsen also practices at Community Hospital McCook, 1301 E H E St, Mc Cook, NE 69001.
- Community HospitalPrimaryP O Box 1328, 1301 East H St, Mc Cook, NE 69001 · Red Willow CountyPhone(308) 344-2650
- Community Hospital McCook1301 E H E St, Mc Cook, NE 69001 · Red Willow CountyPhone(308) 344-2650
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Eskildsen's primary practice is Community Hospital in Mc Cook, Nebraska, part of Community Hospital. Dr. Eskildsen is also affiliated with Decatur Health Hospital-Oberlin, Kansas. The medical group on file is Decatur Health Family Practice Clinic.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Eskildsen practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Community Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen is one of 193 general surgeons in Nebraska
Surgery is Dr. Eskildsen's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Eskildsen's licenses on file in 2 states: Nebraska and Kansas.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, NebraskaPrimary
- Kansas license
General surgeons near Dr. Eskildsen
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen billed Medicare for 584 services in 2024
CMS data shows 584 Medicare services from Dr. Eskildsen across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 273 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $34,488 for them.
Dr. Eskildsen's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4352024: 4272%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1582024: 13216%
- Other services
- 2023: 272024: 257%
Where Dr. Eskildsen's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office26545%
- In a facility31955%
Dr. Eskildsen compared with the Nebraska median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Eskildsen
- Nebraska median
- Medicare services
- 584vs 2382.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 273vs 17061% above
- Part D claims
- 223vs 307.4 times
Medians across 178 general surgeons in Nebraska with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Eskildsen'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. Walter Karl Eskildsen treated 273 Medicare patients in 2026, average age 73
CMS counts 273 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Eskildsen in 2026. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 152 patients. 71% of them have high blood pressure, and 63% have high cholesterol. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Eskildsen's median patient age at 69, with 55% women.
Dr. Eskildsen's Medicare patients by age, 2026
Dr. Eskildsen's Medicare patients by sex, 2026
- Women15055%
- Men12345%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Eskildsen's Medicare patients, 2026
- High blood pressure71%
- High cholesterol63%
- Arthritis36%
- Diabetes26%
- Ischemic heart disease26%
- Mood disorders25%
- Anxiety22%
- Atrial fibrillation22%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Eskildsen's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 69
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women55%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2026 data
Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen wrote 298 Medicare Part D claims in 2026
In 2026, Dr. Eskildsen wrote 298 Medicare Part D claims for 111 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 223 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,566 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 283 claims across 9 drugs.
Dr. Eskildsen's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2026
- Generic272 claims91%
- Brand-name26 claims9%
Dr. Eskildsen'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. Eskildsen's Part D claims, 2026
- Opioids6%18 of 298 claims
- Antibiotics6%19 of 298 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: 2832024: 22321%
Drugs named by CMS: 5 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), 2026 data
Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen ranks in the 81st percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare
Dr. Eskildsen accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 104 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Eskildsen, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Eskildsen ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Colonoscopy
- 81st percentile104 procedures
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 65th percentile55 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 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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Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen received $240 in industry payments from 2017 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 8 general payments to Dr. Eskildsen from 6 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Electromed, Inc. paid the most, $65.
General payments to Dr. Eskildsen by program year, 2017 to 2024
Companies that paid Dr. Eskildsen the most, 2017 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen graduated from Nebraska College of Medicine
Dr. Eskildsen graduated from Nebraska College of Medicine in 1992.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen'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 Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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. Walter Karl Eskildsen's NPI number?
Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen's NPI number is 1598731069. It was assigned on February 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen?
Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen is a general surgeon in Mc Cook, Nebraska. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen practice?
Dr. Eskildsen practices at P O Box 1328, 1301 East H St, Mc Cook, NE 69001. Dr. Eskildsen also practices at 1301 E H E St, Mc Cook, NE 69001. Dr. Eskildsen's primary practice is Community Hospital in Mc Cook, Nebraska, part of Community Hospital.
What is Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Eskildsen is (308) 344-2650. Dmand AI also checks direct phone and mobile numbers, available with a free account.
What is Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen's email address?
Dmand AI checks professional and personal email addresses for Dr. Eskildsen through healthcare-specific waterfall enrichment. They are available with a free Dmand AI account.
What is Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen's medical license number?
Dr. Eskildsen holds Nebraska license 20429, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Eskildsen in Nebraska and Kansas.
Which hospitals is Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen affiliated with?
Dr. Eskildsen practices at Community Hospital in Mc Cook, Nebraska. Dr. Eskildsen is also affiliated with Decatur Health Hospital-Oberlin, Kansas.
What medical group is Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen part of?
Dr. Eskildsen is linked to Decatur Health Family Practice Clinic.
Who does Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen practice with?
Dmand AI links 3 HCPs to Dr. Eskildsen's primary medical group, 1 of them general surgeon. A free account lists them, with verified contacts.
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Does Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Eskildsen billed Medicare for 584 services in 2024, and Dr. Eskildsen accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen see?
CMS counts 273 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Eskildsen in 2026, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Eskildsen's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99211), office visit, new patient (99203) and hospital inpatient care (99231).
Where did Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen go to medical school?
Dr. Eskildsen graduated from Nebraska College of Medicine in 1992.
What drugs does Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Eskildsen's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Omeprazole and Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf.
Has Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $240 in general payments to Dr. Eskildsen from 6 companies from 2017 to 2024. The largest total came from Electromed, Inc.
How long has Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen been practicing?
Dr. Eskildsen graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
What EHR does Dr. Walter Karl Eskildsen's practice use?
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Community Hospital and at 1 more affiliated site. The vendor and product are available with a free Dmand AI account.
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