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General surgeons who accept Medicare in Independence, OH
CMS lists 6 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Independence. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 2. Offer telehealth: 0.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 44131 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $85, of which you pay about $21; a follow-up visit $68, of which you pay about $17 — 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.
Ian A. Kletter, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1989 · Rutgers New Jersey Medical SchoolMaleOther offices in Independence: 1Alexander J. Rim, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1995 · Ohio State University College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Independence: 1Jonathan Jou, MD
May accept assignmentMIPS score (2024): 92.3/100Graduated 2019MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $184Alexander Chang, DO
May accept assignmentGraduated 2019 · Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health SciencesMaleNicolas Fuentes Portugueiz, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2017MaleWei Wu, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2017 · Vanderbilt University School of MedicineFemale
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
- Cardiologists12
- Dermatologists10
- Orthopedic surgeons12
- Neurologists4
- Gastroenterologists10
- Ophthalmologists7
- Optometrists6
- Podiatrists12
- Urologists3
- Pulmonologists3
- Psychiatrists12
- Psychologists10
- Therapists and counselors76
- Physical therapists7
- Occupational therapists3
- Speech therapists4
- Audiologists4
- Gynecologists17
- Vascular surgeons4
- Dietitians13
- Neurosurgeons3
Other care in Independence
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Nearby cities
- Brecksville3
- Garfield Heights7
- Parma5
- Warrensville Heights8
- Middleburg Heights3
- Beachwood8
- Cleveland211
- Strongsville4
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).