Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of August 10, 2026.

Dr. Paul Jens Nielsen, MD

Individual provider Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · NPI 1023306289

Dr. Paul Jens Nielsen, MD practises Hand Surgery in Kearney, Nebraska. Graduated from University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine in 2011, 15 years ago. Practices with New West Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery PC, a 12-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Nebraska.

Years since qualifying
15
Trained at
University of Missouri, Columbia School of Medicine
Licensed in
NE
In the registry since
2011
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

2810 W 35th St
Kearney, NE 68845-2909
Phone: (308) 865-2570
Fax: (308) 865-2508
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Pin is approximate — placed at the ZIP-code centre, not the exact door.

Specialties & licences

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence 29514 (NE)
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207XS0106X · Licence 29514 (NE)

Record details

NPI number1023306289
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedJuly 20, 2011
Last updated in NPPESFebruary 6, 2024
Certification dateFebruary 6, 2024

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyHAND SURGERY
Also practisesORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI, COLUMBIA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2011 (15 years in practice)
Group practice New West Sports Medicine And Orthopaedic Surgery Pc — 12 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Removal of tissue 13 times · 64th percentile
Removal of nail tissue 11 times · 58th percentile
Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) 12 times · 48th percentile
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision 1–10 times
Skin biopsy 1–10 times

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients954
Services billed 14,366 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age74

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at New West Sports Medicine and Orthopaedic Surgery PC

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice.

Other providers in Kearney