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Dr. Todd J. Kowalski, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 229
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 104
- Part D claims, 2024
- 368
- Publications
- 30
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 1910 South Ave, Heritage Building 2 West, La Crosse, WI 54601
- Practice phone
- Call (608) 775-3176
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis
Dialysis Center - Hospital-Based · La Crosse, Wisconsin
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Dr. Todd J. Kowalski is an infectious disease specialist in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Dr. Kowalski practices at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Dr. Kowalski's NPI, 1790757227, was assigned on February 7, 2006. Dr. Kowalski graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2000. Dr. Kowalski's Wisconsin license number on file is 43830.
- NPI
- 1790757227NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 4688687544
- NPI enumeration date
- February 7, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (608) 775-3176
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 52
- Medical school graduation
- 2000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Todd J. Kowalski practices at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis in La Crosse, Wisconsin
Dr. Kowalski's primary practice is Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis, at 1910 South Ave, Heritage Building 2 West, La Crosse, WI 54601 in La Crosse County. The practice phone is (608) 775-3176.
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis1910 South Ave, Heritage Building 2 West, La Crosse, WI 54601 · La Crosse CountyPhone(608) 775-3176
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Todd J. Kowalski is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Kowalski's primary practice is Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Dr. Kowalski is also affiliated with Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. The medical group on file is Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kowalski to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Kowalski's employer is on file too: a dialysis center.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Todd J. Kowalski's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kowalski practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Todd J. Kowalski is one of 154 infectious disease specialists in Wisconsin
Infectious disease is Dr. Kowalski's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Kowalski is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Kowalski's licenses on file in 3 states: Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota.
Specialties and state licenses
- Infectious disease, WisconsinPrimary
- Iowa license
- Minnesota license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, hiv/aids, joint or bone infection and pneumonia among the conditions Dr. Kowalski treats.
Infectious disease specialists near Dr. Kowalski
Counts of infectious disease specialists 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. Todd J. Kowalski billed Medicare for 229 services in 2024
CMS data shows 229 Medicare services from Dr. Kowalski across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 104 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $14,616 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Kowalski's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2082024: 14132%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 02024: 63
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 25
Dr. Kowalski compared with the Wisconsin median for infectious disease specialists, 2024
- Dr. Kowalski
- Wisconsin median
- Medicare services
- 229vs 19716% above
- Medicare patients
- 104vs 9411% above
- Part D claims
- 267vs 15572% above
Medians across 148 infectious disease specialists in Wisconsin with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kowalski'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. Todd J. Kowalski treated 104 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69
CMS counts 104 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kowalski in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 44 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 28% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.60, 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. Kowalski's median patient age at 62, with 42% women.
Dr. Kowalski's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Kowalski's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women3534%
- Men6966%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kowalski's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Chronic kidney disease57%
- Arthritis51%
- Diabetes39%
- Mood disorders39%
- Anxiety37%
- Depression37%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kowalski's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 62
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women42%
- Men58%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Todd J. Kowalski wrote 368 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kowalski wrote 368 Medicare Part D claims for 85 patients. 54% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 267 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $425,815 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 304 claims across 12 drugs.
Dr. Kowalski's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic200 claims54%
- Brand-name168 claims46%
Dr. Kowalski'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. Kowalski's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics43%158 of 368 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: 3042024: 26712%
Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 12 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. Todd J. Kowalski offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Kowalski accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Kowalski as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Removal of skin lesions: 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. Todd J. Kowalski has 30 publications on record
Dmand AI links 30 papers to Dr. Kowalski, published from 2005 to 2018. 2011 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Anti-Bacterial Agents, Lyme Disease and Wisconsin. Dr. Kowalski has published most often in Clin Infect Dis. Dr. Kowalski's most frequent co-authors are Paul M. Huddleston, MD, Shanu Nikhil Kothari, MD and Rabih O. Darouiche, MD.
