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Dr. Kari A. Simonsen, MD

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Specializes in: Pediatric Infectious Disease

4400 Emile Street
Omaha, NE 68105

(402) 955-8125

Dr. Kari A. Simonsen, MD is a pediatric infectious disease specialist in Omaha, NE specializing in pediatric infectious disease. Dr. Kari A. Simonsen, MD is affiliated with Nebraska Medicine.

Office Locations

Address:

4400 Emile Street
Omaha, NE 68105

Address:

982162 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198

In The News

“"Kids actually tend to have very robust immune responses," said Dr. Kari Simonsen who has been leading the trial of the Pfizer vaccine at Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.”—"Why COVID-19 vaccines for younger children would come in smaller doses", Washington Top News, October 2021

“"Typically, every vaccine candidate, even for other conditions, would be evaluated first in adult patients and then in progressively younger ages," explained Dr. Kari Simonsen, who is leading the...”—"Why children under 12 are not yet eligible for COVID vaccines", ABC7 News, September 2021

Education & Training

She completed residency at Indiana University Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the Board Certification: Pediatric Infectious Disease and has a state license in Nebraska.

Residency: Indiana University Affiliated Hospitals (2004)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Pediatric Infectious Disease

Licensed In: Nebraska

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kari A. Simonsen, 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: BCBSNE Network Blue

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE Student Blue

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

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

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: Aetna Medicare Premium Advantra (PPO)

Medicare Advantage: Medica Prime Solution Total Cost Medicare Advantage

Medicaid Kansas: Sunflower Health

UnitedHealthcare: UnitedHealthcare

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Medicaid

Century Health Solutions: Century Health Solutions

MultiPlan: MultiPlan (Does not include PHCS)

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)

Other: Nebraska Furniture Mart Employee Plan Tier 1

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna Signature Administrators

Medicaid Kansas: AmeriGroup Kansas

Wellmark of Iowa: Wellmark Blue HMO

Medicare Advantage: Wellcare by Nebraska Total Care Medicare Advantage

Medicaid Kansas: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Kansas

Other: Midwest Network Alliance

UnitedHealthcare: Oxford Health

Tricare West: Tricare West Active Duty

Ambetter by Nebraska Total Care: Ambetter

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Total Care

Other: University of Nebraska Employee Plan Enhanced Tier

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE Select Blue

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Care for Yourself

Medica: Medica Elevate

Medicare Advantage: Humana Gold (HMO) Medicare Advantage

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. Kari A. Simonsen, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Becton, Dickinson and Company	$7,150 $7,150
Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc	$120 $120

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$7,150
Food and Beverage	$120

Research Payments

Dr. Kari A. Simonsen, MD has received 118 research payments totaling $964,657.

Biography

Dr. Kari Simonsen practices pediatric infectious disease in Omaha, NE. Dr. Simonsen is professionally affiliated with Nebraska Medicine. Her training includes a residency program at a hospital affiliated with Indiana University.