Samuel Thomas Klinker
Surgery • La Crosse, WI
1836 South Ave
La Crosse, WI 546015429
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on April 8, 2019; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 36 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Oxycodone Hcl — 25 prescription fills, including refills.
- Methocarbamol — 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Part D prescriptions among clinicians listed under Surgery in La Crosse, WI (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 42. Middle half: 24 to 73.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Wisconsin (2024, 335 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 58. Middle half: 24 to 109.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 19 in 2021 to 36 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2021–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1836 South Ave
La Crosse, WI 546015429
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Centracare Clinic Southwest Llc; Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc. 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
2019
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
30-day fills
36 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
$44 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
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 – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $1,839.52 across 12 records.
By nature of payment
- Education: $1,000.00 across 1 record.
- Food and Beverage: $839.52 across 11 records.
Reporting-company totals
- INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.: $1,028.98 across 2 records.
- Medtronic, Inc.: $689.44 across 9 records.
- Merit Medical Systems Inc: $121.10 across 1 record.
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.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
7 years (graduated 2019)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2019 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished 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
2019
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.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Samuel Klinker 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.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Samuel Klinker 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.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
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.
Compared with the same specialty in La Crosse and Wisconsin
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in La Crosse, WI (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 42. Middle half: 24 to 73.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Wisconsin (2024, 335 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 58. Middle half: 24 to 109.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in La Crosse, WI (2024, 20 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $555. Middle half: $41 to $1,317.
A lower Part D drug cost than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Wisconsin (2024, 335 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $379. Middle half: $102 to $1,650.
39 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in La Crosse, WI (727 in Wisconsin).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in La Crosse
5.1% of these 39 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
79.5% of these 39 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 19 in 2021 to 36 in 2024.
- 2021: 19
- 2022: 20
- 2023: 55
- 2024: 36
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 19 in 2021 to 36 in 2024.
- 2021: 19
- 2022: 20
- 2023: 55
- 2024: 36
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $47 in 2021 to $44 in 2024.
- 2021: $47
- 2022: $53
- 2023: $135
- 2024: $44
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $294.57 in 2023 to $1,839.52 in 2025.
- 2023: $294.57
- 2024: $622.92
- 2025: $1,839.52
Sources: 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
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 12 records totaling $1,839.52.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Education
In-kind items and services
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DAVINCI XI | General | $1,000.00 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $173.86 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $160.34 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SIGNIA | General | $122.18 |
| Merit Medical Systems Inc |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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ESOPHYX | General | $121.10 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SIGNIA | General | $107.50 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SIGNIA | General | $48.91 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $34.40 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SIGNIA | General | $32.00 |
| INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Da Vinci Surgical System | General | $28.98 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SIGNIA | General | $6.57 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SIGNIA | General | $3.68 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Oxycodone Hcl | Oxycodone Hcl | 25 | 57 | $27.82 | 25 |
| Methocarbamol | Methocarbamol | 11 | 55 | $16.17 | 11 |
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: 2024-08-27NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20250716003698
MN
1153656368
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
Centracare Clinic Southwest Llc
101 Willmar Ave Sw, Willmar, MN 562013556
Phone: 3202315000
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center Inc
1836 S Ave, La Crosse, WI 546015429
Phone: 6087837300
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Psychiatry & Neurology - Sleep Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Physician Assistant - Medical
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated April 08, 2019.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from May 2019 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
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- Dr. Michael Morell, MD
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Mailing Address
1836 South Ave
La Crosse, WI 546015429
Phone: 6087827300