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Primary care doctors who accept Medicare in Independence, OH
CMS lists 60 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in Independence. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 32. Offer telehealth: 25.
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.
Riley A. Gurreri, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 85.2/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2020 · Ohio University, College of Osteopathic MedicineFemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $452Seth D. Levine, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 85.2/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2009 · University of Pikeville, Kentucky College of Osteopathic MedMaleRajendra K. Mehta, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 85.2/100Graduated 1969MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $20Anthony Miniaci, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 85.2/100Graduated 2018 · Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, ErieMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $38Kevin M. Okapal, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 85.2/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015 · George Washington University School of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $37David Thomas
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 85.2/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012 · University of Cincinnati College of MedicineMaleMeyyappan Somasundaram, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 80.2/100✓ TelehealthGraduated 1992MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,639Sheremaria Agaiby, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2008 · University of Iowa, RJ & L Carver College of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Independence: 1Safaa F. Al-Haddad, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1988MaleOther offices in Independence: 1Ann M. Awadalla
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2013FemaleOther offices in Independence: 1Dale A. Balkovec, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1983 · Philadelphia College of Osteopathic MedicineMaleOther offices in Independence: 1Eric W. Boose, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1999 · Ohio State University College of MedicineMaleJackie Celestin, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2007FemaleLeslie Diruzza, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014 · Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, ErieFemaleOther offices in Independence: 1Alexander M. Drew, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2008 · Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine, ErieMaleOther offices in Independence: 1Gail Ellis, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1995FemaleCatherine M. Fleisher, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1999 · Northeastern Ohio University College of MedicineFemaleLauren E. Fuller, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2009 · University of Cincinnati College of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Independence: 1Ronald S. Garcia, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1983MaleOther offices in Independence: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $21Christopher M. Halasy, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1998 · Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn RSV UniversityMaleAnn T. Kelleher, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1989 · Kansas City University of Med & Biosciences, College of Osteo MedFemaleOther offices in Independence: 1Gabriel B. Mancini, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2017 · Ohio University, College of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $22Tiffany Onger, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2015FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $2,065Anil R. Pai, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1989MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $453Regina M. Pestak, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2014 · Ohio University, College of Osteopathic MedicineFemaleAlex Rosen, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 1988 · Pennsylvania State University College of MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $246Jack Rutkowski, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2001MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $312Robert J. Rutkowski, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentGraduated 2003MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $184Hardeepak K. Shah, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2010FemaleOther offices in Independence: 1Jameelah D. Strickland, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 1996 · University of Toledo College of MedicineFemaleOther offices in Independence: 1Kincade D. Turner, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2010FemaleOther offices in Independence: 1Rachel E. Zevallos, DO
✓ Accepts Medicare assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2001 · Ohio University, College of Osteopathic MedicineFemaleOther offices in Independence: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $4,500Mahammad Rizvi, DO
May accept assignmentMIPS score (2024): 88/100Graduated 2019MaleShumail Fatima, MD
May accept assignmentMIPS score (2024): 80.9/100Graduated 2016FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $402Moaaz Abdelrashid, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2015MaleOther offices in Independence: 1Uzma U. Ahmed, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2020FemaleOther offices in Independence: 1Deep Amin, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2025MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $27Christopher K. Black, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2022 · University of Texas Medical School at HoustonMaleSarah Codreanu, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleSahana Devakumar
May accept assignmentGraduated 2021FemaleRonan M. Factora, MD
May accept assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2000 · Ohio State University College of MedicineMaleOther offices in Independence: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $8,899Benjamin Finard
May accept assignmentGraduated 2023MaleAnthony Gallo, DO
May accept assignmentGraduated 2022 · Rowan University School of Osteopathic MedicineMaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $44Valentina Garcia, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleVasu Gupta
May accept assignmentGraduated 2021MaleElsie Ikpot
May accept assignmentGraduated 2022 · Ohio University, College of Osteopathic MedicineFemaleShilpa Kumar, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2011FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $143Alexander A. Macia, DO
May accept assignmentGraduated 2023 · Nova Southeastern College of Osteo MedicineMaleOther offices in Independence: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $61Mario A. Marce Santurio
May accept assignmentGraduated 2023MaleBarbara Marquez, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2022FemaleOther offices in Independence: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $23Haseeb Moiz
May accept assignmentGraduated 2018MaleDanial Nasif, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2018MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $163Francisco J. Nola Argotte, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2008MaleMiranda Pfautsch, DO
May accept assignmentGraduated 2023 · Nova Southeastern College of Osteo MedicineFemaleOther offices in Independence: 1Drug and device company payments (2025): $295Gina M. Silbermann
May accept assignmentGraduated 2023FemaleStavros Stefanopoulos, MD
May accept assignmentGraduated 2021 · University of Toledo College of MedicineMaleTaylor Tharp
May accept assignmentGraduated 2019FemaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $189Tom Kai Ming Wang, MD
May accept assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2012MaleOther offices in Independence: 1Sarah Watson, DO
May accept assignment✓ TelehealthGraduated 2014FemaleJohn Zakhary
May accept assignmentGraduated 2023MaleDrug and device company payments (2025): $380
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
- 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
- General surgeons6
- Vascular surgeons4
- Dietitians13
- Neurosurgeons3
Other care in Independence
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Nearby cities
- Brecksville8
- Garfield Heights19
- Broadview Heights15
- Parma38
- Bedford8
- North Royalton6
- Parma Heights5
- Warrensville Heights18
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).