Dr. Lee E. Ponsky, MD

  • Beachwood, OH
  • Urologist
NPI1871511972PAC ID8527008721
Medicare services, 2024
1,431
Medicare patients, 2024
482
Part D claims, 2024
725
Publications
122
MIPS score, 2024
81
Practice address
3999 Richmond Road, Beachwood, OH 44122
Practice phone
Call (216) 593-5511
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Dr. Lee E. Ponsky is a urologist in Beachwood, Ohio

Dr. Ponsky practices at University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio, part of University Hospitals Health System.

Dr. Ponsky's NPI, 1871511972, was assigned on July 17, 2006. Dr. Ponsky graduated from Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University in 1997. Dr. Ponsky holds Ohio license 35-076431.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8527008721
NPI enumeration date
July 17, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(216) 593-5511
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
55
Medical school graduation
1997

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

Dr. Lee E. Ponsky practices at University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio

Dr. Ponsky's primary practice is University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center, at 3999 Richmond Road, Beachwood, OH 44122 in Cuyahoga County. The practice phone is (216) 593-5511.

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Dr. Lee E. Ponsky is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Ponsky's primary practice is University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio, part of University Hospitals Health System. Dr. Ponsky is also affiliated with University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center. The medical group on file is University Hospitals Medical Practices. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ponsky to 3 more hospitals and 2 hospital outpatient departments, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lee E. Ponsky's practice

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

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
University Hospitals Ahuja Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+6 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Lee E. Ponsky is one of 490 urologists in Ohio

Urology is Dr. Ponsky's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Ponsky is licensed in Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Urology, OhioPrimaryLicense 35-076431 · taxonomy 208800000X

Urologists near Dr. Ponsky

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

Dr. Lee E. Ponsky billed Medicare for 1,431 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,431 Medicare services from Dr. Ponsky across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 482 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $59,125 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 20241,431
Medicare patients482
Paid by Medicare$59,125
Procedure codes8

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7012024: 7639%
Other services
2023: 02024: 500
Surgery
2023: 1872024: 12334%
Imaging
2023: 652024: 4531%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 642024: 0100%
Lab and pathology
2023: 1192024: 0100%
Tests and treatments
2023: 172024: 0100%

Dr. Ponsky compared with the Ohio median for urologists, 2024

  • Dr. Ponsky
  • Ohio median
Medicare services
1,431vs 79879% above
Medicare patients
482vs 39721% above
Part D claims
638vs 48930% above

Medians across 490 urologists in Ohio with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ponsky'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. Lee E. Ponsky treated 482 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 482 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ponsky in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 248 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 0.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ponsky's median patient age at 74, with 11% women.

Medicare patients, 2024482
Average age75
Average risk score0.93

Dr. Ponsky's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Ponsky's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women459%
  • Men43791%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Cancer50%
  4. Arthritis37%
  5. Ischemic heart disease33%
  6. Diabetes24%
  7. Chronic kidney disease22%
  8. Atrial fibrillation15%

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

Dr. Ponsky's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 74

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women11%
  • Men89%

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

Dr. Lee E. Ponsky wrote 725 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ponsky wrote 725 Medicare Part D claims for 209 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 638 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $10,894 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 712 claims across 8 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024725
Drugs named by CMS7
Total drug cost$10,894
Part D patients209

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

  • Generic710 claims98%
  • Brand-name15 claims2%

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

  • Antibiotics6%42 of 725 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: 7122024: 63810%

Drugs named by CMS: 7 in 2024, 8 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. Lee E. Ponsky scored 81 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 81 out of 100 for Dr. Ponsky for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Ponsky accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ponsky as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Ponsky's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 81of 100Final score
  • 63.1of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 74of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Prostate resection: 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. Lee E. Ponsky has 122 publications on record

Dmand AI links 122 papers to Dr. Ponsky, published from 2011 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 15. The most frequent topics are Prostatic Neoplasms, Kidney Neoplasms and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Dr. Ponsky has published most often in Urology. Dr. Ponsky's most frequent co-authors are Laura Bukavina, MD, Adam Christopher Calaway, MD and Rodney Jay Ellis, MD.

Papers122
Years published2011 to 2025

Dr. Ponsky's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Ponsky writes about most

  • Prostatic Neoplasms
  • Kidney Neoplasms
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Prostate
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Carcinoma, Renal Cell
  • Neoplasm Grading

Dr. Ponsky's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Ponsky

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

Dr. Lee E. Ponsky received $2,558 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 56 general payments to Dr. Ponsky from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $535.

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

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

$2.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$2,38993%
  • Grants$1707%

Companies that paid Dr. Ponsky 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. Lee E. Ponsky graduated from Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University

Dr. Ponsky graduated from Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University in 1997.

  1. Medical schoolClvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Lee E. Ponsky'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)
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. Lee E. Ponsky's NPI number?

Dr. Lee E. Ponsky's NPI number is 1871511972. It was assigned on July 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Lee E. Ponsky?

Dr. Lee E. Ponsky is a urologist in Beachwood, Ohio. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).

Where does Dr. Lee E. Ponsky practice?

Dr. Ponsky practices at 3999 Richmond Road, Beachwood, OH 44122. Dr. Ponsky's primary practice is University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio, part of University Hospitals Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ponsky to 3 hospitals and 2 hospital outpatient departments.

What is Dr. Lee E. Ponsky's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ponsky is (216) 593-5511.

What is Dr. Lee E. Ponsky's medical license number?

Dr. Ponsky holds Ohio license 35-076431.

Which hospitals is Dr. Lee E. Ponsky affiliated with?

Dr. Ponsky practices at University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center in Beachwood, Ohio. Dr. Ponsky is also affiliated with University Hospitals Beachwood Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Ponsky to 3 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Lee E. Ponsky part of?

Dr. Ponsky is linked to University Hospitals Medical Practices.

Does Dr. Lee E. Ponsky accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ponsky billed Medicare for 1,431 services in 2024, and Dr. Ponsky accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Lee E. Ponsky offer telehealth?

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

What is Dr. Lee E. Ponsky's MIPS score?

Dr. Ponsky's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 81 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lee E. Ponsky see?

CMS counts 482 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ponsky in 2024, with an average age of 75.

What services does Dr. Lee E. Ponsky bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ponsky's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), medicare service (G2211) and office visit, established patient (99213).

Where did Dr. Lee E. Ponsky go to medical school?

Dr. Ponsky graduated from Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College of Med of Case Wstn Rsv University in 1997.

What drugs does Dr. Lee E. Ponsky prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ponsky's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl, Finasteride and Oxybutynin Chloride ER.

Has Dr. Lee E. Ponsky received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $2,558 in general payments to Dr. Ponsky from 22 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Boston Scientific Corporation.

How long has Dr. Lee E. Ponsky been practicing?

Dr. Ponsky graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.

Does Dr. Lee E. Ponsky do research?

Dmand AI links 122 publications to Dr. Ponsky, published from 2011 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Lee E. Ponsky publish with?

Dr. Ponsky's most frequent co-authors are Laura Bukavina, MD (35 shared papers), Adam Christopher Calaway, MD (22 shared papers) and Rodney Jay Ellis, MD (16 shared papers).

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