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Dr. Amer Arshad , MD

Internal Medicine • Defiance, OH

Active NPI 1710970652 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment Telehealth (some services)
Practice location in NPPES

1250 Ralston Ave, Suite 202
Defiance, OH 435125311

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1250 Ralston Ave
Suite 202

Defiance, OH 435125311

Telephone 4197842776
Fax 4197826899
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Defiance Regional Medical Center Facility NPI 1083713770

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Promedica Multi Specialty Physicians. 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

Graduation Year

1991

Medicare patients

541 people with Original Medicare in 2024

Different Original Medicare patients in 2024; counts below 11 are hidden; this does not show availability or quality.

Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.

Medicare-allowed amount

About $230,881 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.

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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.

Paid by Medicare

About $176,459 in 2024

The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.

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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.

30-day fills

34,342 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

$1,680,515 in 2024

The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.

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 – by Provider and Drug, 2024.

Open Payments general payments, program year 2025

All general payments: $520.31 across 30 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $520.31 across 30 records.

Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 15)

  • Dexcom, Inc.: $100.92 across 5 records.
  • AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP: $61.84 across 4 records.
  • Novo Nordisk Inc: $52.02 across 3 records.

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.

See the full table

Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

35 years (graduated 1991)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1991 as the year this clinician finished professional 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.

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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

Telehealth (some services)

Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.

What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)

It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Dr. Arshad 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.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Dr. Arshad 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.

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.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Defiance and Ohio

Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.

Medicare Part B services

More Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Ohio (2024, 3,145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 574. Middle half: 262 to 1,043.

Too few clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Defiance have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.

Medicare-allowed amount

A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Ohio (2024, 3,145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $50,782. Middle half: $23,884 to $83,638.

Too few clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Defiance have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.

Paid by Medicare

A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Ohio (2024, 3,145 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $37,953. Middle half: $17,413 to $63,670.

Too few clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Defiance have Medicare Part B data for 2024 to compare.

Medicare Part D prescriptions

More Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Ohio (2024, 3,362 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 883. Middle half: 119 to 5,445.

Too few clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Defiance have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.

Part D drug cost

A higher Part D drug cost than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Ohio (2024, 3,362 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $79,160. Middle half: $4,027 to $440,452.

Too few clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Defiance have Medicare Part D data for 2024 to compare.

7 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Defiance, OH (5,283 in Ohio).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

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

Open Payments · Program Year 2025
Disclosure Year:

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 30 records totaling $520.31.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
Dexcom, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Dexcom G6 Transmitter General $24.25
Dexcom, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Dexcom G6 Transmitter General $23.69
Radius Health, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Tymlos General $21.42
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
CAPLYTA General $21.19
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
JOURNAVX General $21.04
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
NURTEC ODT General $20.97
Amgen Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
OTEZLA General $20.68
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Ozempic General $19.74
Dexcom, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Dexcom G6 Transmitter General $18.45
Eli Lilly and Company
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
MOUNJARO General $18.44
Dexcom, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Dexcom G6 Transmitter General $18.43
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
VOQUEZNA General $17.28
ABBVIE INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
QULIPTA General $17.13
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
AIRSUPRA General $16.97
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Ozempic General $16.93
Viatris Specialty LLC
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
YUPELRI General $16.74
Radius Health, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Tymlos General $16.35
Dexcom, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Dexcom G6 Transmitter General $16.10
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
AIRSUPRA General $15.71
Pfizer Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
NURTEC ODT General $15.38
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
XIFAXAN General $15.37
Novo Nordisk Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Ozempic General $15.35
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
TRELEGY ELLIPTA General $15.11
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
FARXIGA General $15.10
Eli Lilly and Company
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
JARDIANCE General $15.02

(top 25 shown)

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Services billed to Original Medicare Part B in 2024.

CMS Part B · Data Year 2024
Reporting Year:

CPT® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016–2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service data, 2017–2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.

