Active NPI 1447563077 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Erich Anthony Hinel , OD

Optometrist • Blue Ash, OH

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Erich Hinel, OD is a certified Optometrist practicing in Blue Ash, OH. With approximately 16 years of clinical experience since graduating from Ohio State University - College Of Optometry in 2010, Dr. Hinel delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1945 CEI DR.

Dr. Hinel is affiliated with Cei Physicians Psc, Llc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, established patient complete exam of visual system, 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

1945 Cei Dr

Blue Ash, OH 452425664

Telephone 5135693741

Fax 5135693941

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Cei Physicians Psc Llc Facility NPI 1790772804

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Ohio State University - College Of Optometry

Graduation Year

2010

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Optometrist in Blue Ash, OH

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

16 Yrs +7.0 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 9.0 Yrs

State Avg: 23.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

31 Specialists

Practicing in Blue Ash, OH (2535 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

76.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Hinel (16 Years) 16 Yrs

Blue Ash Specialty Average (9.0 Years) 9.0 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
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	780	422	$356.00	$87.10
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	299	294	$487.00	$118.40
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	282	206	$506.00	$122.47
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	201	193	$241.00	$59.30
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	189	182	$144.00	$32.50
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	66	44	$676.36	$160.80
92326 Replacement of contact lens	50	13	$143.00	$35.99
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	44	41	$108.00	$24.32
92134 Imaging of retina	41	35	$155.59	$37.32
67820 Removal of eyelashes using forceps	27	15	$129.96	$22.01
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	23	23	$580.00	$141.88
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$439.00	$107.46
92071 Fitting of contact lens for treatment of eye surface disease	14	12	$147.00	$34.86
92250 Photography of the retina	12	12	$151.00	$33.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	768	327	$506.00	$123.13
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	330	223	$356.00	$87.07
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	168	162	$487.00	$118.90
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	164	153	$241.00	$59.20
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	150	145	$144.00	$33.07
92326 Replacement of contact lens	91	23	$143.00	$35.98
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	66	44	$650.18	$154.38
92134 Imaging of retina	46	31	$155.85	$37.40
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	46	43	$108.00	$25.70
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	28	28	$580.00	$143.09
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	18	18	$47.00	$10.67
92071 Fitting of contact lens for treatment of eye surface disease	14	14	$162.86	$39.16

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	645	228	$506.00	$125.33
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	451	294	$356.00	$88.72
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	201	177	$241.00	$59.80
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	157	148	$144.00	$33.65
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	138	138	$487.00	$121.92
92326 Replacement of contact lens	58	22	$143.00	$36.83
92134 Imaging of retina	49	30	$158.00	$38.57
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	46	44	$108.00	$27.20
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	35	24	$674.74	$166.99
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	24	24	$580.00	$144.84
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$274.33	$109.72
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$658.00	$164.49
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	11	11	$47.00	$10.86

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	655	413	$351.89	$88.78
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	580	240	$503.36	$124.75
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	224	222	$486.84	$121.86
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	218	182	$241.15	$60.26
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	152	144	$144.00	$33.78
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	54	34	$623.17	$142.08
92134 Imaging of retina	52	45	$158.00	$38.72
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	43	38	$108.00	$26.05
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	20	20	$658.00	$164.49
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	18	$146.25	$109.66
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	11	11	$580.00	$145.06

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	575	382	$135.89	$72.69
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	483	253	$202.00	$104.99
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	184	160	$169.00	$60.23
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	181	174	$228.00	$120.96
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	101	100	$100.00	$33.95
92134 Imaging of retina	43	34	$100.00	$38.83
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	42	26	$348.21	$139.24
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	38	37	$65.00	$25.78
92250 Photography of the retina	18	18	$143.00	$38.55
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$179.26	$104.90

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	603	393	$135.89	$70.92
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	575	307	$202.00	$103.88
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	379	339	$228.00	$119.10
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	254	209	$168.33	$59.99
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	115	112	$99.03	$32.88
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	59	51	$65.00	$24.28
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	57	40	$412.28	$159.29
92071 Fitting of contact lens for treatment of eye surface disease	39	24	$69.74	$37.28
92134 Imaging of retina	34	23	$100.00	$38.44
92250 Photography of the retina	33	33	$143.00	$45.82
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	26	26	$28.00	$11.50
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	19	19	$276.00	$144.35
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$167.03	$103.98
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	15	15	$157.00	$84.47

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	971	514	$135.93	$69.58
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	362	342	$228.00	$118.91
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	250	212	$168.32	$59.23
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	133	132	$99.66	$33.75
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	93	77	$157.00	$83.37
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	88	82	$65.00	$25.45
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	54	41	$373.70	$152.38
92250 Photography of the retina	42	42	$143.00	$49.30
92071 Fitting of contact lens for treatment of eye surface disease	39	23	$67.38	$36.61
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	35	35	$276.00	$144.59
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	30	$198.97	$100.56
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	29	29	$162.25	$102.20
92134 Imaging of retina	27	25	$95.85	$35.74
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	21	21	$28.00	$13.95

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	823	446	$135.84	$84.10
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	289	273	$228.00	$140.49
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	236	205	$168.28	$72.22
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	143	141	$99.22	$40.18
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	93	71	$157.00	$97.90
92020 Examination of cornea and iris using lens device and slit lamp	79	75	$65.00	$30.94
68761 Closure of tear duct opening using plug	63	40	$284.44	$151.41
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	31	$198.95	$120.82
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	31	31	$276.00	$159.82
76514 Ultrasound scan of cornea to determine thickness	29	29	$28.00	$16.36
92250 Photography of the retina	26	26	$143.00	$73.80
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	23	23	$69.38	$67.19
92071 Fitting of contact lens for treatment of eye surface disease	14	13	$55.36	$45.52
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	12	12	$315.00	$185.77

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Optometrist Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152W00000X

State License OH 5950

Doctors of optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals for the eye. Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye. An optometrist has completed pre-professional undergraduate education in a college or university and four years of professional education at a college of optometry, leading to the doctor of optometry (O.D.) degree. Some optometrists complete an optional residency in a specific area of practice. Optometrists are eye health care professionals state-licensed to diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

3148098 (OH)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Bc/bs Anthem

000000713037 (OH)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Cei Physicians Psc, Llc

580 S Loop Rd, Edgewood, KY 410173415

Phone: 51398451333741

Cei Physicians Psc, Llc

1945 Cei Dr, Blue Ash, OH 452425664

Phone: 51398451333741

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 September 13, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 13, 2012

Registered at 1945 CEI DR, BLUE ASH, OH 452425664 (Tel: 5135693741)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 13, 2012

Registered at 1945 CEI DRIVE, CINCINNATI, OH 45242 (Tel: 6163343966)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 13, 2012

Recorded as ERICH HINEL, O.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 13, 2012

Optometrist (License #5950 in OH)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 25, 2010

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1447563077

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: July 25, 2010

Last Update: September 13, 2012

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1945 Cei Drive

Cincinnati, OH 45242

Phone: 6163343966

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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