Dr. Eric Ryan Ponte , MD
Anesthesiology • Pittsburgh, PA
3550 Terrace St
Pittsburgh, PA 152132500
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on June 20, 2011; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 32 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:
- 01810 — Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand: 18 service units.
- 64415 — Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus): 14 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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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Pittsburgh, PA (2024, 216 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 90. Middle half: 41 to 167.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Pennsylvania (2024, 1,490 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 129. Middle half: 59 to 243.
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 48 in 2020 to 32 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
3550 Terrace St
Pittsburgh, PA 152132500
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: First Colonies Anesthesia Associates, Llc; University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical Group Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine
2011
What Public CMS Data Show
Anesthesiology: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
122 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 $2,862 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 $2,291 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.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019–2025.
Years since graduation
15 years (graduated 2011)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2011 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2011
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026; 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Ponte 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. Ponte 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 Pittsburgh and Pennsylvania
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Pittsburgh, PA (2024, 216 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 90. Middle half: 41 to 167.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Pennsylvania (2024, 1,490 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 129. Middle half: 59 to 243.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Pittsburgh, PA (2024, 216 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $8,631. Middle half: $3,464 to $16,364.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Pennsylvania (2024, 1,490 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,671. Middle half: $5,841 to $25,033.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Pittsburgh, PA (2024, 216 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $6,863. Middle half: $2,646 to $12,827.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Anesthesiology in Pennsylvania (2024, 1,490 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $10,102. Middle half: $4,598 to $19,739.
359 active clinicians are listed under Anesthesiology with a practice address in Pittsburgh, PA (2,501 in Pennsylvania).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Pittsburgh
1.1% of these 359 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
72.1% of these 359 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 33% from 48 in 2020 to 32 in 2024.
- 2020: 48
- 2021: 68
- 2022: 41
- 2023: 18
- 2024: 32
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 20% from $3,587 in 2020 to $2,862 in 2024.
- 2020: $3,587
- 2021: $3,728
- 2022: $4,737
- 2023: $1,698
- 2024: $2,862
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 16% from $2,737 in 2020 to $2,291 in 2024.
- 2020: $2,737
- 2021: $3,152
- 2022: $3,688
- 2023: $1,323
- 2024: $2,291
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, 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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01810
Anesthesia for procedure on nerves, muscles, tendons, and tissue of forearm, wrist, and hand
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18 | 17 | $1196.00 | $109.10 |
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64415
Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into arm nerve bundle (brachial plexus)
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14 | 14 | $229.86 | $64.16 |
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: 207L00000X
An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an operation or an obstetric or diagnostic procedure. The anesthesiologist assesses the risk of the patient undergoing surgery and optimizes the patient's condition prior to, during and after surgery. In addition to these management responsibilities, the anesthesiologist provides medical management and consultation in pain management and critical care medicine. Anesthesiologists diagnose and treat acute, long-standing and cancer pain problems; diagnose and treat patients with critical illnesses or severe injuries; direct resuscitation in the care of patients with cardiac or respiratory emergencies, including the need for artificial ventilation; and supervise post-anesthesia recovery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ANESTHESIOLOGY
I20150803000513
PA
9234443375
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026
University Of Maryland St Joseph Medical Group Llc
7601 Osler Dr, Towson, MD 212047700
Phone: 4103374877
First Colonies Anesthesia Associates, Llc
1500 Forest Glen Rd, Silver Spring, MD 209101460
Phone: 3017547000
First Colonies Anesthesia Associates, Llc
400 W 7th St, Frederick, MD 217014506
Phone: 2405663800
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.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
Anesthesiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated June 20, 2011.
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 November 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
100 Bryn Mawr Ct E Apt 320
Pittsburgh, PA 152213800
Phone: 3083803760