Active NPI 1780674986 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Alter G Peerless , MD

Otolaryngology • Cincinnati, OH

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Alter Peerless, MD is a certified Otolaryngology practicing in Cincinnati, OH. With approximately 53 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine in 1973, Dr. Peerless delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 4760 E GALBRAITH RD STE 108.

Dr. Peerless maintains professional affiliations with Mainegeneral Medical Center, The Duluth Clinic Ltd and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include removal of impacted ear wax, established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

4760 E Galbraith Rd Ste 108

Cincinnati, OH 452366704

Telephone 5139360500

Fax 5139360600

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Ent Associates Of Cinti Inc Facility NPI 1306026158

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1973

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Otolaryngology in Cincinnati, OH

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

53 Yrs +34.4 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 18.6 Yrs

State Avg: 26.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

61 Specialists

Practicing in Cincinnati, OH (468 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

8.2% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

41.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Peerless (53 Years) 53 Yrs

Cincinnati Specialty Average (18.6 Years) 18.6 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	188	147	$86.00	$44.60
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	110	92	$134.94	$85.68
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	87	69	$84.90	$52.98
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	83	83	$248.71	$153.98
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	70	70	$166.77	$103.30
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	27	26	$216.00	$119.00
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	20	$192.33	$120.56
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	18	18	$86.00	$49.02
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	14	12	$42.00	$13.35
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	14	12	$15.29	$6.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	177	144	$86.00	$43.84
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	112	94	$134.00	$85.68
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	103	103	$165.00	$106.08
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	91	68	$84.00	$52.92
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	75	75	$247.00	$157.71
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	49	42	$216.00	$122.35
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	38	35	$192.47	$121.80
69433 Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia	16	14	$366.56	$195.31
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	14	12	$42.00	$13.34
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	12	12	$86.00	$50.34
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	12	11	$16.00	$6.54
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	12	12	$363.00	$171.50

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	164	128	$86.00	$44.92
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	148	148	$164.95	$108.86
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	125	90	$84.00	$54.44
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	99	85	$134.00	$87.68
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	49	49	$216.00	$121.40
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	26	26	$247.00	$162.55
92504 Exam of ear using a microscope	24	15	$51.00	$27.47
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	21	21	$198.00	$131.00
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$191.00	$123.32
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	15	15	$86.00	$50.68
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	12	11	$42.00	$13.73

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	148	148	$163.86	$109.66
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	147	122	$86.00	$43.21
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	114	79	$83.53	$54.37
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	75	67	$134.00	$88.41
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	60	57	$86.00	$49.06
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	51	48	$215.53	$123.46
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	31	31	$246.90	$164.49
92504 Exam of ear using a microscope	28	19	$51.00	$27.01
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	27	$188.63	$126.50
30901 Simple control of nose bleed	17	14	$312.94	$160.85
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	11	11	$363.00	$188.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	155	155	$161.00	$104.25
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	123	108	$86.00	$47.48
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	111	87	$66.00	$43.81
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	83	74	$109.63	$72.71
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	64	60	$192.00	$117.07
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	59	55	$159.00	$104.23
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	49	47	$86.00	$42.62
92504 Exam of ear using a microscope	36	25	$51.00	$27.56
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	30	30	$246.00	$160.49
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	16	15	$291.00	$200.43

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	233	233	$161.00	$102.68
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	213	160	$86.00	$44.42
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	190	123	$66.00	$42.39
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	145	125	$109.00	$70.41
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	85	70	$190.00	$109.03
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	49	$159.00	$104.31
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	26	26	$246.00	$158.69
G0268 Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing	21	21	$86.00	$46.48
31231 Diagnostic examination of nasal passages using an endoscope	18	16	$363.00	$189.24
92504 Exam of ear using a microscope	17	11	$51.00	$27.55
30901 Simple control of nose bleed	16	15	$226.31	$120.97
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	15	15	$291.00	$197.99
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	12	11	$42.00	$15.83
J0702 Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg	12	11	$16.00	$6.77

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	246	206	$86.00	$45.74
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	197	197	$161.00	$102.52
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	152	110	$66.00	$41.90
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	147	128	$109.00	$68.89
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	88	76	$190.00	$106.45
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	40	40	$246.00	$159.08
30901 Simple control of nose bleed	20	17	$213.00	$114.61
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$159.00	$103.82
69433 Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia	12	12	$488.75	$229.80

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	234	234	$161.00	$103.37
69210 Removal of impacted ear wax	212	179	$86.00	$46.35
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	137	107	$66.00	$41.44
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	124	111	$109.00	$69.97
31575 Diagnostic exam of voice box using a flexible endoscope	84	73	$190.00	$107.29
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	33	33	$159.00	$102.96
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	24	22	$198.00	$133.76
69433 Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia	11	11	$407.73	$208.95

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2026-02-11

Otolaryngology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207Y00000X

State License OH 35041973

An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for patients with diseases and disorders that affect the ears, nose, throat, the respiratory and upper alimentary systems and related structures of the head and neck. An otolaryngologist diagnoses and provides medical and/or surgical therapy or prevention of diseases, allergies, neoplasms, deformities, disorders and/or injuries of the ears, nose, sinuses, throat, respiratory and upper alimentary systems, face, jaws and the other head and neck systems. Head and neck oncology, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery and the treatment of disorders of hearing and voice are fundamental areas of expertise.

Otolaryngology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207Y00000X

State License KY C5077

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

0369202 (OH)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

The Duluth Clinic Ltd

400 E 3rd St, Duluth, MN 558051951

Phone: 2187868364

Mainegeneral Medical Center

149 N St, Waterville, ME 04901

Phone: 2078721000

Mainegeneral Medical Center

35 Medical Ctr Pkwy, Augusta, ME 043308160

Phone: 2076211000

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

12 Associated Practitioners

Lindsey Burlage , CNP

Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

NPI 1093017378

Certified Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Zachary Bear , MD

Otolaryngology

NPI 1124313614

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Laura Miller , DO

Otolaryngology

NPI 1275943151

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Kathryn Collier , SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

NPI 1285286575

Speech-Language Pathologist

Dr. Katherine Miltiades , AuD

Audiologist

NPI 1477027704

Doctor of Audiology

Dr. Elizabeth Weller , AuD

Audiologist

NPI 1548019532

Doctor of Audiology

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

8 Historical Events

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 27, 2019

Registered at 4760 E GALBRAITH RD STE 108, CINCINNATI, OH 452366704 (Tel: 5139360500)

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Updated Practice Location December 19, 2019

Registered at 4760 E GALBRAITH RD STE 108, CINCINNATI, OH 452366704 (Tel: 5139360500)

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NPI Profile Active December 08, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

📍

Updated Practice Location December 08, 2015

Registered at 4750 E GALBRAITH RD, STE. 215, CINCINNATI, OH 452366705 (Tel: 5139360500)

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Updated Business Mailing Address December 08, 2015

Registered at 4750 E GALBRAITH RD, STE. 215, CINCINNATI, OH 452366705 (Tel: 5139360500)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated December 08, 2015

Recorded as ALTER PEERLESS, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) December 08, 2015

Otolaryngology (License #35041973 in OH)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration October 27, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1780674986

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: October 27, 2005

Last Update: February 11, 2026

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

4760 E Galbraith Rd Ste 108

Cincinnati, OH 452366704

Phone: 5139360500

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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