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Dessia J Laxton , APNP

Nurse Practitioner โ€ข Appleton, WI

Active NPI 1013454164 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment Telehealth (some services)
Practice location in NPPES

1818 N Meade St
Appleton, WI 549113454

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1818 N Meade St

Appleton, WI 549113454

Telephone 9207318900
Fax 9207385369
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Appleton Emergency Services S C Facility NPI 1588666853

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Stevens Point, WI. See the list

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Thedacare, Incorporated. See the list

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.

Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.

Medicare Profile & Education

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Graduation Year

2016

Medicare patients

159 people with Original Medicare in 2024

Different Original Medicare patients in 2024; counts below 11 are hidden; this does not show availability or quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider, 2024.

Medicare-allowed amount

About $31,045 in 2024

The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount

This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider and Service, 2024.

Paid by Medicare

About $24,463 in 2024

The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.

What this does not show: Paid by Medicare

This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ€“ by Provider and Service, 2024.

30-day fills

7,427 standardized 30-day fills in 2024

CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.

What this does not show: 30-day fills

It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.

Part D drug cost

$628,663 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

What this does not show: Part D drug cost

A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ€“ by Provider and Drug, 2024.

Open Payments general payments, program year 2025

All general payments: $648.66 across 15 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $648.66 across 15 records.

Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 10)

  • Boston Scientific Corporation: $256.35 across 2 records.
  • ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp): $183.01 across 4 records.
  • Pfizer Inc.: $41.15 across 2 records.

A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.

See the full table

Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

10 years (graduated 2016)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2016 as the year this clinician finished professional school.

What this does not show: Years since graduation

It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.

NPI first issued

2017

The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.

What this does not show: NPI first issued

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Accepts Medicare assignment

CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.

Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โ€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ€

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

Telehealth (some services)

Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.

What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)

It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dessia Laxton has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.

It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Dessia Laxton as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.

What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services

It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Appleton and Wisconsin

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part B services

More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Appleton, WI (2024, 77 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 168. Middle half: 72 to 355.

More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Wisconsin (2024, 2,072 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 185. Middle half: 82 to 369.

Medicare-allowed amount

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Appleton, WI (2024, 77 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,111. Middle half: $5,993 to $21,212.

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Wisconsin (2024, 2,072 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,707. Middle half: $6,114 to $26,154.

Paid by Medicare

A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Appleton, WI (2024, 77 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,624. Middle half: $4,308 to $15,546.

A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Wisconsin (2024, 2,072 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,011. Middle half: $4,480 to $19,097.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Appleton, WI (2024, 88 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 456. Middle half: 90 to 1,100.

More Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Wisconsin (2024, 2,202 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 327. Middle half: 90 to 1,325.

Part D drug cost

A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Appleton, WI (2024, 88 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,751. Middle half: $697 to $103,869.

A higher Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Nurse Practitioner in Wisconsin (2024, 2,202 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,831. Middle half: $1,191 to $147,074.

155 active clinicians are listed under Nurse Practitioner with a practice address in Appleton, WI (3,995 in Wisconsin).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Appleton

6.5% of these 155 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

60.6% of these 155 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures

Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments

Open Payments ยท Program Year 2025
Disclosure Year:

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ€“ December 31, 2025): 15 records totaling $648.66.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
Boston Scientific Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
WATCHMAN FLX General $146.51
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
LifeVest General $124.50
Boston Scientific Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
WATCHMAN FLX General $109.84
ABIOMED
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
โ€” General $31.53
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
INJECTAFER General $28.81
Medtronic, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
SYMPLICITY G3 General $27.57
BridgeBio Pharma, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Attruby General $26.62
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
VYNDAQEL General $25.54
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
LifeVest General $22.24
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
VERQUVO General $20.84
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
LifeVest General $19.54
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Kerendia General $18.29
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
LifeVest General $16.73
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
VYNDAQEL General $15.61
Bristol Myers Squibb Company
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
CAMZYOS General $14.49

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Services billed to Original Medicare Part B in 2024.

CMS Part B ยท Data Year 2024
Reporting Year:

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HCPCS Code Services Patients Submitted Charge Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
241 133 $389.80 $102.75
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
201 119 $61.60 $13.19
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
36 26 $13.00 $8.65
80048 Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals (calcium, total)
24 17 $60.00 $8.29
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
15 11 $520.60 $144.87
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
13 13 $263.00 $72.88

Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits

Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications

Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.

