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Douglas M. Ehrler, MD

Individual provider Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · NPI 1427144690

Douglas M. Ehrler, MD practises Orthopedic Surgery in Akron, Ohio. Graduated from Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in 1993, 33 years ago. Practices with Crystal Clinic, Inc, a 45-clinician group and accepts Medicare assignment. Licensed in Ohio.

Years since qualifying
33
Trained at
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Licensed in
OH
In the registry since
2006
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

3975 Embassy Pkwy
Akron, OH 44333-8320
Phone: (330) 668-4040
Fax: (330) 668-4078
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Specialties & licences

Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207XS0117X · Licence 35.070687 (OH)
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207X00000X · Licence 35070687 (OH)

Record details

NPI number1427144690
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedOctober 5, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMay 26, 2021
Certification dateMay 26, 2021

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Medical schoolWRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY BOONSHOFT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 1993 (33 years in practice)
Group practice Crystal Clinic, Inc. — 45 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) 108 times · 95th percentile
Spinal fusion 141 times · 83rd percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients278
Services billed 778 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

Dollar amounts are not shown. What Medicare pays a practice is gross billings, before staff, premises and tax and including the cost of any drugs it administers, so it is not what a clinician earns.

Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Travel and Lodging $729 3 payments · travel or lodging paid or reimbursed, such as to attend a conference
Food and Beverage $383 3 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician. Those with a page here are linked.

Colleagues at Crystal Clinic, Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 45 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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