James Frank Steckel , PA
Physician Assistant • Toledo, OH
2142 N Cove Blvd
Toledo, OH 43606
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NPI assigned on May 1, 2007; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 16 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 35301 — Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery: 16 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Toledo, OH (2024, 122 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 145. Middle half: 49 to 493.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Ohio (2024, 2,811 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 169. Middle half: 67 to 400.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 85 in 2018 to 16 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2018–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2142 N Cove Blvd
Toledo, OH 43606
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: Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center. 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
1991
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
44 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 – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $2,252 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,795 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 – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $62.43 across 2 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $62.43 across 2 records.
Reporting-company totals
- LSI SOLUTIONS INC: $40.88 across 1 record.
- Ethicon Inc.: $21.55 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 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
35 years (graduated 1991)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1991 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
2007
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, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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)
James Steckel 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 James Steckel 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 Toledo 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 Physician Assistant in Toledo, OH (2024, 122 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 145. Middle half: 49 to 493.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Ohio (2024, 2,811 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 169. Middle half: 67 to 400.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Toledo, OH (2024, 122 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $11,799. Middle half: $3,927 to $29,013.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Ohio (2024, 2,811 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $13,051. Middle half: $5,335 to $26,160.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Toledo, OH (2024, 122 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,131. Middle half: $3,066 to $21,483.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Ohio (2024, 2,811 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,581. Middle half: $3,849 to $19,099.
234 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Toledo, OH (5,329 in Ohio).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Toledo
6% of these 234 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
67.1% of these 234 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 85 in 2018 to 16 in 2024.
- 2018: 85
- 2020: 29
- 2021: 42
- 2022: 15
- 2024: 16
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 73% from $8,439 in 2018 to $2,252 in 2024.
- 2018: $8,439
- 2020: $5,979
- 2021: $5,658
- 2022: $2,319
- 2024: $2,252
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 73% from $6,724 in 2018 to $1,795 in 2024.
- 2018: $6,724
- 2020: $4,669
- 2021: $4,535
- 2022: $1,853
- 2024: $1,795
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $15.91 in 2021 to $62.43 in 2025.
- 2021: $15.91
- 2022: $109.00
- 2023: $232.98
- 2024: $110.26
- 2025: $62.43
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (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 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $62.43.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| LSI SOLUTIONS INC |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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COR-KNOT | General | $40.88 |
| Ethicon Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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DERMABOND PRINEO | General | $21.55 |
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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35301
Removal of blood clot and portion of chest, neck, or brain artery
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16 | 15 | $2698.00 | $140.77 |
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
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20040309001300
OH
2668360744
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
Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center
1900 S Main St, Findlay, OH 458401214
Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center
1909 S Main St, Findlay, OH 458401208
Phone: 4194272604
Blanchard Valley Regional Health Center
1900 S Main St, Findlay, OH 458401214
Phone: 4194234500
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner
Master of Science in Nursing, Certified Nurse Practitioner, RNBC
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Emergency Medicine
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Nurse Practitioner - Critical Care Medicine
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated May 01, 2007.
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.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Toledo
- Cynthia Stechschulte, PA
- Makenzie Mansfield, PA-C
- Andrew Jurgenson, PA-C
- Elizabeth Diyanni, PA-C
- Eric Appiah, PA
- Joy Akuchie
Mailing Address
2142 N Cove Blvd
Toledo, OH 43606
Phone: 4192915318