Physician

Ronald L Kantola, DO

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Ronald Kantola, DO (NPI: 1265412506) practices cardiology in the Fort Smith, AR-OK market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Sequoyah, OK. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ARKANSAS HEART CENTER, PLC (NPI: 1912908492; TIN: 71-0808138) and primary practice location at 72901-7632. Kantola is affiliated with the CHSPSC ACO 7, LLC (ACO ID: A3714), participating under the MSSP model.

Kantola's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,185 traditional Medicare patients, billed 5,590 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $336,965 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 93306 (Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function). Part D data shows 9,496 prescription claims across 832 beneficiaries totaling $1,500,735 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). 2019 DME data shows 12 claims. Open Payments data shows 45 records totaling $1,349. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has declined steadily, from $627,729 to $336,965. In contrast, Part D prescription costs have moved from a lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $656,156 to $1,500,735. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$332K$665K2015 Medicare payment: $627,729 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $598,726 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $664,934 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $594,861 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $579,906 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $439,115 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $458,546 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $422,257 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $380,085 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $336,965 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,77013,402$627,729
20161,7508,101$598,726
20171,9979,086$664,934
20181,4607,849$594,861
20191,1457,566$579,906
20201,0505,369$439,115
20211,0165,507$458,546
20221,3015,732$422,257
20231,2955,746$380,085
20241,1855,590$336,965

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$765K$1.5M2015 Drug cost: $656,156 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $724,145 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $959,199 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $1,086,786 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $1,144,691 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $1,209,571 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $1,405,991 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $1,407,523 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,529,401 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,500,735 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201579610,769$656,156
20167789,524$724,145
20178549,457$959,199
20188929,692$1,086,786
20198789,530$1,144,691
20208689,654$1,209,571
20219099,993$1,405,991
20228609,507$1,407,523
20238539,307$1,529,401
20248329,496$1,500,735

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$2.8K$5.7K2015 Medicare payment: $5,667 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $2,389 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $310 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/R75$5,667
2016N/R48$2,389
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/RN/RN/R
2019N/R12$310
2020N/RN/RN/R
2021N/RN/RN/R
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
93306Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function501512$116
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more5261,403$85
93356Heart muscle strain imaging284291$26
93000Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report256274$9
93010Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only436678$5

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
EliquisApixaban62936,123$684,917
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan25913,590$298,555
JardianceEmpagliflozin996,318$125,838
XareltoRivaroxaban1326,600$120,277
MultaqDronedarone Hcl401,980$51,362

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.45$1,349Boston Scientific Corporation
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Ronald L. Kantola, DO?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Ronald L. Kantola, DO (NPI 1265412506), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Ronald L. Kantola, DO have ACO affiliation data?

Ronald L. Kantola, DO is shown with ACO affiliation data for CHSPSC ACO 7, LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A3714).

What billing organization is linked to Ronald L. Kantola, DO?

Ronald L. Kantola, DO is linked to ARKANSAS HEART CENTER, PLC (billing NPI 1912908492) in the available physician profile data.

Does Ronald L. Kantola, DO have Open Payments data?

Ronald L. Kantola, DO has 45 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.