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Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD

Accepting New Patients

(282 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

Ohio State University College of Medicine (1997)

1400 EAST SECOND STREET
DEFIANCE, OH 43512

(419) 783-3397

Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD is a family medicine practitioner in DEFIANCE, OH specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD is affiliated with Mercy Health, Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital, MERCY MEDICAL PARTNERS NORTHERN REGION LLC and MERCY MEDICAL PARTNERS NORTHERN REGION SPECIALTY CARE LLC.

Office Locations

1400 EAST SECOND STREET
DEFIANCE, OH 43512

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1400 E 2nd Street
Defiance, OH 43512

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DEFIANCE, OH during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1066
breast procedures	32
diabetes management	146
doctor visit	1237
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86
lab tests	2845
nursing home care	391
preventive care	742
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
skin procedures	15
spinal procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	33
thyroid function tests	163
vaccines	134
women's imaging	32
X-rays	89

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DEFIANCE, OH during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1079
breast procedures	18
diabetes management	178
doctor visit	1158
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22
lab tests	3083
nursing home care	383
preventive care	874
thoracic (chest) imaging	17
thyroid function tests	140
vaccines	187
women's imaging	18
X-rays	35

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	383
Female	392

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	720
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	291
From 75 to 84	211
85 and over	133
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DEFIANCE, OH during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1004
diabetes management	173
doctor visit	1145
lab tests	2761
nursing home care	376
preventive care	790
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
thyroid function tests	171
vaccines	132

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	663
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	118
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DEFIANCE, OH during 2015 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
blood draw	873
diabetes management	210
doctor visit	1188
injections	27
lab tests	3071
nursing home care	308
preventive care	1093
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
thyroid function tests	217
vaccines	237

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	794
Female	676

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1370
Black	0
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	550
From 75 to 84	440
85 and over	246
Less than 65	234

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DEFIANCE, OH during 2016 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	24
blood draw	897
diabetes management	267
doctor visit	1315
injections	24
lab tests	3117
nursing home care	321
preventive care	1319
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	18
skin procedures	18
thyroid function tests	248
vaccines	317

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	412
Female	325

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	685
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	274
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	116
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DEFIANCE, OH during 2017 were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
blood draw	488
diabetes management	172
doctor visit	1225
injections	16
lab tests	1755
nursing home care	218
preventive care	810
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
skin procedures	21
thyroid function tests	130
vaccines	228

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	402
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	664
Black	0
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	225
85 and over	116
Less than 65	103

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DEFIANCE, OH during 2018 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and counseling services.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
counseling services	15
doctor visit	1099
ear procedures	13
injections	14
nursing home care	197
preventive care	179
vaccines	164

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	347
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	594
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	123
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DEFIANCE, OH during 2019 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
doctor visit	1134
injections	15
nursing home care	207
preventive care	97
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12
skin procedures	12
vaccines	97

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	360
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	589
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	122
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DEFIANCE, OH during 2020 were nursing home care, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
doctor visit	953
injections	27
nursing home care	177

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	327
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	528
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	101
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DEFIANCE, OH during 2021 were nursing home care, aspiration, ear procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
doctor visit	958
ear procedures	14
injections	14
nursing home care	162

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	529
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	107
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DEFIANCE, OH during 2022 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	876
nursing home care	169

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	440
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	204
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	84
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in DEFIANCE, OH were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and nursing home care.

aspiration	19
blood draw	901
breast procedures	25
counseling services	15
diabetes management	191
doctor visit	1117
ear procedures	13
hospital care	54
injections	19
inpatient care	54
lab tests	2772
nursing home care	264
preventive care	738
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	16
skin procedures	16
spinal procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	25
thyroid function tests	178
vaccines	187
women's imaging	25
X-rays	62

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	616
Hispanic	27
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	206
85 and over	115
Less than 65	89
65 to 74	252

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	11
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1997. He completed residency at Ohio State University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine (1997)

Residency: Ohio State University Medical Center (2000)

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Mercy Health

Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital

MERCY MEDICAL PARTNERS NORTHERN REGION LLC

MERCY MEDICAL PARTNERS NORTHERN REGION SPECIALTY CARE LLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: HealthSpring, WellCare, Medicare Advantage, AmeriHealth, MultiPlan, HealthSmart, Health Alliance Plan (HAP), Medical Mutual, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Anthem, McLaren Health Plan, Molina Healthcare, Payer Provider, CIN-MHS NON-MSSP, Sedgwick/Careworks KY OH SC VA, CIN-MHS MSSP, SummaCare OH, Aetna Commercial & Aetna Medicare OH, Valor Health Plan OH, Lutheran Preferred OH, Parkview-Signature One OH, Quality Care Partners PPO OH, Buckeye Health Plan OH, Aetna Better Health OH, Medigold OH, Align Senior Care OH, Ohio Health Choice, Immergrun OH, CareSource OH, Medicare OH, Frontpath Health Coalition OH and The Health Plan OH.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

HealthSpring

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

AmeriHealth

MultiPlan

HealthSmart

Health Alliance Plan (HAP)

Medical Mutual

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Anthem

McLaren Health Plan

Molina Healthcare

Payer Provider

CIN-MHS NON-MSSP

Sedgwick/Careworks KY OH SC VA

CIN-MHS MSSP

SummaCare OH

Aetna Commercial & Aetna Medicare OH

Valor Health Plan OH

Lutheran Preferred OH

Parkview-Signature One OH

Quality Care Partners PPO OH

Buckeye Health Plan OH

Aetna Better Health OH

Medigold OH

Align Senior Care OH

Ohio Health Choice

Immergrun OH

CareSource OH

Medicare OH

Frontpath Health Coalition OH

The Health Plan OH

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.72 out of 5 stars based on 282 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in DEFIANCE, OH.

4.72

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-04-25

Patient verified via Press Ganey

I had several concerns and he listened to me and answered my questions.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-03-27

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Really like dr Oakley he listenes real well

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-05-15

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Okuley is a great doctor.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-05-09

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Always good with Dr Okuley

Overall Rating: 5.0 2024-11-01

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Very thorough

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-09-11

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Excellent

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Gary E. Okuley, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$646 EUCRISA $104	ELIQUIS $104	NURTEC ODT $88	VIAGRA $58	LYRICA $49	Other $243
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$491 FARXIGA $218	SYMBICORT $95	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $49	CRESTOR $37	BYDUREON WEEKLY $25	Other $66
AbbVie Inc.	$454 VRAYLAR $194	QULIPTA $137	UBRELVY $124
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$269 LIVALO $190	Vascepa $45	Seglentis $35
Novo Nordisk Inc	$257 Ozempic $94	Wegovy $43	Saxenda $41	RYBELSUS $40	Victoza $38
Other	$2,106 REXULTI $156	ENTRESTO $151	Kerendia $107	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $94	XARELTO $91	Other $1,507

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,203
Education	$20

Biography

Dr. Gary Okuley specializes in family medicine and practices in Defiance, OH. Before completing his residency at Ohio State University Medical Center, Dr. Okuley attended medical school at Ohio State University College of Medicine. Patients gave him an average rating of 4.5 stars (out of 5). He can take McLaren Health Plan, Anthem, Medical Mutual, and more. He is affiliated with Mercy Health - Defiance Hospital. Dr. Okuley's practice in Defiance, OH is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.