Active NPI 1306857891 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Donald William Ames , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Kettering, OH

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Donald Ames, MD is a registered healthcare professional specializing in Orthopaedic Surgery in Kettering, OH. Practice services are available at 3737 SOUTHERN BLVD under active NPI credentials.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint, established 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

3737 Southern Blvd
Suite 2100

Kettering, OH 454291225

Telephone 9374335309

Fax 9374331340

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Far Oaks Orthopedists, Inc Facility NPI 1225258114

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Kettering, OH

Active Practitioner

Practitioner Clinical Experience

Active

City Avg: 29.5 Yrs

State Avg: 25.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

6 Specialists

Practicing in Kettering, OH (984 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

56.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

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
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	246	52	$10.00	$0.93
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	52	50	$158.94	$66.83
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	30	30	$188.00	$83.16
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	30	22	$55.00	$31.09
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	23	$279.00	$120.15

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,599	209	$10.00	$1.06
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,258	19	$44.00	$9.36
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	342	201	$163.02	$69.21
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	318	223	$188.00	$86.08
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	291	195	$55.00	$32.19
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	130	115	$279.00	$122.47
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	92	69	$56.00	$32.61
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	78	70	$113.00	$53.61
73501 X-ray of hip with pelvis, 1 view	75	61	$51.31	$30.23
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	71	71	$279.00	$108.00
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	71	65	$3482.00	$1253.52
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	23	23	$427.00	$160.81

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,806	226	$9.02	$1.15
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,584	21	$41.00	$10.06
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	385	224	$155.74	$70.76
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	326	241	$179.00	$88.47
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	297	207	$52.00	$32.79
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	137	120	$265.00	$123.61
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	105	105	$265.00	$109.09
73501 X-ray of hip with pelvis, 1 view	89	77	$48.72	$30.29
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	69	56	$53.00	$33.21
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	56	51	$107.00	$54.93
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	52	47	$3316.00	$1284.05
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	28	28	$406.00	$164.13
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	16	16	$2596.00	$1287.75

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,873	237	$8.98	$1.27
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,104	17	$41.00	$10.62
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	417	237	$153.39	$70.16
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	320	223	$265.00	$127.52
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	265	194	$52.00	$32.56
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	240	185	$179.00	$89.63
73501 X-ray of hip with pelvis, 1 view	87	71	$49.00	$30.89
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	74	74	$406.00	$165.93
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	67	54	$53.00	$32.84
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	55	55	$265.00	$110.47
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	39	39	$3316.00	$1301.94
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	18	18	$2596.00	$1303.72

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,563	225	$9.00	$1.46
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,008	16	$40.76	$10.97
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	459	302	$177.92	$73.57
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	335	227	$151.84	$68.09
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	216	158	$51.65	$31.91
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	81	81	$263.81	$105.90
73501 X-ray of hip with pelvis, 1 view	81	68	$48.22	$29.29
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	78	64	$52.67	$31.62
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	74	71	$262.95	$106.26
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	27	26	$3294.44	$1389.24
73522 X-ray of both hips, 3-4 views	17	17	$80.34	$49.58
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	13	11	$2584.31	$1392.53

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,846	247	$9.00	$1.59
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,744	25	$40.00	$11.29
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	557	341	$174.00	$71.91
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	404	248	$149.26	$65.05
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	279	203	$49.35	$30.02
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	112	79	$50.72	$28.48
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	96	87	$257.00	$105.80
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	95	95	$257.00	$105.38
73501 X-ray of hip with pelvis, 1 view	95	78	$47.46	$27.43
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	48	45	$3252.53	$1378.42
73620 X-ray of foot, 2 views	18	14	$44.00	$25.63
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	17	17	$2520.00	$1364.87
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	17	17	$487.48	$200.56

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,776	23	$40.00	$11.13
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,736	240	$9.00	$1.79
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	528	340	$129.52	$69.97
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	385	240	$149.49	$64.49
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	293	202	$49.59	$28.86
73501 X-ray of hip with pelvis, 1 view	115	89	$47.96	$25.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	105	94	$187.81	$102.73
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	101	101	$190.26	$103.91
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	93	73	$51.00	$27.59
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	41	40	$3219.00	$1344.11
73100 X-ray of wrist, 2 views	25	12	$50.00	$28.54
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$273.08	$159.08
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	22	22	$487.48	$198.84
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	19	18	$2520.00	$1345.44
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	17	15	$86.00	$51.49
27245 Treatment of broken neck of thigh bone with bone implant	13	13	$2273.00	$1218.43
29881 Removal of knee cartilage using an endoscope	11	11	$1223.00	$531.82

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	1,783	252	$9.00	$1.80
J7325 Hyaluronan or derivative, synvisc or synvisc-one, for intra-articular injection, 1 mg	1,776	25	$40.00	$12.49
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	563	370	$117.00	$67.71
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	404	255	$147.10	$60.78
73560 X-ray of knee, 1-2 views	300	195	$49.90	$27.83
73501 X-ray of hip with pelvis, 1 view	110	93	$47.96	$26.28
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	104	104	$176.00	$98.53
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	100	91	$172.00	$99.90
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	77	62	$51.00	$26.04
27447 Replacement of knee joint, both sides of knee	34	33	$3266.34	$1317.74
73630 X-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views	29	22	$49.93	$25.74
73610 X-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views	21	12	$49.95	$26.60
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	18	18	$272.33	$153.38
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	17	17	$487.48	$191.83
73070 X-ray of elbow, 2 views	16	13	$46.00	$24.74
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	14	14	$86.00	$49.81
29827 Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope	13	12	$1782.00	$981.69
27130 Replacement of thigh bone and hip joint with prosthesis	13	13	$2520.00	$1299.23

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2020-11-18

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License OH 35-05-8273-A

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

738429 (OH)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Medicare Railroad

P00313511 (OH)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Anthem

349750 (OH)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Medicare Id

P00313511 (OH)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Aetna

4084640 (OH)

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

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active February 22, 2011

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location February 22, 2011

Registered at 3737 SOUTHERN BLVD, SUITE 2100, KETTERING, OH 454291225 (Tel: 9374335309)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 22, 2011

Registered at 6490 CENTERVILLE BUSINESS PKWY, CENTERVILLE, OH 454592691 (Tel: 9374335309)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 22, 2011

Recorded as DONALD AMES, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 22, 2011

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #35-05-8273-A in OH)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration August 10, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1306857891

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: August 10, 2006

Last Update: November 18, 2020

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

6490 Centerville Business Pkwy

Centerville, OH 454592691

Phone: 9374335309

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