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Robert Wetzel, MD
Orthopedic surgery · NPI 1396108395 · Upper Arlington and Columbus, OH
Published result
Of 135 reported knee replacements, 34% met the knee-function target 9 to 15 months later.
CMS clinician quality · Oct 2022 to Sep 2023
Procedure experience
The record lists 101 knee replacements and 29 hip replacements for Medicare patients in one year.
CMS procedure volume
Exclusion checks
Not listed
His NPI is not on the OIG exclusion list or the CMS revoked Medicare list.
OIG file Oct 9, 2026 · CMS file Oct 21, 2026
Industry payments
Companies reported $32,632.84 in general payments from 2021 to 2025. A payment is not a sign of wrongdoing.
CMS Open Payments
The CMS affiliations file lists 5 hospitals. Mount Carmel East & West in Columbus has 2 CMS stars.
Reviews rate the visit. Public records describe the surgery.
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What OpenHealth reads
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Has this surgeon done it often?
CMS publishes how many Medicare patients each doctor treated in each procedure category during one year.
| Robert Wetzel, MD | 101 knee replacements |
| Same year | 29 hip replacements |
Did the patients do well?
For some procedures, CMS publishes one result per surgeon, such as knee function 9 to 15 months after surgery.
| Knee-function target met | 34% of 135 surgeries |
| Surgery dates | Oct 2022 to Sep 2023 |
Is the hospital safe?
CMS compares each hospital's infections and complications with the national benchmark.
| Riverside Methodist, catheter infections | Better than national |
| Hip and knee complications | 3.8% of 232 patients |
Is the doctor in good standing?
OpenHealth checks each NPI against the OIG exclusion list and the CMS revoked Medicare list.
| OIG exclusion list, Oct 9, 2026 | Not listed |
| CMS revoked list, Oct 21, 2026 | Not listed |
Do companies pay this doctor?
Drug and device companies report payments to doctors. A payment is not a sign of wrongdoing.
| Total, 2021 to 2025 | $32,632.84 |
| Largest, Biocomposites Inc, 2022 | $11,634.10 consulting |
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| Joel Politi, MD | 40% of 510 met target |
| Bryan Chambers, MD | 25% of 306 met target |
State death rates for heart surgeons.
New York publishes risk-adjusted death rates for each heart surgeon. OpenHealth shows them as one table per surgeon.
Alan Hartman, MD
Thoracic surgery, December 2016 to November 2019
| Bypass surgery, 169 cases | 1.18% risk-adjusted |
| Bypass, valve or both, 425 cases | 1.91% risk-adjusted |
| State comparison for both | Not different from statewide |
Where the numbers come from.
OpenHealth covers 1,655,407 provider identities. Each value links to its public file.
CMS clinician directorySpecialty and current offices
CMS clinician qualityPublished outcome measures
CMS procedure volumeMedicare procedure counts
CMS hospital filesStars, surveys, infections
New York cardiac reportsHeart surgery death rates
OIG and CMS listsExclusions and revocations
CMS Open PaymentsIndustry payments, 2021 to 2025
CMS facility affiliationsHospitals listed for each doctor
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Can it tell me if a doctor takes my insurance?
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