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Primary care doctors who accept Medicare in Elko, NV
CMS lists 15 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Elko. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 14. Offer telehealth: 5.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 89801 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $131, of which you pay about $33; a follow-up visit $101, of which you pay about $25 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Alex L. Dutson, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 97.5/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2018 · Touro Un Col of Osteopathic Medicine, HendersonMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $169Lisa M. Sumner, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 70.2/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1993 · Tufts University School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $306Christopher Williams, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 33.7/100Graduated 1999 · University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at DallasMalePaton G. Whimple, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 28.9/100Graduated 2001 · Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health SciencesMaleOther offices in Elko: 1Dion Banoian, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2022 · Wake Forest University School of MedicineMaleFelix Q. Deguzman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1991MaleMitra Jafari, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleJohn A. Kincheloe
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2005MaleKirin L. Madden, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1999FemaleMichael Owens, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $22Christine Potterjones, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2000 · Temple University School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $14Tabrez Sheriff Ameerjan Nayaz, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010MaleRonald Simon, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2002 · West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $128Karen L. Wright, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1993 · University of Nevada School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Elko: 1Steven C. Lore, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 1999 · University of Utah School of MedicineMale
Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
Other specialists in Elko
- Nurse practitioners37
- Cardiologists5
- Dermatologists8
- Orthopedic surgeons6
- Ophthalmologists5
- Optometrists8
- Podiatrists4
- Therapists and counselors16
- Physical therapists9
- Chiropractors5
- Gynecologists6
- General surgeons4
Other care in Elko
Hospitals · Nursing homes · Dialysis centers · Home health agencies · Hospices
Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).