After a five year battle, the Toronto Star has finally obtained a list of the top billing doctors in Ontario.
In an exclusive report , the Star has published a list of our highest paid physicians, many of whom are opthalmologists.
Among the top 100, several Niagara eye doctors including Frank Hassard from Welland, El- Karim Rhemtulla in St. Catharines and Amber Sheikh who practises in the falls.
In 2017, Hassard billed OHIP just over $1.5 million, Rhemtulla billed for close to $1.7 million , and Sheik close to $1.8 million.
The paper notes OHIP billings cover the cost of staff, equipment and rent and gross billings for some doctors may be higher depending on their speciality, equipment costsand locationc