NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nephrology Physician in Ohio

499 NPPES records list nephrology physician with a practice address in Ohio, 4.2 per 100,000 residents, the 15th highest rate of 51. Cleveland and Cincinnati have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Ohio license search. Page 2 of 10.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RN0300X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Cleveland has the most, 82

  1. Cleveland82
  2. Cincinnati72
  3. Columbus63
  4. Toledo27
  5. Akron21

Nephrology Physician records in Ohio

  1. Rami Azem, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441951225457724
  2. Muhammad BaigColumbus, OH 432281376187880
  3. Anup Bains, M.D.Youngstown, OH 445041780655589
  4. Aziz Bakhous, M.D.Akron, OH 443021164787677
  5. Ernesto Banalagay, M.D.Portsmouth, OH 456621629135470
  6. Prachi Bansal, DOGrove City, OH 431231255075636
  7. Saurabh Bansal, MDWestlake, OH 441451508172321
  8. Eric Barnes, DOWright Patterson Afb, OH 454331225193022
  9. Sean Barnett, D.O.Dayton, OH 454331447618384
  10. Korey Bartolomeo, D.OCleveland, OH 441061902337231
  11. Daniel Barton, MDCanfield, OH 444061063488096
  12. Elias Bassil, MDCleveland, OH 441951679035695
  13. William Bay, M.D.Westerville, OH 430811104825736
  14. Surmeet BediWilmington, OH 451771710911334
  15. Bruce Berger, MDCleveland, OH 441061033138938
  16. George Bescak, D.O.Amherst, OH 440011235102765
  17. Pramod Bhargava, M.D.Canton, OH 447081568450534
  18. Saleem Bharmal, M.D.Columbus, OH 432151336348721
  19. Udayan Bhatt, MDDublin, OH 430161427018092
  20. Augustine Biscardi, D.O.Youngstown, OH 445041417928201
  21. Joshua Bitter, D.O.Westerville, OH 430811619093655
  22. Frank Boateng, M.DNewark, OH 430551609025527
  23. Christopher Boshkos, MDAkron, OH 443041538160924
  24. Khaled Boubes, M.D.Columbus, OH 432211356573976
  25. Janet Boyle, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452061922063056
  26. Samir Brahmbhatt, M.D.Hamilton, OH 450111326486663
  27. Balhinder Brar, M.D.Toledo, OH 436081760489025
  28. Latoya Brathwaite, MDCincinnati, OH 452191093074197
  29. Christopher Brown, MDChillicothe, OH 456011912958935
  30. Bhavnish Bucktowarsing, M.D.Canton, OH 447081235544198
  31. Xander Buenafe, M.D.Akron, OH 443041598916256
  32. Shalini Bumb, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452191689967689
  33. Brittaini Bunce, DOWright Patterson Afb, OH 454331306262571
  34. Deborah Burton, RNDayton, OH 454151487506507
  35. Saud Butt, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452121063600328
  36. Carolyn Cacho Bowman, MDCleveland, OH 441061902833239
  37. Juan Calle Cano, MDCleveland, OH 441951477783470
  38. Michael Cardi, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452191801839741
  39. James Cargill, M.D.Lima, OH 458011801866009
  40. Megan Caroway, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452191255726550
  41. Corey Cavanaugh, D.OCleveland, OH 441951114345162
  42. Subhash Chander, MBBSColumbus, OH 432031992290928
  43. Iman Chaudhry, MDCleveland, OH 441951912536434
  44. Naseer Chaudry, MDMarion, OH 433021942268214
  45. Andrew Chiao, D.O.Akron, OH 443041174973077
  46. Roja Chimakurthi, M.D.Middletown, OH 450051679730162
  47. Ritche Chiu, MDHamilton, OH 450111952324659
  48. Liza Cholin, M.D.Columbus, OH 432101497117139
  49. Nicholas Christoff, MDKettering, OH 454291740263771
  50. Madeline Chung, MDColumbus, OH 432031154827475

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RN0300X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Ohio ranks 15 of 51 per resident

  1. Illinois4.6
  2. Minnesota4.5
  3. Hawaii4.5
  4. Ohio4.2
  5. Nevada3.9
  6. Indiana3.9
  7. 50 states and D.C.4.0

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RN0300X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

84.4% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 85.8% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Ohio84.4%
  2. United States85.8%

Nephrology Physician records in Ohio, measured

  • In a Medicare file421 of 499 · 84.4% here, 85.8% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file375 · 75.2% here, 76.0% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more307 · 61.5% here, 54.9% nationally
  • Median graduation year2002 · the 374 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RN0300X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

499 NPPES records list nephrology physician (207RN0300X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Ohio: 4.2 per 100,000 residents against 4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Cleveland has 82 of them (16%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. New Jersey433
  2. Illinois572
  3. Georgia417
  4. Massachusetts417

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Hawaii4.5
  2. Minnesota4.5
  3. Nevada3.9
  4. Missouri4.6

The largest states

  1. California1,468
  2. Texas1,159
  3. New York1,049
  4. Florida840
  5. Pennsylvania651

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.