Dr. William Johnson, M.D.
Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)
1500 S 48th St, Suite 800
Lincoln, NE 68506
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At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Nebraska College of Medicine (1990)
- Years since graduation
- 36
- In the NPI registry since
- 2006
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 835
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. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 1990Medical school: University of Nebraska College of Medicine
- 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier
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
-
Pulmonary Disease Physician primary
NE license 18678
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Bryan Medical Center Lincoln, NE
- Chi Health St. Elizabeth Lincoln, NE
- Great Plains Health North Platte, NE
- Columbus Community Hospital, Inc Columbus, NE
- Chi Health Nebraska Heart Lincoln, NE
Medical groups
- North Platte Nebraska Hospital Corporation (243 clinicians)
- The Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital Association (130 clinicians)
- Bryan Hospital Kearney (116 clinicians)
- Columbus Community Hospital Inc (84 clinicians)
- Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center Inc (66 clinicians)
- Grand Island Regional Medical Center (31 clinicians)
- Saunders Medical Center (31 clinicians)
- Nebraska Pulmonary Specialties LLC (29 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
- 835
- Services billed
- 2,813
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 340 | 160 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 300 | 238 |
| X-ray of chest, 2 views | 290 | 230 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 249 | 241 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 239 | 227 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 208 | 202 |
| Blood count, hemoglobin | 193 | 182 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 192 | 115 |
| Chronic care management services, first 20 minutes of clinical staff time directed by health care professional, per calendar month | 165 | 26 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 152 | 57 |
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.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Montelukast Sodium Other prescribers in Lincoln, NE | 187 |
| Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidin/vilanter) Other prescribers in Lincoln, NE | 152 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Lincoln, NE | 119 |
| Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol fumarate) Other prescribers in Lincoln, NE | 108 |
| Opsumit (macitentan) | 108 |
| Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide/glycopyr/formoterol) Other prescribers in Lincoln, NE | 97 |
| Sildenafil Citrate Other prescribers in Lincoln, NE | 86 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Lincoln, NE | 79 |
| Ipratropium Bromide Other prescribers in Lincoln, NE | 74 |
| Azithromycin Other prescribers in Lincoln, NE | 69 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 17 companies reported 32 payments worth $1,667 in total to this clinician.
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $1,155 |
|---|---|
| Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc. | $91.26 |
| Resmed Corp | $48.15 |
| Baxter Healthcare | $43.22 |
| Verona Pharma, Inc. | $41.81 |
| Grifols USA, LLC | $40.71 |
| Abiomed | $38.29 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | $35.07 |
| Food and Beverage | $882 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $767 |
| Education | $17.38 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. Jun 18, 2025 | Travel and Lodging INSPIRE · NEUROLOGY · travel to GOLDEN VALLEY, MN · in-kind | $468 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. Sep 29, 2025 | Travel and Lodging INSPIRE · NEUROLOGY · travel to GOLDEN VALLEY, MN · in-kind | $277 |
| Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. Sep 26, 2025 | Travel and Lodging INSPIRE · NEUROLOGY · travel to GOLDEN VALLEY, MN · in-kind | $22.17 |
| Insmed, Inc. Jul 21, 2025 | Education in-kind | $17.38 |
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.