Dr. Ronald Thomas Auer, MD

Dr. Auer practices at St. Elizabeth Healthcare Dearborn Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, part of Diocese of Covington.

Dr. Auer's NPI, 1174848196, was assigned on April 1, 2010. Dr. Auer graduated from University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Auer's Indiana license number on file is 01075152A.

Dr. Auer's primary practice is St. Elizabeth Healthcare Dearborn Hospital, at 600 Wilson Creek Rd, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 in Dearborn County. The practice phone is (812) 537-1010.

Dr. Auer's primary practice is St. Elizabeth Healthcare Dearborn Hospital in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, part of Diocese of Covington. Dr. Auer is also affiliated with St. Elizabeth Healthcare Edgewood Hospital. The medical group on file is OrthoCincy Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine. Dmand AI also links Dr. Auer to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Auer practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Auer's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Auer is board certified in orthopaedic surgery by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Auer's licenses on file in 2 states: Indiana and Kentucky.

Dmand AI lists arm, wrist, hand fracture and dislocation, arthritis, broken or dislocated ankle/ or foot, bursitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, fluid in a joint, hand joint or tendon inflammation and hip replacement among the conditions Dr. Auer treats.

CMS data shows 12,264 Medicare services from Dr. Auer across 25 procedure codes in 2024, for 484 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $202,012 for them.

CMS counts 484 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Auer in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 228 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.25, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Auer's median patient age at 65, with 60% women.

In 2024, Dr. Auer wrote 1,514 Medicare Part D claims for 335 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,421 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,512 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,456 claims across 8 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Auer for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Auer accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 51 procedures of hip replacement by Dr. Auer, more than 87% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Auer, published from 2016 to 2017. Dr. Auer's most frequent co-authors are John Thomas Riehl, MD and Luke Patrick Robinson, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 70 general payments to Dr. Auer from 14 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 35% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $4,861.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Auer, most recently Gold humanism award teaching in 2010.

Dr. Auer graduated from University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Auer is a member of AAOS.

Dr. Auer is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.