Dr. Jeffrey A Nerad , MD
Ophthalmology โข Cincinnati, OH
1945 Cei Drive, Cincinnati Eye Institute
Cincinnati, OH 452425664
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NPI assigned on August 10, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 447 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 131 service units.
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 81 service units.
- 92081 โ Exam of visual field with limited testing: 77 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 11 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 448 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Erythromycin (Erythromycin Base) โ 311 prescription fills, including refills.
- Moxifloxacin (Moxifloxacin Hcl) โ 60 prescription fills, including refills.
- Prednisone โ 25 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 43 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,675. Middle half: 1,225 to 4,121.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Ohio (2024, 460 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,488. Middle half: 826 to 2,678.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 3,632 in 2020 to 447 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1945 Cei Drive
Cincinnati Eye Institute
Cincinnati, OH 452425664
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Saint Louis University School Of Medicine
1979
What Public CMS Data Show
Ophthalmology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
252 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $81,117 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $61,439 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
457 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$6,427 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2024
All general payments: $371.09 across 4 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $371.09 across 4 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Amgen Inc.: $332.34 across 2 records.
- ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: $20.56 across 1 record.
- Alcon Vision LLC: $18.19 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2024 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
47 years (graduated 1979)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1979 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2005
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
May accept Medicare assignment
CMS data show this clinician may accept Medicare assignment. Clinicians who do not always accept assignment can decide case by case.
Ask the office before your visit. If a clinician does not accept assignment for a service, they can charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount, and you may be asked to pay the full amount at the visit.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Nerad has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Nerad as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Cincinnati and Ohio
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 43 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,675. Middle half: 1,225 to 4,121.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Ohio (2024, 460 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,488. Middle half: 826 to 2,678.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 43 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $239,393. Middle half: $113,011 to $464,726.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Ohio (2024, 460 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $169,730. Middle half: $83,667 to $301,859.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 43 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $179,899. Middle half: $80,323 to $335,160.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Ohio (2024, 460 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $120,237. Middle half: $58,207 to $218,165.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 65% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 46 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,071. Middle half: 375 to 2,364.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 70% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Ohio (2024, 492 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,113. Middle half: 423 to 2,190.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 46 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $114,320. Middle half: $10,030 to $205,794.
A lower Part D drug cost than 80% of clinicians listed under Ophthalmology in Ohio (2024, 492 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $73,489. Middle half: $13,674 to $174,083.
97 active clinicians are listed under Ophthalmology with a practice address in Cincinnati, OH (752 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Cincinnati
0% of these 97 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
45.4% of these 97 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 88% from 3,632 in 2020 to 447 in 2024.
- 2020: 3,632
- 2021: 3,013
- 2022: 674
- 2023: 3,085
- 2024: 447
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 48% from $156,830 in 2020 to $81,117 in 2024.
- 2020: $156,830
- 2021: $201,289
- 2022: $140,462
- 2023: $143,894
- 2024: $81,117
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 49% from $119,998 in 2020 to $61,439 in 2024.
- 2020: $119,998
- 2021: $156,311
- 2022: $107,112
- 2023: $108,749
- 2024: $61,439
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 12% from 508 in 2020 to 448 in 2024.
- 2020: 508
- 2021: 566
- 2022: 501
- 2023: 605
- 2024: 448
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 12% from 519 in 2020 to 457 in 2024.
- 2020: 519
- 2021: 568
- 2022: 506
- 2023: 613
- 2024: 457
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost varied from year to year: $6,912 in 2020 and $6,427 in 2024.
- 2020: $6,912
- 2021: $7,188
- 2022: $6,011
- 2023: $9,774
- 2024: $6,427
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $113.15 in 2020 to $371.09 in 2024.
- 2020: $113.15
- 2021: $136.57
- 2022: $75.11
- 2023: $157.62
- 2024: $371.09
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $371.09.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TEPEZZA | General | $196.67 |
| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TEPEZZA | General | $135.67 |
| ANI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PURIFIED CORTROPHIN GEL | General | $20.56 |
| Alcon Vision LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HYDRUS Microstent | General | $18.19 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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131 | 106 | $356.00 | $87.62 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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81 | 77 | $506.00 | $123.65 |
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92081
Exam of visual field with limited testing
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77 | 74 | $129.00 | $31.45 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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31 | 31 | $658.00 | $161.88 |
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15823
Removal of excessive skin and fat of upper eyelid
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29 | 28 | $3400.59 | $723.78 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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21 | 21 | $439.00 | $107.42 |
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67908
Removal of tissue, muscle, and membrane to correct eyelid drooping or paralysis
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19 | 18 | $2554.32 | $470.36 |
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67904
Repair of tendon of upper eyelid
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18 | 16 | $3770.94 | $715.48 |
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68840
Probing of nasal tear duct
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15 | 15 | $630.47 | $149.48 |
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67917
Extensive repair of turning-outward eyelid defect
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13 | 13 | $2906.46 | $325.67 |
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99212
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more
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12 | 12 | $217.00 | $53.84 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Erythromycin | Erythromycin Base | 311 | 3,571 | $2,890.83 | 240 |
| Moxifloxacin | Moxifloxacin Hcl | 60 | 1,023 | $1,686.74 | 50 |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 25 | 242 | $46.69 | 18 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | Doxycycline Hyclate | 19 | 527 | $268.49 | 12 |
| Bacitracin | Bacitracin | 18 | 325 | $1,409.41 | 13 |
| Tranexamic Acid | Tranexamic Acid | 15 | 33 | $124.63 | 15 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-08-28NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X
An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OPHTHALMOLOGY
I20260203002755
CO
5193875011
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Optometrist
Doctor of Optometry
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 4445 LAKE FOREST DR, STE 600, BLUE ASH, OH 452423744 (Tel: 5139845133)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1945 CEI DRIVE, CINCINNATI EYE INSTITUTE, CINCINNATI, OH 452425664 (Tel: 5139845133)
Registered at 1945 CEI DRIVE, CINCINNATI EYE INSTITUTE, CINCINNATI, OH 452425664 (Tel: 5139845133)
Recorded as JEFFREY NERAD, MD
Ophthalmology (license number reported to NPPES: OH 35.093522)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Ophthalmology Specialists in Cincinnati
- Dr. Michela Gelanze, MD
- Dr. Jeffrey Zink, MD
- Dr. Robert Werner, MD
- Dr. Alan Zalta, MD
- Dr. Robert Foster, MD
- Dr. Mark Gooch, MD
More public profiles in Ohio
Directory navigation, in NPI number order.
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- Rebecca Gambs, OD Optometrist ยท New Philadelphia
- Daniel Soderberg, OD Optometrist ยท Mansfield
- Jamie Neiswonger, CNP Nurse Practitioner - Family ยท Columbus
- Obed Anya, CNP Nurse Practitioner - Psychiatric/Mental Health ยท Cincinnati
- Johnna Devoto, PsyD Clinical Neuropsychologist ยท Cincinnati
- Amanda Donnelly, CRNA Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered ยท Kettering
- Jennifer Howerton Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered ยท Cleveland
- Lauren Gering, FNP-BC Nurse Practitioner - Family ยท Cincinnati
- Marla Evans, CNP Nurse Practitioner - Women's Health ยท Oxford
- Justin Defilippi Physical Therapist ยท Cincinnati
- Melissa Sobel, ANP-BC Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health ยท Cleveland
Mailing Address
4445 Lake Forest Dr, Ste 600
Blue Ash, OH 452423744
Phone: 5139845133