Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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William E Thorell, MD

Individual provider Neurological Surgery Physician · NPI 1033169743

William E Thorell, MD practises Neurosurgery in Omaha, Nebraska. Graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 1996, 30 years ago. Practices with Unmc Physicians, a 1,484-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Nebraska.

Years since qualifying
30
Trained at
University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Licensed in
NE
In the registry since
2006
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

988102 Nebraska Medical Ctr
Omaha, NE 68198-8102 Not confirmed with CMS for 15 years — call before visiting
Phone: (402) 559-8600
Fax: (402) 559-5010
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Specialties & licences

Neurological Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207T00000X · Licence 20989 (NE)

Record details

NPI number1033169743
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedMay 11, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJuly 1, 2011

Medicare enrollment

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

Medicare specialtyNEUROSURGERY
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1996 (30 years in practice)
Group practice Unmc Physicians — 1484 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations5 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.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) 1–10 times
Spinal fusion 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 patients201
Services billed 575 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age72

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 Unmc Physicians

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1484 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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