Ronald L. Pohl, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Lima, OH
Ronald L. Pohl, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Lima, Ohio, and NPI 1700875051, issued on Oct 19, 2005. Check the license (Ohio 35053976, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald L. Pohl
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 35053976 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1003 Bellefontaine Ave Ste 200, Lima, OH 45804
- Phone
- (419) 227-7702
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (419) 227-7991
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100226000382); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 310 in Ohio → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1003 Bellefontaine Ave Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Venkat Battula, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1629031653
- Joshua Bishop, PA-CPhysician Assistant1083407852
- Christopher Clancy, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1427214790
Verify Ronald L. Pohl in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35053976Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
556 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel270 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium67 claims
- Warfarin Sodium51 claims
- Prednisone24 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium18 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,311.72
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Silk Road Medical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Lima Memorial Professional CorporationLima, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ronald L. Pohl among 310 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Ohio
Ronald L. Pohl, M.D. is one of 310 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 1998 among the 188 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Ohio
There are 310 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Ohio.
All 310 in Ohio → Every provider in Lima → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nnamdi Azie, M.D.Lima, OH 458041851366892
- Christopher Clancy, M.D.Lima, OH 458041427214790
- Farzin Fotouhi, M.D.Lima, OH 458041679562920
- Kwabena Mawulawde, M.D.Lima, OH 458041548570567
- Sirish Parvathaneni, M.D.Lima, OH 458041659360915
- Mark Cooper, M.D.Lima, OH 458011346376613
- Jay Kim, MDLima, OH 458011821077553
- Mario Matos-Cruz, M.D.Lima, OH 458011588868616
Common questions
What is Ronald L. Pohl, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ronald L. Pohl, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700875051, issued on Oct 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald L. Pohl, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1003 Bellefontaine Ave Ste 200, Lima, OH, 45804. Phone: (419) 227-7702. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald L. Pohl, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35053976, 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.
How much does Ronald L. Pohl, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald L. Pohl, M.D. had 556 Medicare Part D claims for 167 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ronald L. Pohl, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.