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Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS

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Specializes in: Cardiothoracic Surgery and Vascular Surgery

7710 Mercy Road Suite 2000
Omaha, NE 68124

(402) 399-9990

Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS is in Lincoln, NE specializing in cardiothoracic surgery and vascular surgery. Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS is affiliated with CHI Health, CHI Health Nebraska Heart, CHI Health St. Francis, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy and CHI Health St. Elizabeth.

Office Locations

555 S 70th Street
Lincoln, NE 68510

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7440 S 91st Street
Lincoln, NE 68526

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CHI Health St. Elizabeth

7710 Mercy Road Suite 2000
Omaha, NE 68124

(402) 399-9990

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

heart bypass surgery

In 2023, Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS performed more heart bypass surgery (CABG) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Nebraska.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS treated as in Lincoln, NE during 2014 were vascular procedures, endarterectomy, neck surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	21
endarterectomy	77
hospital care	11
inpatient care	11
minimally invasive procedures	14
neck surgery	77
vascular procedures	91

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	75

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	34
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS treated as in Lincoln, NE during 2015 were vascular procedures, endarterectomy, neck surgery and anastomosis.

Volume of procedures performed by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	25
bypass surgery	15
dialysis access procedures	25
doctor visit	130
endarterectomy	122
lower extremity surgery	15
neck surgery	122
vascular procedures	162

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS.

**Gender**
Male	344
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	596
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	126
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	47
Dementia	9
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS treated as in Lincoln, NE during 2016 were vascular procedures, endarterectomy, neck surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	11
doctor visit	186
endarterectomy	58
lower extremity surgery	11
neck surgery	58
vascular procedures	69

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	31
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	44
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS treated as in Lincoln, NE during 2017 were vascular procedures, endarterectomy, neck surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	19
doctor visit	176
endarterectomy	62
lower extremity surgery	19
neck surgery	62
vascular procedures	81

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	53
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	44
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS treated as in Lincoln, NE during 2018 were endarterectomy, neck surgery and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	88
endarterectomy	49
neck surgery	49
vascular procedures	49

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	76

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	29
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS treated as in Lincoln, NE during 2019 were endarterectomy, neck surgery, vascular procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	34
endarterectomy	26
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
neck surgery	26
vascular procedures	26

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	59

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	21
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS treated as in Lincoln, NE during 2020 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	11
cardiac procedures	22
doctor visit	22
open surgery	22
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	27

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS treated as in Lincoln, NE during 2021 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	14
doctor visit	24
excision	14

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	35

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS treated as in Lincoln, NE during 2022 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	13
cardiac procedures	26
doctor visit	18
open surgery	26
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	26

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	35

**Age**
From 65 to 74	35
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS treated as in Lincoln, NE were vascular procedures, neck surgery, endarterectomy and anastomosis.

anastomosis	25
bypass surgery	13
cardiac procedures	24
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	14
dialysis access procedures	25
doctor visit	77
endarterectomy	65
excision	14
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	14
neck surgery	65
open surgery	24
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	24
vascular procedures	79

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	126
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	86
85 and over	28
Less than 65	18
65 to 74	79

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS From 2014 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Education & Training

She is certified by the Physician Assistant - National Commission On Certification of Physician Assistants and has a state license in Nebraska.

Board Certification: Physician Assistant - National Commission On Certification of Physician Assistants

Licensed In: Nebraska

Affiliations & Hospitals

Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHI Health

CHI Health Nebraska Heart

CHI Health St. Francis

CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy

CHI Health St. Elizabeth

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Lauren Nitz, PA, MSPAS. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$57 RENASYS GO v2 HOME $57
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$27 XARELTO $27
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$20 LifeVest $20
Pfizer Inc.	$19 PAXLOVID $19
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$16 HemoSphere $16
Other	$31 NEXLETOL $15	$16

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$170

Biography

Ms. Lauren Nitz is a vascular surgery and cardiothoracic surgery specialist in Lincoln, NE and Omaha, NE. Ms. Nitz is affiliated with CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy, CHI Health Nebraska Heart, and CHI Health St. Francis. Doctor.com reports that she is not accepting new patients.