Additional Staff

Mary Millett
Surgery Scheduler
Mary has been with the practice since 1977, starting as a nurse for Dr. Nye. She schedules surgeries and a variety of tests for our patients, as well as serving as the practice memory bank.

Jennifer Walker, CPC
Billing Supervisor
Jennifer is a Certified Professional Coder and is the billing manager for our group. She works with all of the insurance carriers as well as supervising the billing operations for our group. Patients with last names beginning with A-L can call Jennifer with billing questions at 913-322-7815.

Pat Vermillion
Phone Nurse
Patients with questions for the doctors will be speaking with Pat, our phone nurse. She has been with the practice since 1978. She takes all calls for medical issues and checks with the doctors to see what the best course of action will be. She then calls the patients back to let them know what the doctor's recommendations are.

Darlene Pfannenstiel
Biller
Darlene came to the practice in 1992, and does the billing along with Jennifer. She can help patients with last names beginning with M-Z at 913-322-7816 with billing questions.

Barbara Sack, MHSA, CMPE
Executive Director
Barbara has been the Executive Director for Midwest Orthopaedics since 2004. She is a Certified Medical Practice Executive with a Master's Degree in Health Services Administration and over 15 years experience as a practice administrator.