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Primary care doctors who accept Medicare in Battle Creek, MI
CMS lists 100 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Battle Creek. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 100. Offer telehealth: 20.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 49017 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $126, of which you pay about $32; a follow-up visit $96, of which you pay about $24 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Michael Busha, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 97.1/100Graduated 2001 · University of Texas Southwestern Medical School at DallasMaleOther offices in Battle Creek: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $30Holli Neiman-Hart, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 97.1/100Graduated 1990 · Wright State University Boonshoft School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Battle Creek: 3Holly Schmidt, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 97.1/100Graduated 2015 · Northwestern University Feinberg Medical SchoolFemaleOther offices in Battle Creek: 3Kimberly S. Umhoefer, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 89.2/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1995 · Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic MedFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $42Stephen E. Ames, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 87.9/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2021MaleOther offices in Battle Creek: 2Tamayi Bwititi, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 87.9/100Graduated 2011 · Indiana University School of MedicineMaleStephen J. Morrow, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 87.9/100Graduated 2009MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $254Gianna L. Service, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 87.9/100Graduated 2003 · Michigan State University College of Human MedicineFemaleShawkee Aboualayoui, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2011 · Wayne State University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $34Safi B. Afzal, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2019MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $199Hussein Z. Akl, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 1988MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $858Ridwaan Albeiruti, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2016 · Michigan State University College of Human MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $311Karen C. Alcaraz, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 1998FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $127Christopher A. Brackshaw, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2015MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $60Alison F. Caniff, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2020FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $311Quratulain Chaudhry, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2004FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $105Mustafa Chokr, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2015 · Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $32Jose A. Deleon, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2003MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $251Reuben D. Eliuk, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 1977 · Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $112Phillip Eskander, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2015MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $250Diana M. Gemanaru, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2018FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $371Blair C. Graham
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2020FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $134Kathryn M. Grossman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2002 · Wayne State University School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $14Jagadish Hegde, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2000MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $36Corey M. Homan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2019 · Creighton University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $230Amar Jaswa, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2017 · Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $43Alicia Julovich, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015FemaleOther offices in Battle Creek: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $17Sophia Kolyvas, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2018FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $257Margaret Z. Maciorowski, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 1994FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $40Naimish Mehta
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2017MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $67Andrew Milbrandt
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2020MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $120Anthony W. Miller, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 1998 · Indiana University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $72Jahnavi Mithyantha, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2000FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $74Samad A. Mohammad, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2015 · Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $78Lukasz Niec, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2004MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $326Marie E. Overbeck, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2020FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $472Akhil B. Patel, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2015 · West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $245Tracy J. Pierce, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2003 · Michigan State University College of Human MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $67Ali H. Pirzada, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2015 · Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $17Rachel M. Punke, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2015 · Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $100Luke R. Russell, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2017 · Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, ErieMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $17James Paul Schnabel, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2010MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $72Steven F. Shelden, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2008 · Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $468Olivia Siwoski, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2015FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $123Mirjana Stancic, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 1987FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $16Edward Sternaman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2002MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $142Talha I. Syed, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2015 · Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $93Eman Talia, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2020FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $447Prabhash Tatineni, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 1996MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $628Scott A. Timmer, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2011MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $83Stanislav Y. Tinigin, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2005MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $171Prakasa Rao Vempati, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2006 · Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $38Karthik Vijayaraghavan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2004MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $109Eric J. Yoder, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 86.4/100Graduated 2014MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $160Anthony B. Janas, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 75/100Graduated 2001MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $22Belal F. Abdallah, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1992 · Wayne State University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $81Priya Batta, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $170William R. Bogan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1978 · Wayne State University School of MedicineMaleJulia R. Buck, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2019FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $185Amber Casey, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1998 · Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineFemalePeter S. Chang, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1991 · University of Kansas School of Med (kc/wich/sal)MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $25Rachel Chang, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022 · Western Michigan Un Homer Stryker School of MedFemaleYounho Chung, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1988MaleSeth M. Egelston, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1995 · Midwestern University, Chicago College of Osteopathic MedMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $167Bahram Elami, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1992 · University of Vermont College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $278Simone L. Fish, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2013FemaleAndrea N. Fleuren, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $60Alan M. Furlan, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012MaleBruce W. Galonsky, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1996 · Michigan State University College of Human MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $155Ali Ghasham, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $100Brian M. Kamer, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2013MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $211Natalie E. Kelly, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1995 · Michigan State University College of Human MedicineFemaleCarl J. Kinzel, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006MaleOther offices in Battle Creek: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $1,882Esther M. Latour, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1990 · Loma Linda University School of MedicineFemaleRose M. Lovio, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1996 · Wayne State University School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $35Marcos A. Madeiro, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $420Miranda R. Makulski, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2002 · Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineFemaleOther offices in Battle Creek: 4Drug and device company payments (2025): $263Larry W. Mann, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015 · Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $196Aye A. Mar, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1987FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $96Corey Murphy, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015MaleOther offices in Battle Creek: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $562Than Oo, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1987MaleOther offices in Battle Creek: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $134Keith L. Papendick, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1990 · Wayne State University School of MedicineMaleTroy E. Pascoe, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1996 · Wayne State University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $102Krupa Patel, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2010FemaleJennifer L. Philburn
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2021 · Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $29Stephen W. Robinson, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1980 · Wayne State University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $881Rockelle D. Rogers, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1994 · Wayne State University School of MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $182Betty K. Rumschlag, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2006 · At Still University of Health Sciences, College of Osteo Med, KirksvilleFemaleOther offices in Battle Creek: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $20Alexander W. Runowski, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1992 · Michigan State University College of Human MedicineMaleOther offices in Battle Creek: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $3,741Nicole M. Salerno-Fetterhoff, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2015 · Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineFemaleJames G. Schaffhauser, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017MaleAllison S. Thomas, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1988 · Wayne State University School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Battle Creek: 2Drug and device company payments (2025): $319Ian S. Thomas, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2020MaleOther offices in Battle Creek: 3Drug and device company payments (2025): $121Susmita Unni, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2021FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $34Michael Valitutto, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1994 · Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health SciencesMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $309,471Robert D. Welch, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2022 · Western Michigan Un Homer Stryker School of MedMaleOther offices in Battle Creek: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $20Charles F. Whitaker IV, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2001 · JC Edwards School of Medicine, Marshall UniversityMaleCharles J. Wilmanski, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1984 · Wayne State University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $56William B. Workman, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012 · Michigan State University College of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $40Ahed Zayzafoon, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2000MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $17
Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
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Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).