Dr. Robert Leroy Plews , MD
Transplant Surgery โข Cincinnati, OH
3188 Bellevue Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 452192364
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Dr. Robert Plews is listed in NPPES under Transplant Surgery.
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NPI assigned on June 2, 2010; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 237 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:
- 99232 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 163 service units.
- 50360 โ Transplantation of donor kidney: 19 service units.
- 50605 โ Insertion of stent in ureter: 18 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 6 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 23 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:
- Valganciclovir Hcl โ 12 prescription fills, including refills.
- Atovaquone โ 11 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 the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Ohio (2024, 25 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 200. Middle half: 89 to 296.
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 915 in 2020 to 237 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3188 Bellevue Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 452192364
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 1 group name: University Of Cincinnati Physicians Company Llc. 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
2010
What Public CMS Data Show
Transplant Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
97 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 $66,886 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 $53,433 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
25 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
$3,914 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 $140.01 in 2025
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 2025.
Years since graduation
16 years (graduated 2010)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2010 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
2010
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. Plews 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. Plews 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
More Medicare Part B services than 60% of clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Ohio (2024, 25 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 200. Middle half: 89 to 296.
Too few clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Cincinnati have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Ohio (2024, 25 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $47,484. Middle half: $18,996 to $74,968.
Too few clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Cincinnati have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 65% of clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Ohio (2024, 25 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $37,742. Middle half: $15,079 to $59,036.
Too few clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Cincinnati have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 90% of clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Ohio (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 94. Middle half: 40 to 393.
Too few clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Cincinnati have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Ohio (2024, 19 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,405. Middle half: $4,064 to $53,832.
Too few clinicians listed under Transplant Surgery in Cincinnati have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.
18 active clinicians are listed under Transplant Surgery with a practice address in Cincinnati, OH (54 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Cincinnati
5.6% of these 18 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
66.7% of these 18 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 74% from 915 in 2020 to 237 in 2024.
- 2020: 915
- 2021: 857
- 2022: 892
- 2023: 273
- 2024: 237
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 43% from $116,483 in 2020 to $66,886 in 2024.
- 2020: $116,483
- 2021: $70,815
- 2022: $130,673
- 2023: $51,709
- 2024: $66,886
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 43% from $93,051 in 2020 to $53,433 in 2024.
- 2020: $93,051
- 2021: $54,913
- 2022: $103,094
- 2023: $41,155
- 2024: $53,433
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 11 in 2015 to 23 in 2024.
- 2015: 11
- 2018: 11
- 2023: 15
- 2024: 23
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 11 in 2015 to 25 in 2024.
- 2015: 11
- 2018: 11
- 2023: 20
- 2024: 25
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $176 in 2015 to $3,914 in 2024.
- 2015: $176
- 2018: $112
- 2023: $66
- 2024: $3,914
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $321.39 in 2021 to $140.01 in 2025.
- 2021: $321.39
- 2022: $138.37
- 2023: $37.90
- 2025: $140.01
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), 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 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $140.01.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Amgen Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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TAVNEOS | General | $140.01 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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163 | 37 | $189.00 | $74.50 |
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50360
Transplantation of donor kidney
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19 | 19 | $7170.00 | $2251.72 |
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50605
Insertion of stent in ureter
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18 | 18 | $2958.00 | $461.45 |
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50323
Preparation of donor kidney for transplantation
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14 | 14 | $3971.00 | $94.19 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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12 | 11 | $322.00 | $124.36 |
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99238
Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less
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11 | 11 | $192.00 | $76.65 |
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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| Valganciclovir Hcl | Valganciclovir Hcl | 12 | 399 | $1,337.79 | โ |
| Atovaquone | Atovaquone | 11 | 321 | $2,576.25 | 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: 2022-09-27NUCC Taxonomy Code: 204F00000X
A surgeon who specializes in transplant surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20221115002886
OH
3577704097
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
University Of Cincinnati Physicians Company Llc
3188 Bellevue Ave, Cincinnati, OH 452192369
Phone: 5135841000
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Surgery - Surgical Critical Care
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Certified Nurse Practitioner
Urology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Gerontology
Physician Assistant
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 3188 BELLEVUE AVENUE, CINCINNATI, OH 452192364 (Tel: 5134758787)
Registered at PO BOX 636256, CINCINNATI, OH 452636256 (Tel: 5135856200)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 619 19TH ST S, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352491267 (Tel: 2059344011)
Registered at PO BOX 55310, BIRMINGHAM, AL 352555310 (Tel: (205) 731-9701)
Recorded as ROBERT PLEWS, M.D.
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: AL 35912)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 395 W 12TH AVE, RM 654, COLUMBUS, OH 432101267 (Tel: 6142938704)
Registered at 395 W 12TH AVE, RM 654, COLUMBUS, OH 432101267 (Tel: 6142938704)
Recorded as ROBERT PLEWS, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Transplant Surgery Specialists in Cincinnati
- Dr. Christine Haugen, MD
- Dr. David Gerber, MD
- Philippe Paci, MDCM
- Amit Tevar
- Dr. Martha Estrada, MD
- Dr. Ralph Quillin, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 636256
Cincinnati, OH 452636256
Phone: 5135856200