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Cardiologists who accept Medicare in Independence, OH
CMS lists 12 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Independence. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 9. Offer telehealth: 2.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 44131 (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.
Gerard J. Boyle, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1987 · State University of New York Downstate Medical CenterMaleAbdu G. Hawwa, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1977MaleOther offices in Independence: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $10,003Jeffrey A. Hershey, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1989 · Northeastern Ohio University College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Independence: 1Keith L. Kruithoff, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1989 · University of Massachusetts Medical SchoolMaleOther offices in Independence: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $277Kamal S. Riad, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1982MaleOther offices in Independence: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $67Curtis M. Rimmerman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1987 · Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn RSV UniversityMaleConrad C. Simpfendorfer, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1971MaleOther offices in Independence: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $45Amir Taraben, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1987MaleOther offices in Independence: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $252Martin N. Wiseman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1979MaleOther offices in Independence: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $736Yi-Wen Liao, MD
May accept assignmentMIPS score (2024): 96.8/100Graduated 2014FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $3,922Christina Dookhan, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2008FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $100Tasha M. Heller, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,102
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.
Other specialists in Independence
- Primary care doctors60
- Nurse practitioners132
- Dermatologists10
- Orthopedic surgeons12
- Neurologists4
- Gastroenterologists10
- Ophthalmologists7
- Optometrists6
- Podiatrists12
- Urologists3
- Pulmonologists3
- Psychiatrists12
- Psychologists10
- Therapists and counselors76
- Physical therapists7
- Occupational therapists3
- Speech therapists4
- Audiologists4
- Gynecologists17
- General surgeons6
- Vascular surgeons4
- Dietitians13
- Neurosurgeons3
Other care in Independence
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Nearby cities
- Broadview Heights7
- Parma19
- Warrensville Heights4
- Middleburg Heights17
- Beachwood42
- Cleveland323
- Strongsville14
- Twinsburg14
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).