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Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD

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Specializes in: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)

University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

15299 Bagley Road Suite 300
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130

(440) 816-5091

Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD is an otolaryngologist in Cleveland, OH specializing in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). He graduated from University of California, Davis, School of Medicine. Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD is affiliated with University Hospitals, UNC Health and UNC Health Blue Ridge.

Office Locations

15299 Bagley Road Suite 300
Cleveland, OH 44130

(440) 816-5091

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University Hospitals

15299 Bagley Road Suite 300
Middleburg Heights, OH 44130

(440) 816-5091

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UNC Health Blue Ridge

2209 S. Sterling Street Suite 300
Morganton, NC 28655

(828) 580-6410

(828) 580-4779

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Volume:

diagnostic flexible laryngoscopy

In 2012, Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD performed more diagnostic flexible laryngoscopy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Ohio.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Cleveland, OH during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, ear procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	245
ear procedures	15
hospital care	13
inpatient care	13
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	77
minimally invasive procedures	77

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Cleveland, OH during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	239
ear procedures	14
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	82
minimally invasive procedures	94

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	40
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Cleveland, OH during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	186
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	68
minimally invasive procedures	68

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	100
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Cleveland, OH during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	148
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	38
minimally invasive procedures	38

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Cleveland, OH during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	193
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	46
minimally invasive procedures	46

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	93
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Cleveland, OH during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	141
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	40
minimally invasive procedures	40

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	27
Dementia	17
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Cleveland, OH during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	135
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	24
minimally invasive procedures	24

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	79
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Cleveland, OH during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	129
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	38
minimally invasive procedures	38

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	33
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Cleveland, OH during 2020 were ear procedures, minimally invasive procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	82
ear procedures	33
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	13

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	44

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Cleveland, OH during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, ear procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	232
ear procedures	40
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	40
minimally invasive procedures	40

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	150
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	29
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	26
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Cleveland, OH during 2022 were ear procedures, minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	262
ear procedures	41
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	37
minimally invasive procedures	37

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	25
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Cleveland, OH were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, ear procedures and hospital care.

doctor visit	181
ear procedures	28
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	45
minimally invasive procedures	46

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	9
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	100
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	13
85 and over	4
Less than 65	40
65 to 74	49

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD graduated from University of California, Davis, School of Medicine. He completed residency at Case Western Reserve University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Otolaryngology-Plastic Surgery within the Head and Neck, Board Certified and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: University of California, Davis, School of Medicine

Residency: Case Western Reserve University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Otolaryngology-Plastic Surgery within the Head and Neck, Board Certified

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University Hospitals

UNC Health

UNC Health Blue Ridge

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. Freedom Johnson, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: WellCare, Medicare Advantage, AmeriHealth, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Cigna, CHAMPVA, Centene, Group Health Plan (GHP), MedCost PPO, North Carolina State Health Plan, Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health), BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network), Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2), CVS Health Individual and Exchange Plans (HIX and ACA), DirectNet, BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN)), Ambetter of North Carolina, Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2), Meritain Health, an Aetna Company, Longevity Health Plan I-SNP and Veterans Affairs Community Care Network.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Freedom Johnson, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

WellCare

Medicare Advantage

AmeriHealth

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Cigna

CHAMPVA

Centene

Group Health Plan (GHP)

MedCost PPO

North Carolina State Health Plan

Atlantic (Packaging) Corporation, Inc. (administered by Lucent Health)

BCBSNC Blue Home with UNC Health Alliance (Blue Home with Novant Health is out of network)

Aetna Premier Care Network Plus (APCN+) (Tier 2)

CVS Health Individual and Exchange Plans (HIX and ACA)

DirectNet

BCBSNC Group Health Plans (except for Blue High Performance Network (BlueHPN))

Ambetter of North Carolina

Aetna Whole Health (Tier 2)

Meritain Health, an Aetna Company

Longevity Health Plan I-SNP

Veterans Affairs Community Care Network

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$108 NEURO $108
Baxter Healthcare	$77 BioSurgery - Microsurgery $77
Optinose US, Inc.	$62 Xhance $62
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC	$46 CoolSeal Generator $46
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$37 NUCALA $37
Other	$114 DUPIXENT $25	Propel $19	WATCHMAN $15	Checkpoint Stimulators $14	BARHEMSYS $13	Other $29

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$445

Biography

Dr. Freedom Johnson is a specialist in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). Coventry, Cigna, and Centene appears to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Johnson takes. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with Case Western Reserve University, Dr. Johnson attended medical school at the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine. He is affiliated with the University Hospitals and UNC Health.