Dr. Efrain M. Cancel, MD

  • La Crosse, WI
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1972619419PAC ID7315089190
Medicare services, 2024
962
Medicare patients, 2024
383
Part D claims, 2024
1,265
Publications
1
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
1910 South Ave, Heritage Building 2 West, La Crosse, WI 54601
Practice phone
Call (608) 775-3176
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Primary practice

Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis

Dialysis Center - Hospital-Based · La Crosse, Wisconsin

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Dr. Efrain M. Cancel is an ophthalmologist in La Crosse, Wisconsin

Dr. Cancel practices at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis in La Crosse, Wisconsin.

Dr. Cancel's NPI, 1972619419, was assigned on August 21, 2006. Dr. Cancel holds Wisconsin license 32645.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7315089190
NPI enumeration date
August 21, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(608) 775-3176
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
67
Medical school graduation
1985

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Efrain M. Cancel practices at Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis in La Crosse, Wisconsin

Dr. Cancel'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 - Dialysis
    1910 South Ave, Heritage Building 2 West, La Crosse, WI 54601 · La Crosse CountyPhone(608) 775-3176

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Dr. Efrain M. Cancel is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Dr. Cancel's primary practice is Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Dr. Cancel is also affiliated with Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. The medical group on file is Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cancel to 4 more medical groups and 3 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account. Dr. Cancel's employer is on file too: a dialysis center.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Efrain M. Cancel's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Cancel practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - DialysisAvailable with a free account
+4 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Efrain M. Cancel is one of 328 ophthalmologists in Wisconsin

Ophthalmology is Dr. Cancel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Cancel is licensed in Wisconsin.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, WisconsinPrimaryLicense 32645 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Cancel

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

Dr. Efrain M. Cancel billed Medicare for 962 services in 2024

CMS data shows 962 Medicare services from Dr. Cancel across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 383 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $108,333 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024962
Medicare patients383
Paid by Medicare$108,333
Procedure codes12

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 4022024: 4163%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3602024: 3693%
Surgery
2023: 1632024: 1779%

Dr. Cancel compared with the Wisconsin median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Cancel
  • Wisconsin median
Medicare services
962vs 1,16217% below
Medicare patients
383vs 45015% below
Part D claims
1,212vs 61597% above

Medians across 346 ophthalmologists in Wisconsin with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Cancel'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. Efrain M. Cancel treated 383 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 383 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cancel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 190 patients. 67% of them have high cholesterol, and 64% have high blood pressure. 10% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Cancel's median patient age at 72, with 61% women.

Medicare patients, 2024383
Average age74
Average risk score1.01
Also on Medicaid10%

Dr. Cancel's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Cancel's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women23060%
  • Men15340%

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

  1. High cholesterol67%
  2. High blood pressure64%
  3. Arthritis41%
  4. Diabetes27%
  5. Chronic kidney disease26%
  6. Mood disorders23%
  7. Depression20%
  8. Ischemic heart disease19%

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

Dr. Cancel's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women61%
  • Men39%

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

Dr. Efrain M. Cancel wrote 1,265 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Cancel wrote 1,265 Medicare Part D claims for 517 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,212 of them, across 9 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $13,930 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,114 claims across 12 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,265
Drugs named by CMS9
Total drug cost$13,930
Part D patients517

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

  • Generic1,187 claims94%
  • Brand-name and other78 claims6%

Dr. Cancel'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. Cancel's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics29%363 of 1,265 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: 1,1142024: 1,2129%

Drugs named by CMS: 9 in 2024, 12 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. Efrain M. Cancel ranks in the 63rd percentile for skin biopsy in Medicare

Dr. Cancel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 19 procedures of skin biopsy by Dr. Cancel, more than 63% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Cancel ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Skin biopsy
63rd percentile19 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

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. Efrain M. Cancel has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Cancel in 2017. Dr. Cancel's most frequent co-authors are Joshua Charles Denny, MD, MS, Asha Yancy Okorie, MD and Tamara R. Vrabec, MD.

Papers1

Dr. Cancel's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Cancel

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

Sources for Dr. Efrain M. Cancel'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)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
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Efrain M. Cancel's NPI number?

Dr. Efrain M. Cancel's NPI number is 1972619419. It was assigned on August 21, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Efrain M. Cancel?

Dr. Efrain M. Cancel is an ophthalmologist in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Efrain M. Cancel practice?

Dr. Cancel practices at 1910 South Ave, Heritage Building 2 West, La Crosse, WI 54601. Dr. Cancel's primary practice is Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center - Dialysis in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Dmand AI also links Dr. Cancel to 4 medical groups and 3 group practices and clinics.

What is Dr. Efrain M. Cancel's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Cancel is (608) 775-3176.

What is Dr. Efrain M. Cancel's medical license number?

Dr. Cancel holds Wisconsin license 32645.

Which hospitals is Dr. Efrain M. Cancel affiliated with?

Dr. Cancel is affiliated with Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center.

What medical group is Dr. Efrain M. Cancel part of?

Dr. Cancel is linked to Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Cancel to 4 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Efrain M. Cancel accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Cancel billed Medicare for 962 services in 2024, and Dr. Cancel accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Efrain M. Cancel see?

CMS counts 383 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Cancel in 2024, with an average age of 74.

What services does Dr. Efrain M. Cancel bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Cancel's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92285), eye exam or test (92082) and office visit, new patient (99203).

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What drugs does Dr. Efrain M. Cancel prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Cancel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Erythromycin, Cephalexin and Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth.

How long has Dr. Efrain M. Cancel been practicing?

Dr. Cancel graduated from medical school in 1985, 41 years ago.

Does Dr. Efrain M. Cancel do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Cancel.

Who does Dr. Efrain M. Cancel publish with?

Dr. Cancel's most frequent co-authors are Joshua Charles Denny, MD, MS (1 shared paper), Asha Yancy Okorie, MD (1 shared paper) and Tamara R. Vrabec, MD (1 shared paper).

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