Dr. Alter G Peerless , MD
Otolaryngology โข Cincinnati, OH
4760 E Galbraith Rd Ste 108
Cincinnati, OH 452366704
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NPI assigned on October 27, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 632 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:
- 69210 โ Removal of impacted ear wax: 188 service units.
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 110 service units.
- 99212 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 87 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.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 10 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 436 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:
- Pantoprazole Sodium โ 168 prescription fills, including refills.
- Methylprednisolone โ 70 prescription fills, including refills.
- Ipratropium Bromide โ 62 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 10 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 35 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 664. Middle half: 455 to 867.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Ohio (2024, 250 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 661. Middle half: 386 to 924.
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 726 in 2020 to 632 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
4760 E Galbraith Rd Ste 108
Cincinnati, OH 452366704
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Mainegeneral Medical Center; The Duluth Clinic Ltd. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine
1973
What Public CMS Data Show
Otolaryngology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
377 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 $49,341 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 $34,146 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
649 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
$7,581 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.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $14.58 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
Years since graduation
53 years (graduated 1973)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1973 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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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. Peerless 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. Peerless 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
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 35 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 664. Middle half: 455 to 867.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Ohio (2024, 250 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 661. Middle half: 386 to 924.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 35 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $70,672. Middle half: $43,159 to $81,588.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Ohio (2024, 250 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $64,591. Middle half: $35,988 to $90,662.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 35 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $48,531. Middle half: $30,482 to $57,914.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Ohio (2024, 250 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $47,635. Middle half: $26,980 to $65,725.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 41 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 397. Middle half: 120 to 672.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Ohio (2024, 296 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 331. Middle half: 80 to 624.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Cincinnati, OH (2024, 41 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,125. Middle half: $1,765 to $9,877.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Otolaryngology in Ohio (2024, 296 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,239. Middle half: $1,182 to $11,657.
58 active clinicians are listed under Otolaryngology with a practice address in Cincinnati, OH (440 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Cincinnati
8.6% of these 58 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
65.5% of these 58 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 13% from 726 in 2020 to 632 in 2024.
- 2020: 726
- 2021: 709
- 2022: 703
- 2023: 711
- 2024: 632
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 14% from $57,641 in 2020 to $49,341 in 2024.
- 2020: $57,641
- 2021: $58,732
- 2022: $55,940
- 2023: $61,602
- 2024: $49,341
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 16% from $40,867 in 2020 to $34,146 in 2024.
- 2020: $40,867
- 2021: $41,806
- 2022: $39,587
- 2023: $43,272
- 2024: $34,146
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions varied from year to year: 447 in 2020 and 436 in 2024.
- 2020: 447
- 2021: 343
- 2022: 461
- 2023: 531
- 2024: 436
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30-day fills
30-day fills varied from year to year: 636 in 2020 and 649 in 2024.
- 2020: 636
- 2021: 497
- 2022: 685
- 2023: 771
- 2024: 649
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost increased 15% from $6,581 in 2020 to $7,581 in 2024.
- 2020: $6,581
- 2021: $7,315
- 2022: $7,431
- 2023: $8,968
- 2024: $7,581
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $180.17 in 2019 to $14.58 in 2024.
- 2019: $180.17
- 2020: $66.85
- 2022: $190.18
- 2023: $179.55
- 2024: $14.58
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 $14.58.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| ALK-Abello, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TIMOTHY, STANDARDIZED | General | $14.58 |
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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69210
Removal of impacted ear wax
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188 | 147 | $86.00 | $44.60 |
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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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110 | 92 | $134.94 | $85.68 |
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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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87 | 69 | $84.90 | $52.98 |
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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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83 | 83 | $248.71 | $153.98 |
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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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70 | 70 | $166.77 | $103.30 |
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31575
Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope
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27 | 26 | $216.00 | $119.00 |
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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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21 | 20 | $192.33 | $120.56 |
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G0268
Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing
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18 | 18 | $86.00 | $49.02 |
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96372
Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
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14 | 12 | $42.00 | $13.35 |
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J0702
Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg
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14 | 12 | $15.29 | $6.93 |
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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| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 168 | 9,231 | $1,642.61 | 66 |
| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 70 | 420 | $477.42 | 65 |
| Ipratropium Bromide | Ipratropium Bromide | 62 | 2,978 | $1,332.94 | 31 |
| Ciprofloxacin-Dexamethasone | Ciprofloxacin Hcl/Dexameth | 37 | 449 | $3,258.17 | 26 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 25 | 1,740 | $466.87 | โ |
| Naproxen | Naproxen | 20 | 600 | $114.49 | โ |
| Prednisone | Prednisone | 19 | 139 | $35.32 | 16 |
| Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass | Amoxicillin/Potassium Clav | 13 | 132 | $76.34 | 12 |
| Oxycodone-Acetaminophen | Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen | 11 | 51 | $59.12 | โ |
| Azelastine Hcl | Azelastine Hcl | 11 | 375 | $117.24 | โ |
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: 2026-02-11NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207Y00000X
An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for patients with diseases and disorders that affect the ears, nose, throat, the respiratory and upper alimentary systems and related structures of the head and neck. An otolaryngologist diagnoses and provides medical and/or surgical therapy or prevention of diseases, allergies, neoplasms, deformities, disorders and/or injuries of the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, respiratory and upper alimentary systems, face, jaws and the other head and neck systems. Head and neck oncology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and the treatment of disorders of hearing and voice are fundamental areas of expertise.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207Y00000X
An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for patients with diseases and disorders that affect the ears, nose, throat, the respiratory and upper alimentary systems and related structures of the head and neck. An otolaryngologist diagnoses and provides medical and/or surgical therapy or prevention of diseases, allergies, neoplasms, deformities, disorders and/or injuries of the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, respiratory and upper alimentary systems, face, jaws and the other head and neck systems. Head and neck oncology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and the treatment of disorders of hearing and voice are fundamental areas of expertise.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - OTOLARYNGOLOGY
I20260513001099
MN
7214960608
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
The Duluth Clinic Ltd
400 E 3rd St, Duluth, MN 558051951
Phone: 2187868364
Mainegeneral Medical Center
149 N St, Waterville, ME 04901
Phone: 2078721000
Mainegeneral Medical Center
35 Medical Ctr Pkwy, Augusta, ME 043308160
Phone: 2076211000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Otolaryngology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Audiologist
Doctor of Audiology
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
Certified Nurse Practitioner
Speech-Language Pathologist
Speech-Language Pathologist
Otolaryngology
Otolaryngology
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 4760 E GALBRAITH RD STE 108, CINCINNATI, OH 452366704 (Tel: 5139360500)
Registered at 4760 E GALBRAITH RD STE 108, CINCINNATI, OH 452366704 (Tel: 5139360500)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 4750 E GALBRAITH RD, STE. 215, CINCINNATI, OH 452366705 (Tel: 5139360500)
Registered at 4750 E GALBRAITH RD, STE. 215, CINCINNATI, OH 452366705 (Tel: 5139360500)
Recorded as ALTER PEERLESS, MD
Otolaryngology (license number reported to NPPES: OH 35041973)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Otolaryngology Specialists in Cincinnati
- Dr. Joseph Hellmann, MD
- Dr. Thomas Tami, MD
- Dr. Monica Trent, MD
- Dr. Adam Mccann, MD
- Dr. Alice Tang, MD
- Dr. Katie Phillips, MD
Mailing Address
4760 E Galbraith Rd Ste 108
Cincinnati, OH 452366704
Phone: 5139360500