HCPCS Code Services Patients Submitted Charge Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
907 375 $127.00 $85.88
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
406 274 $179.00 $121.10
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit
317 317 $325.00 $123.05
83036 Hemoglobin a1c level
251 145 $38.00 $9.43
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine
107 107 $37.00 $30.39
90653 Influenza vaccine, inactivated
97 97 $125.00 $81.82
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
89 46 $127.00 $75.10
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
74 66 $239.00 $123.26
96372 Injection of drug or substance under skin or into muscle
61 29 $46.00 $13.47
99496 Transitional care management services for problem of high complexity
53 45 $673.00 $260.23
87428 Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza
48 42 $115.00 $68.88
93000 Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report
40 38 $80.00 $13.50
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's
37 33 $38.00 $15.74
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and
33 28 $105.00 $50.47
99495 Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity
32 27 $395.00 $195.14
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less
29 29 $127.00 $76.98
J3420 Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg
27 13 $10.00 $1.19
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
20 20 $315.00 $159.45
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment
18 18 $328.00 $157.19
90656 Influenza vaccine, trivalent, split virus, preservative-free, 0.5 ml dosage
11 11 $82.00 $19.91

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.

CMS Part D · Data Year 2024
Prescription Year:
Brand Name Generic Name Prescriptions Day Supply Total Cost Patients
Atorvastatin Calcium Atorvastatin Calcium 765 60,881 $7,437.23 239
Levothyroxine Sodium Levothyroxine Sodium 520 36,421 $5,074.58 130
Gabapentin Gabapentin 469 23,216 $8,711.64 127
Omeprazole Omeprazole 435 32,929 $4,551.02 126
Pantoprazole Sodium Pantoprazole Sodium 431 27,746 $6,263.81 119
Lisinopril Lisinopril 428 35,346 $2,191.24 136
Losartan Potassium Losartan Potassium 426 36,382 $4,130.17 140
Amlodipine Besylate Amlodipine Besylate 386 29,401 $1,780.65 132
Potassium Chloride Potassium Chloride 374 23,403 $9,124.85 112
Metoprolol Succinate Metoprolol Succinate 360 29,109 $5,461.53 111
Metformin Hcl Metformin Hcl 337 27,480 $2,150.06 112
Prednisone Prednisone 322 4,336 $575.03 209
Furosemide Furosemide 297 18,332 $1,575.44 100
Metoprolol Tartrate Metoprolol Tartrate 284 21,250 $1,692.12 96
Glimepiride Glimepiride 272 21,491 $1,960.60 82
Losartan-Hydrochlorothiazide Losartan/Hydrochlorothiazide 256 21,620 $4,154.11 79
Rosuvastatin Calcium Rosuvastatin Calcium 238 19,590 $4,224.90 75
Januvia Sitagliptin Phosphate 224 13,791 $249,076.69 53
Carvedilol Carvedilol 223 16,305 $1,602.30 72
Tamsulosin Hcl Tamsulosin Hcl 221 17,714 $5,080.09 69
Allopurinol Allopurinol 214 12,496 $1,815.71 50
Pravastatin Sodium Pravastatin Sodium 191 16,424 $2,612.11 64
Ozempic Semaglutide 188 7,000 $227,071.87 35
Albuterol Sulfate Hfa Albuterol Sulfate 187 6,202 $6,045.14 72
Cyclobenzaprine Hcl Cyclobenzaprine Hcl 184 5,480 $2,000.35 85

(top 25 shown)

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

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

License # reported to NPPES OH 35073003

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Check License Status with the State Board License numbers are self-reported to NPPES; T-MedInfo does not confirm them against state records. Current status: State Medical Board of Ohio.
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Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid ID
2246199 (OH)
Other Identifier Anthem
000000203150 (OH)
Other Identifier Aetna
5090682 (OH)
Other Identifier Uhc
04-06251 (OH)
Other Identifier Phc
03963 (OH)
Other Identifier Rrmc
110231598 (OH)

Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20040614000306

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

OH

PECOS Control ID

5698759215

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

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

Promedica Multi Specialty Physicians

1250 Ralston Ave, Defiance, OH 435125309

Phone: 4197842776

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

1 listed
Dr. Samer Obri , MD

Internal Medicine

NPI 1700879657

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated August 25, 2005.

No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1710970652
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: August 25, 2005
Last Update: November 03, 2023
Sole Proprietor: No

Other Internal Medicine Providers in Defiance

Healthcare providers in Defiance

Mailing Address

1250 Ralston Ave, Suite 202

Defiance, OH 435125311

Phone: 4197842776

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.