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Reviews rate the visit. They do not rate the surgery.

A doctor gets five stars for a short wait and a kind manner. The reviews rarely say if the knee works a year later.

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DAC_NationalDownloadableFile.csvCMS clinician directory
NPI,Provider Last Name,pri_spec,State
1396108395,WETZEL,ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY,OH
1013900307,POLITI,ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY,OH
1497798375,CHAMBERS,ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY,OH
1588674121,UNVERFERTH,ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY,OH
ec_public_reporting.csvCMS clinician quality
NPI,measure_cd,patient_count,prf_rate
1396108395,MIPS_EC_470_overall,135,34
1013900307,MIPS_EC_470_overall,510,40
1497798375,MIPS_EC_470_overall,306,25
1588674121,MIPS_EC_470_overall,254,20
Utilization.csvCMS procedure volume
NPI,Procedure_Category,Count
1396108395,Knee replacement,101
1013900307,Knee replacement,135
1497798375,Knee replacement,98
1588674121,Knee replacement,85
Doctor reviews · Knee surgeons
Knee replacement surgeonColumbus, OHSort: Most reviewed
Orthopedic surgeonProfile on a review site
Star ratingReview count

Reviews describe the wait.

Reviews describe the front desk.

Reviews describe the parking.

Sorted by number of reviewsRead reviews
Orthopedic surgeonProfile on a review site
Star ratingReview count
Orthopedic surgeonProfile on a review site
Star ratingReview count
1Stars rate the wait and the manner.
2Published results sit in separate public files.
1Stars rate the wait and the manner.
Doctor reviews · Knee surgeons
Knee replacement surgeonColumbus, OH
Orthopedic surgeonProfile on a review site
Star ratingReview count

Reviews describe the wait.

Reviews describe the front desk.

Reviews describe the parking.

Sorted by number of reviewsRead reviews
Orthopedic surgeonProfile on a review site
Star ratingReview count
Reviews describe the visit.Review sites sort doctors by stars and review counts. Most reviews describe the wait, the staff and the manner. Published surgical results sit in separate public files.

With OpenHealth

DAC_NationalDownloadableFile.csvCMS clinician directory
NPI,Provider Last Name,pri_spec,State
1396108395,WETZEL,ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY,OH
1013900307,POLITI,ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY,OH
1497798375,CHAMBERS,ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY,OH
1588674121,UNVERFERTH,ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY,OH
Utilization.csvCMS procedure volume
NPI,Procedure_Category,Count
1396108395,Knee replacement,101
1013900307,Knee replacement,135
1497798375,Knee replacement,98
1588674121,Knee replacement,85
ec_public_reporting.csvCMS clinician quality
NPI,measure_cd,patient_count,prf_rate
1396108395,MIPS_EC_470_overall,135,34
1013900307,MIPS_EC_470_overall,510,40
1497798375,MIPS_EC_470_overall,306,25
1588674121,MIPS_EC_470_overall,254,20
OpenHealthKneeTotal knee replacement
Robert Wetzel, MDOrthopedic surgery · NPI 1396108395

Directory listing

Ohio1Current offices are in Upper Arlington and Columbus. An office does not show where past surgeries took place.

Procedure experience

1012The volume covers knee replacements for Medicare patients during one year. Volume shows experience, not results.

Reviewed outcome

34%3Of 135 reported surgeries, 34% met the knee-function target 9 to 15 months later. Surgery dates: October 2022 to September 2023. Missing assessments count as not met.

1CMS clinician directory2CMS procedure volume3CMS clinician quality, 2024

OpenHealth
KneeTotal knee replacement
Robert Wetzel, MDOrthopedic surgery · NPI 1396108395

Directory listing

Ohio1Current offices are in Upper Arlington and Columbus. An office does not show where past surgeries took place.

Procedure experience

1012The volume covers knee replacements for Medicare patients during one year. Volume shows experience, not results.

Reviewed outcome

34%3Of 135 reported surgeries, 34% met the knee-function target 9 to 15 months later. Surgery dates: October 2022 to September 2023. Missing assessments count as not met.

1CMS clinician directory2CMS procedure volume3CMS clinician quality, 2024

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CMS and state health departments publish the reports. Each number links to its report and states its measure and period.

A doctor can have three kinds of public record. A directory listing shows specialty and current offices. Procedure experience shows how many Medicare patients had a procedure with that doctor. Volume is not a result. A reviewed outcome is a published result for one measure, period and patient group. Many doctors have only a directory listing. See coverage by evidence level

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