Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel, MD

  • Toledo, OH
  • Gynecologic oncologist
NPI1831532019PAC ID1850711508
Medicare services, 2024
497
Medicare patients, 2024
185
Part D claims, 2024
283
Publications
6
Hospital affiliations
5
Practice address
2142 N Cove Blvd, Toledo, OH 43606
Practice phone
Call (419) 593-0214
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Primary practice

ProMedica Toledo Hospital Emergency Center

Toledo, Ohio

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Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel is a gynecologic oncologist in Toledo, Ohio

Dr. Essel practices at ProMedica Toledo Hospital Emergency Center in Toledo, Ohio.

Dr. Essel's NPI, 1831532019, was assigned on April 8, 2013. Dr. Essel graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Essel holds Ohio license 35.143939.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1850711508
NPI enumeration date
April 8, 2013
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(419) 593-0214
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
39
Medical school graduation
2013

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

Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel practices at ProMedica Toledo Hospital Emergency Center in Toledo, Ohio

Dr. Essel's primary practice is ProMedica Toledo Hospital Emergency Center, at 2142 N Cove Blvd, Toledo, OH 43606 in Lucas County. The practice phone is (419) 593-0214.

  • ProMedica Toledo Hospital Emergency Center
    2142 N Cove Blvd, Toledo, OH 43606 · Lucas CountyPhone(419) 593-0214

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

Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Essel's primary practice is ProMedica Toledo Hospital Emergency Center in Toledo, Ohio. Dr. Essel is also affiliated with ProMedica Toledo Hospital. The medical group on file is ProMedica Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Essel to 4 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 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. Kathleen Gong Essel's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Essel practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
ProMedica Toledo Hospital Emergency CenterAvailable with a free account
+8 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel is one of 64 gynecologic oncologists in Ohio

Gynecologic oncology is Dr. Essel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207VX0201X. Dmand AI has Dr. Essel's licenses on file in 3 states: Ohio, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gynecologic oncology, OhioPrimaryLicense 35.143939 · taxonomy 207VX0201X
  • Oklahoma licenseLicense 32801
  • Tennessee licenseLicense 61942

Gynecologic oncologists near Dr. Essel

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

64gynecologic oncologists in Ohio
6gynecologic oncologists in Toledo

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

Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel billed Medicare for 497 services in 2024

CMS data shows 497 Medicare services from Dr. Essel across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 185 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $37,358 for them.

Medicare services, 2024497
Medicare patients185
Paid by Medicare$37,358
Procedure codes8

Dr. Essel's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2742024: 38440%
Other services
2023: 02024: 102
Surgery
2023: 222024: 1150%

Where Dr. Essel's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office47195%
  • In a facility265%

Dr. Essel compared with the Ohio median for gynecologic oncologists, 2024

  • Dr. Essel
  • Ohio median
Medicare services
497vs 29966% above
Medicare patients
185vs 13240% above
Part D claims
164vs 592.8 times

Medians across 63 gynecologic oncologists in Ohio with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Essel's 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. Kathleen Gong Essel treated 185 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 185 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Essel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 98 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.74, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Essel's median patient age at 70, with 99% women.

Medicare patients, 2024185
Average age72
Average risk score1.74
Also on Medicaid11%

Dr. Essel's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Chronic conditions among Dr. Essel's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Cancer53%
  4. Arthritis50%
  5. Anxiety37%
  6. Mood disorders35%
  7. Depression32%
  8. Chronic kidney disease29%

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

Dr. Essel's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women99%
  • Men0%

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

Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel wrote 283 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Essel wrote 283 Medicare Part D claims for 56 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 164 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $505,484 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 120 claims across 7 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024283
Drugs named by CMS7
Total drug cost$505,484
Part D patients56

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

  • Generic243 claims86%
  • Brand-name40 claims14%

Dr. Essel's 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. Essel's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids4%12 of 283 claims
  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over9%26 of 283 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: 1202024: 16437%

Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 7 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. Kathleen Gong Essel ranks in the 95th percentile for removal of the uterus in Medicare

Dr. Essel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Essel as offering telehealth. CMS counts 24 procedures of removal of the uterus by Dr. Essel, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Essel ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Removal of the uterus
95th percentile24 procedures

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Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel has 6 publications on record

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Essel, published from 2017 to 2020. 2020 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Chemotherapy, Adjuvant, Gestational Trophoblastic Disease and Hysterectomy. Dr. Essel has published most often in Gynecol Oncol. Dr. Essel's most frequent co-authors are Kristin Leigh Bixel, MD, Jubilee Brown, MD and Paola A. Gehrig, MD.

Papers6
Years published2017 to 2020

Dr. Essel's papers by year, 2017 to 2020

Topics Dr. Essel writes about most

  • Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
  • Gestational Trophoblastic Disease
  • Hysterectomy
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

Dr. Essel's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Essel

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel received $1,204 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 38 general payments to Dr. Essel from 11 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 89% of the total. Eisai Inc. paid the most, $233.

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

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

$1.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,07089%
  • Education$1008%
  • Travel and lodging$343%

Companies that paid Dr. Essel 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. Kathleen Gong Essel graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine

Dr. Essel graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 2013.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel's NPI number?

Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel's NPI number is 1831532019. It was assigned on April 8, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel?

Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel is a gynecologic oncologist in Toledo, Ohio. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gynecologic Oncology Physician (taxonomy code 207VX0201X).

Where does Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel practice?

Dr. Essel practices at 2142 N Cove Blvd, Toledo, OH 43606. Dr. Essel's primary practice is ProMedica Toledo Hospital Emergency Center in Toledo, Ohio. Dmand AI also links Dr. Essel to 4 hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Essel is (419) 593-0214.

What is Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel's medical license number?

Dr. Essel holds Ohio license 35.143939, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Essel in Ohio, Oklahoma and Tennessee.

Which hospitals is Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel affiliated with?

Dr. Essel is affiliated with ProMedica Toledo Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Essel to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel part of?

Dr. Essel is linked to ProMedica Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Essel to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Essel billed Medicare for 497 services in 2024, and Dr. Essel accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Essel as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel see?

CMS counts 185 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Essel in 2024, with an average age of 72.

What services does Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Essel's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99215), medicare service (G2211) and care management and other visits (99459).

Where did Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel go to medical school?

Dr. Essel graduated from University of Tennessee, Hsc, College of Medicine in 2013.

What drugs does Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Essel's most prescribed drugs by claims were Olanzapine, Lynparza and Ondansetron HCl.

Has Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,204 in general payments to Dr. Essel from 11 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Eisai Inc.

How long has Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel been practicing?

Dr. Essel graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.

Does Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel do research?

Dmand AI links 6 publications to Dr. Essel, published from 2017 to 2020.

Who does Dr. Kathleen Gong Essel publish with?

Dr. Essel's most frequent co-authors are Kristin Leigh Bixel, MD (2 shared papers), Jubilee Brown, MD (2 shared papers) and Paola A. Gehrig, MD (2 shared papers).

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