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Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD

(Dr. Brett Waibel, M.D.)

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Specializes in: General Surgery, Trauma Surgery and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (2000)

Emile @ 42nd Street
Omaha, NE 68198

(402) 559-4017

Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD is a general surgeon in Omaha, NE specializing in general surgery, trauma surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 2000 and has 26 years of experience. Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD is affiliated with Nebraska Medicine.

Office Locations

Nebraska Medicine

4014 Leavenworth Street
Omaha, NE 68105

(402) 559-4017

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Emile @ 42nd Street
Omaha, NE 68198

(402) 559-4017

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Nebraska.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD treated as a general surgeon in Omaha, NE during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, tracheal (windpipe) procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
hospital care	245
inpatient care	245
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD treated as a general surgeon in Omaha, NE during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, tracheal (windpipe) procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	12
hospital care	327
inpatient care	327
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	21

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	53
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	45
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD treated as a general surgeon in Omaha, NE during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	361
inpatient care	361

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	64
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	45
Dementia	23
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD treated as a general surgeon in Omaha, NE during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	331
inpatient care	331

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	342
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	428
Black	212
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	96
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	49
Dementia	21
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD treated as a general surgeon in Omaha, NE during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	350
inpatient care	350

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	55
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	43
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD treated as a general surgeon in Omaha, NE during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	490
inpatient care	490

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	64
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	36
Dementia	31
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD treated as a general surgeon in Omaha, NE during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	429
inpatient care	429

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	52
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	31
Dementia	29
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD treated as a general surgeon in Omaha, NE during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	435
inpatient care	435

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	47
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	48
Dementia	33
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD treated as a general surgeon in Omaha, NE during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	294
inpatient care	294

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	173
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	38
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	34
Dementia	30
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD treated as a general surgeon in Omaha, NE during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	244
inpatient care	244

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	38
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	44
Dementia	36
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD treated as a general surgeon in Omaha, NE during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	193
inpatient care	193

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	147
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	30
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD treated as a general surgeon in Omaha, NE were hospital care, inpatient care, tracheal (windpipe) procedures and catheterization.

catheterization	11
hospital care	336
inpatient care	336
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	29
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	212
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	77
85 and over	47
Less than 65	61
65 to 74	92

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Cancer	12
Dementia	23

Education & Training

Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD graduated from University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine in 2000. He completed residency at University of Tennessee Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Surgical Critical Care and has a state license in Nebraska.

Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine (2000)

Residency: University of Tennessee Affiliated Hospitals (2005)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Surgical Critical Care

Licensed In: Nebraska

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Nebraska Medicine

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Insurance Accepted by Affiliated Medical Group or Hospital:

UnitedHealthcare: Optum VA Community Care Network (CCN)

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE Student Blue

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BCBSNE Network Blue

Medicare Advantage: Molina Iowa Medicare Advantage (Beginning Jan. 1, 2026)

Medicaid Iowa: Wellpoint Iowa

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE BlueCard PPO

Midlands Choice: Commercial plans

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna High Performance Network (Nebraska Health Network)

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna (Broad Network)

UnitedHealthcare: Medica

Medicaid Nebraska: Nebraska Medicaid

Medicare Advantage: Medica Advantage Solution

Medicare Advantage: HumanaChoice (PPO) Medicare Advantage

Medicaid Nebraska: Molina Nebraska DSNP

Medicare Advantage: BCBSNE Medicare Advantage Choice (HMO-POS)

Nebraska Furniture Mart Employee Plan Tier 1

Medicaid Iowa: Molina Iowa Medicaid

Aetna Healthcare: First Health (except "First Health Professionals Only")

Medicaid Nebraska: Every Woman Matters

Medicaid Nebraska: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Nebraska

Humana: Humana One PPO

Medicare Advantage: UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage

Medica: Medica Commercial

Tricare West: Tricare West for Life

UnitedHealthcare: United Medical Resources

Medicare Advantage: Medica Prime Solution Total Cost Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage: Aetna Medicare Premium Advantra (PPO)

Medicare Advantage: WellCare by Nebraska Total Care Medicare Advantage

Ambetter: Ambetter

Medicaid Kansas: Sunflower Health

UnitedHealthcare: UnitedHealthcare

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Medicaid

MultiPlan: MultiPlan (Does not include PHCS)

Century Health Solutions: Century Health Solutions

UnitedHealthcare: NexusACO

UnitedHealthcare: Golden Rule

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE BlueCard HMO (only with suitcase logo)

Medicare: Medicare Part A & B

Medica: Medica Insure

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BCBSNE Federal Plan

Tricare West: Tricare West Prime

Medicare Advantage: Aetna Medicare Premier Advantra (PPO)

Medicare Advantage: BCBSNE Medicare Advantage Core (HMO)

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna Signature Administrators

Medicaid Kansas: AmeriGroup Kansas

Wellmark of Iowa: Wellmark Blue HMO

UnitedHealthcare: Oxford Health

Medicaid Kansas: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Kansas

Tricare West: Tricare West Active Duty

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Total Care

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE Select Blue

Medicare Advantage: WellCare Iowa Medicare Advantage

Midwest Network Alliance

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Care for Yourself

Medica: Medica Elevate

Medicare Advantage: Humana Gold (HMO) Medicare Advantage

Medicaid Nebraska: Molina Nebraska Medicaid

University of Nebraska Employee Plan Enhanced Tier

Medicare Advantage: Aetna Medicare Elite Advantra (PPO)

Humana: Humana Choice Care

Medicaid Nebraska: Nebraska Total Care

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Brett H. Waibel, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$80 RibFix Blu $80
Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc.	$67 $67
ACell, Inc.	$64 $64
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$48 Other Advanced Wound Management $48
BTG International, Inc.	$38 CROFAB $38
Other	$230 Synthetic Mesh $35	Precedex Dexmedetomidine HCl in 0.9 percent Sodium Chloride Injec $35	STRAVIX $32	SURGICAL $25	WOUND THERAPEUTICS $18	Other $86

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$498
Education	$30

Biography

Dr. Brett Waibel specializes in general surgery, trauma surgery, and critical care (intensive care medicine) and practices in Omaha, NE. He is affiliated with Nebraska Medicine. Dr. Waibel graduated from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine and then he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Tennessee.