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Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Transplant Surgery

Tulane University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: kidney transplant

600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792

(608) 262-5420

Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD is a general surgeon in Madison, WI specializing in general surgery and transplant surgery. She graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD is affiliated with UW Health.

Office Locations

600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792

(608) 262-5420

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD in 2024

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Wisconsin, Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and she also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Madison, WI during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
hospital care	152
inpatient care	152
transplant procedures	11
urologic procedures	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Madison, WI during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
hospital care	180
inpatient care	180
transplant procedures	15
urologic procedures	15

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	18

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	20
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Madison, WI during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	18
hospital care	153
inpatient care	153
transplant procedures	18
urologic procedures	18

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	21
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	64
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Madison, WI during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	20
hospital care	193
inpatient care	193
transplant procedures	20
urologic procedures	20

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	48
Black	32
Hispanic	38
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	59
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Madison, WI during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	25
hospital care	105
inpatient care	105
transplant procedures	25
urologic procedures	25

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	23

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	26
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	65
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Madison, WI during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
hospital care	182
inpatient care	182
transplant procedures	15
urologic procedures	15

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	34

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	20
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	74
Dementia	15
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Madison, WI during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	19
hospital care	138
inpatient care	138
transplant procedures	19
urologic procedures	19

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	33
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	18
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	73
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Madison, WI during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	20
hospital care	125
inpatient care	125
transplant procedures	20
urologic procedures	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	23
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Madison, WI during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	18
hospital care	127
inpatient care	127
transplant procedures	18
urologic procedures	18

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	19

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	39
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	51
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Madison, WI during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	15
hospital care	166
inpatient care	166
transplant procedures	15
urologic procedures	15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	19

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	37
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Madison, WI during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
hospital care	115
inpatient care	115
transplant procedures	14
urologic procedures	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	41
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	51
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Madison, WI during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
hospital care	121
inpatient care	121
transplant procedures	14
urologic procedures	14

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	19

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	40
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Madison, WI during 2024 were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
hospital care	105
inpatient care	105
transplant procedures	11
urologic procedures	11

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	24

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	36
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	61
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD treated as a general surgeon in Madison, WI were hospital care, inpatient care, transplant procedures and abdominal surgery.

abdominal surgery	16
hospital care	143
inpatient care	143
transplant procedures	16
urologic procedures	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	28
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	13
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	43
65 to 74	3

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	1
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	56
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Cancer	0
Dementia	1

Education & Training

Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine. She completed residency at University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Surgery and has a state license in Wisconsin.

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine

Residency: University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Surgery

Licensed In: Wisconsin

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nikole A. Neidlinger, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UW Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$14 $14
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$13 NULOJIX $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$28

Biography

Dr. Nikole Neidlinger practices general surgery and transplant surgery in Madison, WI. Clinical interests for Dr. Neidlinger include kidney transplant. She is affiliated with UW Health. After completing medical school at Tulane University School of Medicine, she performed her residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF).