Active NPI 1760452338 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Karl S Pappa , MD

Ophthalmology • Columbus, OH

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Karl Pappa, MD is a certified Ophthalmology practicing in Columbus, OH. With approximately 39 years of clinical experience since graduating from Ohio State University College Of Medicine in 1987, Dr. Pappa delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 262 NEIL AVE STE 320.

Dr. Pappa is affiliated with Eye Physicians, Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, imaging of optic nerve, exam of visual field with extended testing. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

262 Neil Ave Ste 320

Columbus, OH 432157311

Telephone 6142284500

Fax 6142210138

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Eye Surgery Center Of Ohio Inc Facility NPI 1730159336

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Ohio State University College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1987

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Ophthalmology in Columbus, OH

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

39 Yrs +17.2 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 21.8 Yrs

State Avg: 27.9 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

97 Specialists

Practicing in Columbus, OH (803 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

58.9% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Pappa (39 Years) 39 Yrs

Columbus Specialty Average (21.8 Years) 21.8 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
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	559	386	$170.00	$88.24
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	536	392	$241.00	$124.48
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	510	508	$100.00	$34.63
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	421	414	$140.00	$59.95
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	169	167	$235.00	$120.65
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	146	99	$110.31	$38.57
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	109	68	$1500.00	$501.31
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	72	69	$106.00	$54.76
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	69	66	$75.00	$26.14
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	55	44	$610.91	$239.87
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	51	39	$757.35	$323.67
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	45	45	$315.00	$163.96
66761 Creation of eye fluid drainage tracts in iris using a laser, per session	34	25	$783.09	$298.40
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$212.00	$108.59
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	19	19	$279.00	$143.00
92134 Imaging of retina	14	13	$100.00	$38.03
66982 Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	14	12	$1750.00	$710.08

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	636	445	$170.52	$85.76
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	524	407	$241.37	$121.12
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	510	510	$100.00	$34.14
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	440	427	$137.86	$57.76
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	162	162	$235.41	$118.82
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	124	91	$115.86	$38.32
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	103	92	$73.71	$26.14
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	97	65	$1500.00	$476.95
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	77	72	$106.35	$53.61
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	62	51	$750.00	$308.56
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	53	53	$315.15	$159.35
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	42	33	$603.76	$233.72
66761 Creation of eye fluid drainage tracts in iris using a laser, per session	34	21	$766.32	$288.17
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	23	23	$279.61	$141.06
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	18	$212.28	$107.13

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	688	472	$177.00	$88.32
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	497	390	$249.84	$124.39
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	481	481	$71.06	$35.11
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	406	398	$120.00	$59.30
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	151	103	$85.56	$40.37
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	140	140	$244.00	$121.19
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	133	90	$1046.00	$494.91
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	118	107	$54.00	$27.06
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	95	88	$110.00	$55.04
66761 Creation of eye fluid drainage tracts in iris using a laser, per session	49	33	$592.63	$299.22
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	48	41	$646.67	$323.46
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	47	47	$328.01	$161.00
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	35	31	$481.77	$240.53
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	30	30	$220.00	$107.16
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	28	28	$289.00	$144.63
92134 Imaging of retina	17	17	$78.00	$39.07
66991 Extracapsular removal of cataract with insertion of artificial lens and insertion of drainage device in front chamber of eye	15	11	$1312.00	$656.71
66170 Creation of eye fluid drainage tract	11	11	$2099.09	$1050.47

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	751	500	$146.05	$89.40
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	632	456	$212.55	$127.31
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	513	507	$71.99	$35.82
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	394	384	$121.02	$60.48
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	176	176	$243.98	$122.44
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	155	148	$55.28	$27.21
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	138	90	$1068.40	$474.72
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	130	94	$126.63	$43.09
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	74	71	$88.28	$54.83
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	65	52	$644.28	$327.38
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	47	40	$482.26	$241.27
66761 Creation of eye fluid drainage tracts in iris using a laser, per session	45	30	$581.34	$302.61
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	40	40	$323.00	$165.81
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	27	$210.00	$110.54
0191T Internal insertion of eye fluid drainage device	24	16	$2461.33	$1416.74
66170 Creation of eye fluid drainage tract	23	18	$2134.51	$1064.84
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	22	22	$290.96	$146.22
0376T Insertion of eye drainage device	20	14	$2488.40	$43.10
92134 Imaging of retina	16	15	$79.00	$36.55

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	860	549	$110.29	$73.32
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	578	553	$159.63	$106.82
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	432	432	$54.22	$36.16
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	333	312	$91.49	$60.51
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	161	154	$40.56	$27.02
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	104	72	$807.61	$502.62
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	81	65	$77.79	$50.27
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	49	45	$370.16	$245.50
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	48	48	$159.65	$105.79
66761 Creation of eye fluid drainage tracts in iris using a laser, per session	44	31	$442.44	$286.10
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	41	34	$486.95	$324.73
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	28	28	$244.93	$157.52
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	23	23	$182.70	$122.79
76519 Ultrasound of eye for determination of lens power	23	20	$69.81	$43.76
66170 Creation of eye fluid drainage tract	14	11	$1603.30	$1076.09
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	11	11	$65.95	$44.32

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,072	661	$105.33	$71.39
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	701	650	$152.52	$104.52
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	489	485	$59.54	$35.54
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	393	367	$100.03	$60.62
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	213	203	$43.95	$26.69
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	124	88	$1356.12	$578.51
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	96	96	$153.49	$104.61
66761 Creation of eye fluid drainage tracts in iris using a laser, per session	90	54	$605.68	$286.14
76519 Ultrasound of eye for determination of lens power	70	51	$89.59	$48.19
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	70	56	$101.20	$55.68
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	56	51	$546.51	$241.11
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	43	41	$491.63	$319.12
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	42	33	$67.15	$42.21
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	39	39	$177.69	$121.37
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	22	22	$237.21	$159.45
66170 Creation of eye fluid drainage tract	20	18	$1707.52	$1062.32
66982 Complex removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	15	12	$1497.46	$656.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,222	684	$95.00	$67.62
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	686	624	$135.00	$99.77
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	451	449	$75.00	$34.40
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	368	328	$125.00	$58.46
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	243	235	$55.00	$25.03
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	114	86	$2500.00	$541.71
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	74	74	$140.00	$101.01
66761 Creation of eye fluid drainage tracts in iris using a laser, per session	72	50	$1200.00	$278.56
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	69	58	$1100.00	$233.28
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	64	51	$150.00	$53.53
76519 Ultrasound of eye for determination of lens power	62	47	$150.00	$56.93
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	51	40	$75.00	$40.65
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	50	50	$145.00	$115.65
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	42	38	$600.00	$305.43
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	30	30	$195.00	$154.46
66170 Creation of eye fluid drainage tract	23	20	$2000.00	$1025.30
66762 Creation of opening of iris for eye fluid drainage using a laser	21	15	$1200.00	$444.44

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,331	734	$95.00	$67.59
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	435	411	$135.00	$99.70
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	416	372	$125.00	$58.30
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	369	368	$75.00	$34.44
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	249	240	$54.78	$24.96
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	214	194	$75.00	$40.38
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	128	127	$145.00	$113.59
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	123	113	$105.00	$77.74
66984 Removal of cataract with insertion of lens	105	82	$2500.00	$530.93
65855 Laser repair to improve eye fluid flow	98	90	$1100.00	$222.36
66761 Creation of eye fluid drainage tracts in iris using a laser, per session	82	52	$1200.00	$272.41
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	70	70	$140.00	$100.11
92136 Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	60	51	$150.00	$61.65
66821 Removal of recurring cataract in lens capsule using a laser	50	44	$600.00	$287.19
76519 Ultrasound of eye for determination of lens power	34	29	$150.00	$56.01
66170 Creation of eye fluid drainage tract	26	25	$2000.00	$1017.11
66762 Creation of opening of iris for eye fluid drainage using a laser	21	16	$1200.00	$439.34
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$195.00	$153.74

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2026-02-27

Ophthalmology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X

State License OH 35057154 P

An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

0838679 (OH)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Eye Physicians, Llc

3769 Columbus Pike, Delaware, OH 430157213

Phone: 7403685500

Eye Physicians, Llc

855 W Market St, Lima, OH 458052795

Phone: 6142217464

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Career & Practice History Timeline

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

9 Historical Events

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 27, 2026

Registered at 262 NEIL AVE STE 320, COLUMBUS, OH 432157311 (Tel: 6142284500)

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Updated Practice Location January 20, 2026

Registered at 262 NEIL AVE STE 320, COLUMBUS, OH 432157311 (Tel: 6142284500)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 20, 2026

Registered at 262 NEIL AVE STE 430, COLUMBUS, OH 432157312 (Tel: 6142217464)

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NPI Profile Active July 22, 2009

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 22, 2009

Registered at 262 NEIL AVE, SUITE 320, COLUMBUS, OH 432152362 (Tel: 6142284500)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 22, 2009

Registered at 262 NEIL AVE, SUITE 320, COLUMBUS, OH 432152362 (Tel: 6142284500)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 22, 2009

Recorded as KARL PAPPA, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 22, 2009

Ophthalmology (License #35057154 P in OH)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration January 25, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1760452338

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: January 25, 2006

Last Update: February 27, 2026

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

262 Neil Ave Ste 320

Columbus, OH 432157311

Phone: 6142284500

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