NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ray Elwin Hershberger, MD

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Columbus, OH

Ray Elwin Hershberger, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1548275050, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35.099420, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548275050
Name
Ray Elwin Hershberger
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
License number
35.099420 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
181 Taylor Ave, Columbus, OH 43203
Phone
(614) 293-7677
Enumerated
Jul 31, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 17, 2026
Fax
(614) 293-5614
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120730000052); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1978
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 181 Taylor Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Megan Ackley, APRN-CNPNurse Practitioner1093199481
  2. Ahmed Afify, RPHPharmacist1295426906
  3. Dana AlhashimiPharmacist1801616628
  4. Henrietta Asiamah YeboahFamily Nurse Practitioner1558035931
  5. Lillia Bash, LISW-SClinical Social Worker1043977366
  6. Frank Begun, MDUrology Physician1598716946

Verify Ray Elwin Hershberger in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score76.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $223.76

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ray Hershberger$224
  2. Specialty average$10,266

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Osu Internal Medicine LLCDublin, OH

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ray Elwin Hershberger among 64 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Ohio

Ray Elwin Hershberger, MD is one of 64 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 97% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 73% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 97% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • Graduated1978 · median 2008 among the 57 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Ohio

There are 64 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Ohio.

The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rami Kahwash, MDColumbus, OH 432031053515718
  2. Ajay Vallakati, M.D.Columbus, OH 432031699905323
  3. William Abraham, MDColumbus, OH 432101093755944
  4. Dennis Ashcraft, APRN-CNPColumbus, OH 432101053667337
  5. Ragavendra Baliga, MBBSColumbus, OH 432101790722197
  6. Veronica Franco, MDColumbus, OH 432101962513796
  7. Garrie Haas, MDColumbus, OH 432101104858018
  8. Ayesha Hasan, MDColumbus, OH 432101043266489

Common questions

What is Ray Elwin Hershberger, MD's NPI number?

Ray Elwin Hershberger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548275050, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ray Elwin Hershberger, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 181 Taylor Ave, Columbus, OH, 43203. Phone: (614) 293-7677. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ray Elwin Hershberger, MD's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.099420, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Ray Elwin Hershberger, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.3 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.