CMS Part D ยท Data Year 2024
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Spironolactone Spironolactone 464 25,859 $3,117.83 176
Furosemide Furosemide 423 21,648 $2,154.79 167
Metoprolol Succinate Metoprolol Succinate 408 25,562 $5,645.67 165
Jardiance Empagliflozin 236 10,171 $195,855.66 68
Atorvastatin Calcium Atorvastatin Calcium 190 13,004 $1,739.38 94
Losartan Potassium Losartan Potassium 170 11,124 $1,268.88 76
Eliquis Apixaban 162 8,028 $154,071.99 65
Carvedilol Carvedilol 146 8,702 $1,069.14 61
Clopidogrel Clopidogrel Bisulfate 132 7,821 $1,217.05 61
Amiodarone Hcl Amiodarone Hcl 125 6,888 $3,013.75 56
Potassium Chloride Potassium Chloride 118 5,267 $3,226.21 47
Entresto Sacubitril/Valsartan 113 4,537 $101,415.85 43
Amlodipine Besylate Amlodipine Besylate 112 8,514 $790.36 54
Hydralazine Hcl Hydralazine Hcl 89 4,369 $1,724.09 29
Rosuvastatin Calcium Rosuvastatin Calcium 85 6,033 $891.33 39
Lisinopril Lisinopril 83 6,019 $475.17 41
Metoprolol Tartrate Metoprolol Tartrate 76 4,850 $417.95 35
Bumetanide Bumetanide 72 3,178 $1,727.20 25
Isosorbide Dinitrate Isosorbide Dinitrate 72 2,885 $3,172.30 17
Isosorbide Mononitrate Er Isosorbide Mononitrate 70 4,329 $1,244.57 30
Metolazone Metolazone 62 2,330 $1,093.23 24
Xarelto Rivaroxaban 49 2,379 $43,225.46 13
Ezetimibe Ezetimibe 49 3,279 $1,072.83 20
Nitroglycerin Nitroglycerin 45 653 $389.02 36
Farxiga Dapagliflozin Propanediol 34 1,495 $28,041.01 17

(top 25 shown)

Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits

Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-10-11
Nurse Practitioner Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363L00000X

License # reported to NPPES WI 9024

(1) A registered nurse provider with a graduate degree in nursing prepared for advanced practice involving independent and interdependent decision making and direct accountability for clinical judgment across the health care continuum or in a certified specialty. (2) A registered nurse who has completed additional training beyond basic nursing education and who provides primary health care services in accordance with state nurse practice laws or statutes. Tasks performed by nurse practitioners vary with practice requirements mandated by geographic, political, economic, and social factors. Nurse practitioner specialists include, but are not limited to, family nurse practitioners, gerontological nurse practitioners, pediatric nurse practitioners, obstetric-gynecologic nurse practitioners, and school nurse practitioners.

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363LA2100X

License # reported to NPPES FL RN9358795
Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363LA2200X

License # reported to NPPES FL APRN9358795
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Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid ID
024699800 (FL)
Other Identifier Blue Cross Blue Shield
Z34X2 (FL)

Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - NURSE PRACTITIONER

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20190422001074

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

WI

PECOS Control ID

9739440827

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.

Medicare Group Practice Enrollments

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Thedacare, Incorporated

1818 N Meade St, Appleton, WI 549113454

Phone: 9207357645

Secondary Practice Locations

824 Illinois Ave

Stevens Point, WI 544813112

Phone: 7153427500

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

40 listed
Dr. Abdulmohsin Ahmadjee , MD

Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease

NPI 1225370802

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

NPI 1871543595

CCNS, Advanced Practice Nurse Prescriber

Dr. George Beiser , MD

Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease

NPI 1487604880

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Julie Berger , NP

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1396053187

Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Oleg Chebotarev , MD

Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease

NPI 1780647552

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Kevin Chen , MD

Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease

NPI 1255727160

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

19 Historical Events
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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 11, 2024

Recorded as DESSIA LAXTON, APNP

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 11, 2024

Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: FL RN9358795)

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Updated Practice Location February 28, 2024

Registered at 1818 N MEADE ST, APPLETON, WI 549113454 (Tel: 9207318900)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 28, 2024

Registered at 3 NEENAH CTR, NEENAH, WI 549563070 (Tel: 9208305900)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 28, 2024

Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: FL APRN9358795)

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Updated Practice Location October 14, 2020

Registered at 824 ILLINOIS AVE, STEVENS POINT, WI 544813112 (Tel: 7153427500)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 14, 2020

Registered at 824 ILLINOIS AVE, STEVENS POINT, WI 544813112 (Tel: 7153427500)

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 14, 2020

Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: WI 9024)

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Updated Practice Location August 05, 2019

Registered at 1 TAMPA GENERAL CIR, TAMPA, FL 336063571 (Tel: 8139742201)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 05, 2019

Registered at PO BOX 917770, ORLANDO, FL 328910001

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 05, 2019

Recorded as DESSIA LAXTON-REINKE, APRN

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Updated Practice Location April 22, 2019

Registered at 3301 CRANBERRY BLVD, WESTON, WI 544765216 (Tel: 7153933900)

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Updated Business Mailing Address April 22, 2019

Registered at 3301 CRANBERRY BLVD, WESTON, WI 544765216 (Tel: 7153933900)

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NPI Profile Active January 27, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) January 27, 2017

Registered at 1 TAMPA GENERAL CIR, TAMPA, FL 336063571 (Tel: 8138444935)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) January 27, 2017

Registered at 1 TAMPA GENERAL CIR, TAMPA, FL 336063571 (Tel: 8138444935)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) January 27, 2017

Recorded as DESSIA LAXTON-REINKE, A.R.N.P

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 27, 2017

Nurse Practitioner (license number reported to NPPES: FL RN9358795)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration January 27, 2017

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1013454164
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: January 27, 2017
Last Update: October 11, 2024
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

3 Neenah Ctr

Neenah, WI 549563070

Phone: 9208305900

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.