Ronald Pohl, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Lima, Ohio.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 5,070 in Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Ronald Pohl, M.D. carries the neutral CMS MIPS final score of 75/100, assigned where no category was scored - and filed 647 Medicare Part D claims in 2023.
- 75/100
- CMS neutral score · not measured
- 647
- Part D claims, 2023
- 94%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Ronald Pohl, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
647 ≥ 69th percentile 69% of 1,370,886 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
Ronald Pohl, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Ronald Pohl, M.D.?
CMS neutral score, not measuredPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
MIPS final score
Specialty distribution in Ohio
How Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician compares to other specialties among Ohio providers
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician ranks #108 among Ohio's specialties (0.1% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Ohio provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
MIPS score not measured
CMS assigned a neutral 75/100 threshold
CMS did not publish any Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, or Improvement Activities category score for this clinician. This administrative threshold is not comparable with the national average of clinicians whose MIPS score was measured.
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Ronald Pohl, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 1003 BELLEFONTAINE AVE STE 200, Lima, OH, 45804, with a listed phone of (419) 227-7702. NPI 1700875051 was issued on 10/19/2005.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 647 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 206 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $35K in drug spend, split 6% brand-name and 94% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 10.7%. On the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, this provider carries a Final Score of 75/100 for the 2023 performance year, but CMS published no Quality, Promoting Interoperability, Improvement Activity or Cost score: this is the neutral performance threshold CMS assigns where nothing was scored, so it is not comparable with clinicians whose score was measured.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 5,070 enrolled providers across 52 states and an average of 128 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1700875051 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 10/19/2005 |
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How we sourced this profile
Profile fields combine the CMS NPPES monthly snapshot (provider directory, taxonomy, and address) with calendar-year 2023 Medicare Part D and MIPS public-use files when records are present. NPI 1700875051 is the unique 10-digit identifier CMS uses to link Pohl across every Medicare, Medicaid, and HIPAA-covered transaction. Read full methodology →
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
Reporting: Individual
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Ronald Pohl, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Ronald Pohl, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.3K
Largest payer
Silk Road Medical, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Ohio OMB 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~48K Ohio medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Ronald Pohl, M.D.. To verify Ronald Pohl, M.D.'s current license status, search the OMB public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
OMB publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Ohio disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
6% brand-name claims vs 94% generic, on 647 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,143
- Total Day Supply
- 31,027
- Brand vs Generic
- 6% brand / 94% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $26K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $8K
- Opioid Claims
- 69 (10.7% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 11
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 73.2 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.94
- Gender Split
- 44% female / 56% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 20, 65-74: 93, 75-84: 81, 85+: 12
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Ronald Pohl, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel
270 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium 77
Rosuvastatin Calcium
77 claims
- Warfarin Sodium 56
Warfarin Sodium
56 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetam… 49
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
49 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium 22
Atorvastatin Calcium
22 claims
- Eliquis 21
Eliquis
21 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetamin… 19
Oxycodone-Acetaminophen
19 claims
- Gabapentin 16
Gabapentin
16 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Clopidogrel Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 270 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 77 |
| Warfarin Sodium | 56 |
| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 49 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 22 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 21 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 19 |
| Gabapentin | 16 |
| Methylprednisolone | 13 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 12 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Overview
How Ronald Pohl, M.D. fits within the Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician landscape nationally.
Ronald Pohl, M.D.'s 647 claims are above the specialty average of 128.
Nearby Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician Providers in Ohio
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Ohio, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Pohl.
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Ohio medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
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Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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