Dr. David B. Berkheim
Cardiothoracic Surgery (Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Nebraska College of Medicine (2011)
- Years since graduation
- 15
- In the NPI registry since
- 2011
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 175
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2011Medical school: University of Nebraska College of Medicine
- 2011Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician primary
NE license 29477 - Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- The Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE
- Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE
- Chi Health Good Samaritan Kearney, NE
- Myrtue Medical Center Harlan, IA
- Crawford County Memorial Hospital Denison, IA
Medical groups
- Unmc Physicians (1,518 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 175
- Services billed
- 408
- Patients’ average age
- 73
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 83 | 60 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 52 | 24 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 26 | 26 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 20 | 20 |
| Removal of lymph nodes of chest cavity using an endoscope | 15 | 15 |
| Exam of lung with removal of lung lobe using an endoscope | 11 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 2 companies reported 9 payments worth $1,125 in total to this clinician.
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $1,006 |
|---|---|
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $119 |
| Travel and Lodging | $969 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $156 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Jul 8, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to SAN FRANCISCO, CA · in-kind | $576 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Aug 17, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to SANTA CLARA, CA · in-kind | $352 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Jul 8, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to SAN FRANCISCO, CA · in-kind | $19.00 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Sep 16, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to SUNNYVALE, CA · in-kind | $14.24 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Oct 7, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to SUNNYVALE, CA · in-kind | $4.30 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Sep 16, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to SUNNYVALE, CA · in-kind | $2.85 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Oct 7, 2025 | Travel and Lodging Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · travel to SUNNYVALE, CA · in-kind | $0.57 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.
Industry-funded research
Named as a principal investigator on 1 industry-funded study in 2025, from 1 company. The companies reported $22,438 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.
- A Study of Cemiplimab Plus Chemotherapy Versus Cemiplimab Plus Chemotherapy Plus Other Cancer Treatments for Adult Patients With Operable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC)
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Active, not recruiting · NCT06465329
From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.