Dr. Kowalski's papers by year, 2005 to 2018
Topics Dr. Kowalski writes about most
- Anti-Bacterial Agents
- Lyme Disease
- Wisconsin
- Osteomyelitis
- Spinal Diseases
- Surgical Wound Infection
- Administration, Oral
- Borrelia
Dr. Kowalski's most frequent co-authors
- Paul M. Huddleston, MD6 shared papers
- Shanu Nikhil Kothari, MD2 shared papers
- Rabih O. Darouiche, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Kowalski
Clin Infect Dis
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Todd J. Kowalski received $38 in industry payments from 2018 to 2021
CMS Open Payments shows 3 general payments to Dr. Kowalski from 2 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2021. Education make up the largest share, 85% of the total. Insmed, Inc. paid the most, $32.
General payments to Dr. Kowalski by program year, 2018 to 2021
General payments to Dr. Kowalski by kind, 2018 to 2021
- Education$3285%
- Food and beverage$615%
Companies that paid Dr. Kowalski the most, 2018 to 2021
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Todd J. Kowalski has 1 award and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Kowalski, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2012.
Awards and honors for Dr. Kowalski
- 2012
- CMS Stage 1 EHR
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Todd J. Kowalski graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dr. Kowalski graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2000.
- Medical school
- Board certified in infectious disease
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Todd J. Kowalski accepts plans from 12 insurance carriers
Dr. Kowalski is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Aspirus Health Plan
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Molina
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
- +4 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Kowalski accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO6
- Medicare6
- PPO6
- POS4
- EPO2
- Medicaid1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Todd J. Kowalski'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 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Todd J. Kowalski's NPI number?
Dr. Todd J. Kowalski's NPI number is 1790757227. It was assigned on February 7, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Todd J. Kowalski?
Dr. Todd J. Kowalski is an infectious disease specialist in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).
Where does Dr. Todd J. Kowalski practice?
Dr. Kowalski practices at 1910 South Ave, Heritage Building 2 West, La Crosse, WI 54601. Dr. Kowalski's primary practice is Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kowalski to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Todd J. Kowalski's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kowalski is (608) 775-3176.
What is Dr. Todd J. Kowalski's medical license number?
Dr. Kowalski's Wisconsin license number on file is 43830, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.
Which states has Dr. Todd J. Kowalski been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kowalski in Wisconsin (2001 to 2025), Iowa (2018 to 2026) and Minnesota (2003 to 2026).
Which hospitals is Dr. Todd J. Kowalski affiliated with?
Dr. Kowalski is affiliated with Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Kowalski to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Todd J. Kowalski part of?
Dr. Kowalski is linked to Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Kowalski to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Todd J. Kowalski accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kowalski billed Medicare for 229 services in 2024, and Dr. Kowalski accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Todd J. Kowalski offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Kowalski as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Todd J. Kowalski see?
CMS counts 104 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kowalski in 2024, with an average age of 69.
Is Dr. Todd J. Kowalski board certified?
Yes. Dr. Kowalski is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.
What services does Dr. Todd J. Kowalski bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kowalski's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), special service (99183) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Todd J. Kowalski go to medical school?
Dr. Kowalski graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2000.
What drugs does Dr. Todd J. Kowalski prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kowalski's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cefadroxil, Biktarvy and Descovy.
Has Dr. Todd J. Kowalski received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $38 in general payments to Dr. Kowalski from 2 companies from 2018 to 2021. The largest total came from Insmed, Inc.
How long has Dr. Todd J. Kowalski been practicing?
Dr. Kowalski graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.
Does Dr. Todd J. Kowalski do research?
Dmand AI links 30 publications to Dr. Kowalski, published from 2005 to 2018.
Who does Dr. Todd J. Kowalski publish with?
Dr. Kowalski's most frequent co-authors are Paul M. Huddleston, MD (6 shared papers), Shanu Nikhil Kothari, MD (2 shared papers) and Rabih O. Darouiche, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Todd J. Kowalski accept?
Dr. Kowalski is in network with 12 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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