Dr. Augustine Lavelle Tuma , MD
Internal Medicine โข Lima, OH
730 W Market St
Lima, OH 458014602
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Dr. Augustine Tuma is listed in NPPES under Internal Medicine.
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NPI assigned on June 4, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 30 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:
- 99223 โ Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making: 30 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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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Lima, OH (2024, 31 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 478. Middle half: 194 to 797.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% 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.
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 162 in 2020 to 30 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
730 W Market St
Lima, OH 458014602
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
NPPES lists 1 additional practice-address record in Troy, OH. See the list
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry, practice location records; release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
31 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 $4,393 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 $2,643 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.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019โ2025.
NPI first issued
2006
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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. Tuma 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. Tuma 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 Lima and Ohio
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Lima, OH (2024, 31 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 478. Middle half: 194 to 797.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% 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.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Lima, OH (2024, 31 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $51,619. Middle half: $21,780 to $81,455.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% 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.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Lima, OH (2024, 31 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $38,186. Middle half: $17,317 to $61,314.
A lower 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.
46 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Lima, OH (5,283 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Lima
4.3% of these 46 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
71.7% of these 46 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 81% from 162 in 2020 to 30 in 2024.
- 2020: 162
- 2021: 139
- 2022: 254
- 2023: 201
- 2024: 30
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 86% from $31,520 in 2020 to $4,393 in 2024.
- 2020: $31,520
- 2021: $26,814
- 2022: $46,892
- 2023: $33,818
- 2024: $4,393
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 89% from $24,048 in 2020 to $2,643 in 2024.
- 2020: $24,048
- 2021: $20,678
- 2022: $37,122
- 2023: $26,148
- 2024: $2,643
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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30 | 30 | $300.00 | $146.42 |
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.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-10-23NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
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.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE
I20060420000001
OH
8022041300
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Secondary Practice Locations
3130 N County Road 25a
Troy, OH 453731337
Phone: 9374404466
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care
ACNPBC
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 3170 KETTERING BLVD, BLDG B 3RD FLOOR, MORAINE, OH 454394602 (Tel: 9379913188)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 730 W MARKET ST, LIMA, OH 458014602 (Tel: 4192264310)
Registered at PO BOX 636930, CINCINNATI, OH 452630004 (Tel: 8005144390)
Recorded as AUGUSTINE TUMA, MD
Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: OH 35.074242)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Lima
- Dr. Kelly Schroeder, MD
- Dr. Kemi Azeez, MD
- Dr. Marguerite Saith, MD
- Dr. Ryan Schwieterman, MD
- Dr. Nonso Ezema, MD
- Dr. Oluremi Ojo, MD
Mailing Address
3170 Kettering Blvd, Bldg B 3rd Floor
Moraine, OH 454394602
Phone: 9379913188