Active NPI 1255645743 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Asem Salma , MD

Neurological Surgery • Lima, OH

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Asem Salma, MD is a certified Neurological Surgery practicing in Lima, OH. With approximately 27 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 1999, Dr. Salma delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 830 W HIGH ST STE 307.

Dr. Salma is affiliated with Mercy Health Physicians Lima Specialty Care Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least, initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

830 W High St Ste 307

Lima, OH 458013979

Telephone 4199954960

Fax 4199954961

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

1999

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Neurological Surgery in Lima, OH

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

27 Yrs -5.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 32.0 Yrs

State Avg: 27.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

11 Specialists

Practicing in Lima, OH (377 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

36.2% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Salma (27 Years) 27 Yrs

Lima Specialty Average (32.0 Years) 32.0 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
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	60	48	$104.00	$75.00
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	42	42	$198.00	$122.81
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	35	35	$291.00	$165.24
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	30	24	$320.00	$203.05
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	15	12	$149.00	$113.05
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	11	$192.85	$121.14

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	68	49	$104.00	$76.43
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	52	52	$198.00	$125.89
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	52	33	$320.00	$207.32
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	18	18	$291.00	$167.86
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	15	13	$60.00	$48.19
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	14	13	$149.00	$114.99

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	61	45	$149.00	$100.27
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	48	32	$104.00	$69.94
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	33	33	$198.00	$132.68
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	32	32	$291.00	$194.72
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	22	17	$320.00	$216.13

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	79	57	$149.00	$100.28
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	56	36	$103.96	$70.48
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	47	46	$198.00	$133.49
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	36	36	$291.00	$196.35
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	35	35	$246.94	$164.49
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	26	$190.00	$126.50
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	21	21	$320.00	$210.48

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	57	41	$103.00	$71.84
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	56	36	$320.00	$222.42
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	53	52	$198.00	$136.86
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	36	29	$149.00	$103.67
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	33	33	$246.00	$160.31
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	23	$159.00	$105.82
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	23	17	$60.00	$38.92
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	17	17	$291.00	$200.23
61781 Computer-assisted procedure inside brain	12	11	$385.00	$241.89

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	54	32	$103.00	$70.08
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	38	38	$246.00	$158.37
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	30	$159.00	$102.08
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	28	28	$198.00	$125.54
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	27	27	$291.00	$197.60
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	24	18	$149.00	$98.40
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	18	17	$146.00	$99.25
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	18	12	$60.00	$38.52
99291 Critical care, first 30-74 minutes	14	11	$320.00	$218.68
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	13	13	$109.00	$71.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	89	52	$56.00	$38.47
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	49	49	$198.00	$134.11
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	38	38	$246.00	$158.91
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	37	27	$109.00	$70.01
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	32	19	$103.00	$71.31
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	20	$159.00	$103.52
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	19	17	$66.00	$41.82
61781 Computer-assisted procedure inside brain	15	13	$385.00	$241.39
63685 Insertion of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver	13	13	$598.00	$179.38
63655 Removal of spine bone for insertion of neurostimulator electrode plate in spine	13	13	$1361.00	$825.30

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	34	26	$103.00	$70.41
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	34	24	$56.00	$38.36
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	15	11	$109.00	$66.45
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$161.00	$97.83
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	12	12	$146.00	$99.15
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	11	11	$198.00	$133.62

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2025-08-19

Neurological Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X

State License OH 35123196

A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Mercy Health Physicians Lima Specialty Care Llc

830 W High St, Lima, OH 458013988

Phone: 4199954960

Secondary Practice Locations

770 W High St Ste 160

Lima, OH 458015900

Phone: 4199964960

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

9 Associated Practitioners

Valerie Balser , PA-C

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1174300131

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Margaret Afari , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1275305674

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Courtney Heard , NP

Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health

NPI 1285102053

Nurse Practitioner

Bethany Stemen , CNP

Nurse Practitioner - Family

NPI 1366338642

Certified Nurse Practitioner

Alison Nash , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1376194258

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Jennifer Ballou , APRNCNP

Nurse Practitioner

NPI 1518420629

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse - Certified Nurse Practitioner

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

13 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location August 19, 2025

Registered at 830 W HIGH ST STE 307, LIMA, OH 458013979 (Tel: 4199954960)

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Updated Practice Location November 10, 2020

Registered at 770 W HIGH ST STE 160, LIMA, OH 458015900 (Tel: 4199964960)

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NPI Profile Active February 20, 2017

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location February 20, 2017

Registered at 770 W HIGH ST, SUITE 220, LIMA, OH 458013990 (Tel: 4199964960)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 20, 2017

Registered at PO BOX 636390, CINCINNATI, OH 452636390

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 20, 2017

Recorded as ASEM SALMA, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 20, 2017

Neurological Surgery (License #35123196 in OH)

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NPI Profile Active July 27, 2010

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location July 27, 2010

Registered at 410 W 10TH AVE, N1027 DOAN HALL, COLUMBUS, OH 432101240 (Tel: 6142931970)

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Updated Business Mailing Address July 27, 2010

Registered at 406 THURBER DR W, APT 5, COLUMBUS, OH 432151237 (Tel: 8476604252)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated July 27, 2010

Recorded as ASEM SALMA, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 27, 2010

Neurological Surgery (License #57017710 in OH)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 27, 2010

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1255645743

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: July 27, 2010

Last Update: August 19, 2025

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

Po Box 636390

Cincinnati, OH 452636390

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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