Josie Ruth Cohen Ziegler, OD
NPI 1306626882ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Cincinnati, OH
Optometrist (OD) with Aeg Ohio Professional PC, practicing in Cincinnati, Ohio. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $31,669 for 107 claims, against $2,035 paid for services in 2024. Coopervision Inc. was the largest of 14 companies reporting payments in 2025, $5,818 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1306626882 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Oct 3, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | OPT.007220 | OH |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (OH) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 19 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 37 across 11 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $2,035 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 107 · 137 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 37 |
| Total drug cost | $31,669 |
| Generic share | 50% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2022 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Medical group
- Aeg Ohio Professional PCChagrin Falls, OH · 81 clinicians
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$5,818 · 69 payments from 14 companies
- 2024$1,013 · 28 payments from 8 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Coopervision Inc. | $2,714 | 9 |
| Visioneering Technologies, Inc. | $1,204 | 4 |
| Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $411.36 | 12 |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $409.78 | 11 |
| Glaukos Corporation | $305.99 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$2,609 · 63 payments
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$2,250 · 2 payments
- Honoraria$600.00 · 2 payments
- Travel and Lodging$338.98 · 1 payment
- Consulting Fee$20.00 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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