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Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD

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(28 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

1 Coves Drive
Woonsocket, RI 02895

1-888-694-7287

Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD is a spine surgeon in Blue Ash, OH specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

4701 Creek Road
Blue Ash, OH 45242

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1 Coves Drive
Woonsocket, RI 02895

1-888-694-7287

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Blue Ash, OH during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	53
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	502
injections	53
nerve procedures	23
spinal procedures	141
X-rays	106

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Blue Ash, OH during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	546
injections	33
nerve procedures	28
spinal procedures	183
X-rays	143

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	19
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Blue Ash, OH during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	48
decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	643
injections	48
nerve procedures	29
pelvic imaging	11
spinal procedures	180
X-rays	145

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	45
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD in 2014

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Blue Ash, OH during 2015 were X-rays, spinal procedures, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
doctor visit	226
injections	17
spinal procedures	52
X-rays	52

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	30
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Blue Ash, OH during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	162
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	64
X-rays	52

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	22
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Blue Ash, OH during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	277
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
spinal procedures	76
X-rays	64

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	37
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Blue Ash, OH during 2018 were X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	92
spinal procedures	26
X-rays	26

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	47

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	143

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	43
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Blue Ash, OH during 2020 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	151
nerve procedures	15
spinal procedures	27

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	81
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Blue Ash, OH were spinal procedures, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	37
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	304
hospital care	17
injections	37
inpatient care	17
nerve procedures	21
pelvic imaging	11
spinal procedures	93
X-rays	84

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	141
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	49
85 and over	17
Less than 65	16
65 to 74	82

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD From 2012 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	9
Dementia	4

Education & Training

He has a state license in Illinois.

Licensed In: Illinois

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.07 out of 5 stars based on 28 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Blue Ash, OH.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Herbert Merrill Biel, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Orthofix Medical, Inc.	$13,103 AlloQuent Structural Allograft $5,930	Alloquent - ALIF $2,013	Icon $249	ICON (TM) MODULAR PEDICLE SCREW SYSTEM $52	$4,857
Orthofix International N.V.	$7,944 Spine Fixation $3,571	Unspecified-Unspecified $1,812	AlloQuent Structural Allograft $667	Biologics-Alloquent - ALIF $522	All Biologics $116	Other $1,255
BIOMET SPINE, LLC	$4,948 BSBHT - SPINE $4,948
Globus Medical, Inc.	$4,156 FORTIFY $1,301	MAGNIFY - ALIF $955	Spine $420	Altera $419	COALITION AGX $159	Other $902
Arthrex, Inc.	$2,632 $2,632
Other	$2,527 Biomaterials $500	Spine $285	STALIF C $202	Spinal Implant $124	N'VISION $102	Other $1,313