Cara Wolters, MD
Opted out of Medicare from March 2025 to March 2027. Family Medicine (MD) in Sidney, Ohio, licensed in OH, with an NPI issued in April 2016. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $485,376 for 4,739 claims, against $78,123 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $271.44 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1396109963 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 11, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 4, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Jul 29, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family Medicine Primary | 207Q00000X | 35.135961 | OH |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Not in the public enrollment file of Oct 1, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Opt-out | Opted out Mar 18, 2025 – Mar 18, 2027 |
| Can order and refer | Yes |
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
During an opt-out period the provider sees Medicare patients only under private contracts, and Medicare does not pay claims for their services.
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 250 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 3,940 across 43 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $78,123 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 4,739 · 11,673 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 398 |
| Total drug cost | $485,376 |
| Generic share | 87% of claims |
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$271.44 · 13 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$222.92 · 12 payments from 9 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $142.01 | 6 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $59.70 | 3 |
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $35.28 | 2 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc | $18.79 | 1 |
| Amgen Inc. | $15.66 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$271.44 · 13 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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