Dr. Joseph John Ross, FACS, MD

  • Crystal River, FL
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1780602482PAC ID8022164623
Medicare services, 2024
1,434
Medicare patients, 2024
589
Part D claims, 2024
10,642
MIPS score, 2024
75
Industry payments
$4,508
Practice address
295 Se Us-19, Crystal River, FL 34429
Practice phone
Call (216) 338-7773
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Primary practice

Crystal River Eye Center,LLC

Crystal River, Florida

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Dr. Joseph John Ross is an ophthalmologist in Crystal River, Florida

Dr. Ross practices at Crystal River Eye Center,LLC in Crystal River, Florida.

Dr. Ross' NPI, 1780602482, was assigned on July 18, 2006. Dr. Ross graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 1984. Dr. Ross holds Florida license ME61395.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8022164623
NPI enumeration date
July 18, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(216) 338-7773
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
68
Medical school graduation
1984

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Joseph John Ross practices at Crystal River Eye Center,LLC in Crystal River, Florida

Dr. Ross' primary practice is Crystal River Eye Center,LLC, at 295 Se Us-19, Crystal River, FL 34429 in Citrus County. The practice phone is (216) 338-7773.

  • Crystal River Eye Center,LLC
    295 Se Us-19, Crystal River, FL 34429 · Citrus CountyPhone(216) 338-7773

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Joseph John Ross is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Dr. Ross' primary practice is Crystal River Eye Center,LLC in Crystal River, Florida. The medical group on file is MetroHealth Professional Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ross to 3 more group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joseph John Ross' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ross practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Crystal River Eye Center,LLCAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Joseph John Ross is one of 1,398 ophthalmologists in Florida

Ophthalmology is Dr. Ross' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Ross is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Ross' licenses on file in 5 states: Florida, Arizona, Ohio, Indiana and Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, FloridaPrimaryLicense ME61395 · 1991 to 2027 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • Arizona license1988 to 2026
  • Plastic surgery within the head and neck (plastic surgery), OhioLicense 35052548 · 1985 to 2026 · taxonomy 2082S0099X
  • Indiana license2009 to 2025
  • Michigan license1990 to 1994

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, dry eye, eye infection or inflammation and eyelid inflammation among the conditions Dr. Ross treats.

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Ross

Counts of ophthalmologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

1,398ophthalmologists in Florida
2ophthalmologists in Crystal River

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Joseph John Ross billed Medicare for 1,434 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,434 Medicare services from Dr. Ross across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 589 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $109,636 for them.

Medicare services, 20241,434
Medicare patients589
Paid by Medicare$109,636
Procedure codes17

Dr. Ross' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 1,3232024: 91331%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1032024: 398286%
Surgery
2023: 1312024: 10024%
Imaging
2023: 382024: 2339%

Where Dr. Ross' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,37896%
  • In a facility564%

Dr. Ross compared with the Florida median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Ross
  • Florida median
Medicare services
1,434vs 1,69916% below
Medicare patients
589vs 5576% above
Part D claims
10,457vs 81812.8 times

Medians across 1,345 ophthalmologists in Florida with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ross' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Joseph John Ross treated 589 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78

CMS counts 589 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ross in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 252 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.38, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ross' median patient age at 77, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 2024589
Average age78
Average risk score1.38
Also on Medicaid9%

Dr. Ross' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Ross' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women35260%
  • Men23740%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Ross' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis47%
  4. Ischemic heart disease37%
  5. Chronic kidney disease32%
  6. Diabetes29%
  7. Mood disorders25%
  8. Anxiety24%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Ross' patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 77

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men40%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Joseph John Ross wrote 10,642 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ross wrote 10,642 Medicare Part D claims for 2,423 patients. 66% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 10,457 of them, across 37 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,518,723 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 7,113 claims across 34 drugs.

Part D claims, 202410,642
Drugs named by CMS37
Total drug cost$1.5M
Part D patients2,423

Dr. Ross' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic7,054 claims66%
  • Brand-name3,588 claims34%

Dr. Ross' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Ross' Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics1%101 of 10,642 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 7,1132024: 10,45747%

Drugs named by CMS: 37 in 2024, 34 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Joseph John Ross scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Ross for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Ross accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 49 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Ross, more than 63% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
MIPS final score, 2024
75 of 100

Where Dr. Ross ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
63rd percentile49 procedures

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Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Joseph John Ross received $4,508 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 165 general payments to Dr. Ross from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Horizon Pharma plc paid the most, $1,459.

General payments to Dr. Ross by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Ross by kind, 2016 to 2025

$4.5Kin total
  • Food and beverage$4,46099%
  • Gifts$361%
  • Travel and lodging$120%

Companies that paid Dr. Ross the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Joseph John Ross has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Ross, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2011.

Awards and honors for Dr. Ross

  1. 2011
    • CMS Stage 1 2012
  2. Undated
    • ACS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Joseph John Ross graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic

Dr. Ross graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 1984. Dr. Ross is a member of ACS.

  1. Medical schoolCleveland Medical College, Homeopathic
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Joseph John Ross accepts plans from 22 insurance carriers

Dr. Ross is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Ross accepts, by number of carriers

  1. HMO13
  2. PPO13
  3. Medicare12
  4. POS8
  5. EPO5
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Joseph John Ross's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Joseph John Ross' NPI number?

Dr. Joseph John Ross' NPI number is 1780602482. It was assigned on July 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Joseph John Ross?

Dr. Joseph John Ross is an ophthalmologist in Crystal River, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Joseph John Ross practice?

Dr. Ross practices at 295 Se Us-19, Crystal River, FL 34429. Dr. Ross' primary practice is Crystal River Eye Center,LLC in Crystal River, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ross to 3 group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups.

What is Dr. Joseph John Ross' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ross is (216) 338-7773.

What is Dr. Joseph John Ross' medical license number?

Dr. Ross holds Florida license ME61395, one of the licenses on file in 5 states.

Which states has Dr. Joseph John Ross been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ross in Florida (1991 to 2027), Arizona (1988 to 2026), Ohio (1985 to 2026), Indiana (2009 to 2025) and Michigan (1990 to 1994).

What medical group is Dr. Joseph John Ross part of?

Dr. Ross is linked to MetroHealth Professional Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Ross to 3 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Joseph John Ross accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ross billed Medicare for 1,434 services in 2024, and Dr. Ross accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Joseph John Ross' MIPS score?

Dr. Ross' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joseph John Ross see?

CMS counts 589 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ross in 2024, with an average age of 78.

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Is Dr. Joseph John Ross board certified?

Yes. Dr. Ross is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

What services does Dr. Joseph John Ross bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ross' most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), office visit, established patient (99214) and eye exam or test (92134).

Where did Dr. Joseph John Ross go to medical school?

Dr. Ross graduated from Cleveland Medical College, Homeopathic in 1984.

What drugs does Dr. Joseph John Ross prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ross' most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Timolol Maleate and Brimonidine Tartrate.

Has Dr. Joseph John Ross received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,508 in general payments to Dr. Ross from 24 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Horizon Pharma plc.

How long has Dr. Joseph John Ross been practicing?

Dr. Ross graduated from medical school in 1984, 42 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Joseph John Ross accept?

Dr. Ross is in network with 22 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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