Eric J. Plinke

Partner

Eric serves as co-chair of Dinsmore’s Health Care Industry practice group. He represents a wide variety of provider entities including multi-hospital health systems, hospitals, surgery centers, medical practices, and individual providers in a wide range of health care industry and business issues. From serving as outside general counsel to transactional/project counsel, Eric regularly advises clients regarding hospital/medical practice mergers and acquisitions, affiliations, physician compensation issues, joint venture transactions and relationships, operational compliance issues and compliance program implementation and training, as well as Stark law and Anti-kickback statute analysis.

He also has significant experience addressing the wide range of regulatory issues that providers and institutions frequently encounter in the modern health care industry. These include mandatory reporting obligations, HIPAA regulations, scope of practice issues, and telemedicine. Eric has successfully represented both entities and providers in credentialing, medical staff matters, and third-party payer audits. He also has extensive experience representing entities and providers in regulatory investigations, hearings, and administrative appeals.

In 2022, Eric was credited as a published author for his portion in Thomson Reuters Health Law Handbook, 2021 Edition. He highlights Medical Practice Act and NPDB Reporting: Trends and Implications for Physicians and Hospitals. Eric began his career in the Ohio Legislative Service Commission’s Legislative Fellow’s program in the Ohio General Assembly, and then worked as an attorney for the State Medical Board of Ohio. He is a member of the American Health Law Association and the Society of Ohio Healthcare Attorneys, for whom he served as president.

Credentials

Education

University of Toledo College of Law (J.D.)

Hanover College (B.A.)

Bar admissions

  • Ohio

Court admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio

Affiliations and memberships

  • Society of Ohio Health Care Attorneys
    • President (2018 – 2019)
    • Vice president (2016 – 2017)
    • Secretary (2014 – 2015)
    • Board member (2010 – 2013)
  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • Capital University, Health Care Law
    • Adjunct Professor
  • Ohio State Bar Association
    • Health Care Law Committee
  • Columbus Bar Association
    • Health Care Law Committee
      • Chair (2009 – 2011)
  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, Central Ohio Chapter
    • Board of Trustees (2002 – 2008)
    • Team-in-Training Cyclist
  • MOSSL, GOYSL, HOSA and middle school, youth soccer coach

Distinctions

  • Best Lawyers® (2006 – present)
    • “Lawyer of the Year” in Columbus for Health Care Law (2020)
  • Ohio Super Lawyers®  (2007 – Present)
    • Top 50: Columbus Super Lawyers (2011)
      • Health Care
  • Ohio Rising Star® (2005)
  • Top Lawyers by Columbus CEO Magazine:
    • Health Care
    • Administrative/Regulatory
  • Chambers USA®: Healthcare (Band 4)
  • Thomson Reuters Health Law Handbook, 2021 Edition: Medical Practice Act and NPDB Reporting:  Trends and Implications for Physicians and Hospitals
  • A frequent resource for second opinions and expert review, Mr. Plinke has worked with other attorneys and firms in such capacity and has provided expert opinions on health care scopes of practice, practice act provisions, non-competes, NPDB and professional reporting, and fiduciary duties.

Career Highlights
  • Acquisition of Ambulatory Surgery Center by Regional Health System

    Dinsmore represented a regional health system acquiring a Medicare-certified multi-specialty ambulatory surgery center. The transaction included drafting and negotiating the Membership Interest Purchase Agreement, non-competition agreements, and related real estate purchase agreements.

Publications
  • January 5, 2026

    Ohio Board of Pharmacy Issues New Guidance: 10 Compliance Pitfalls Putting Ohio Clinics and Medical Spas at Risk

  • December 22, 2025

    Is AI WISeR? CMS Models AI-based Prior Authorization Process in Six States

  • October 27, 2025

    Stay in your Lane: Ohio Proposes New Rules on Office-Based Surgery

  • May 28, 2025

    Mixing Medicine and Risk: Ohio’s Joint Regulatory Statement Targets Retail IV Therapy Clinics

  • February 18, 2025

    Significant Non-Compete Restrictions May be Coming to the Buckeye State

  • December 23, 2024

    New Ohio Law Tightens Mandatory Reporting Following Dr. Strauss Report

  • August 22, 2024

    Texas Court Revives Viability of Healthcare Non-Competes

  • July 26, 2024

    Pennsylvania Court Rules Non-Compete Ban Can Stand

  • July 9, 2024

    Court Blocks FTC’s Non-Compete Rule for Plaintiffs

  • June 13, 2024

    Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to FDA Regulation of Abortion Medication

News
  • December 17, 2025

    30 Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2026 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

  • August 21, 2025

    260 Dinsmore Attorneys Listed as 2026 Best Lawyers®, Ones to Watch

  • December 17, 2024

    35 Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2025 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

  • August 15, 2024

    250+ Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2025 Best Lawyers ®, Ones to Watch

  • June 10, 2024

    Dinsmore Expands its Chambers and Partners Rankings with Top Honors Across Multiple States and Practice Areas

  • December 29, 2023

    Ohio Super Lawyers Recognizes 30 Dinsmore Attorneys on 2024 List

  • September 22, 2023

    Eric Plinke Talks about NPDB Reporting on Podcast

  • August 17, 2023

    200+ Dinsmore Attorneys Named 2024 Best Lawyers®, “Ones to Watch”

  • December 29, 2022

    Ohio Super Lawyers Honors 36 Dinsmore Attorneys

  • August 18, 2022

    2023 Best Lawyers® List Recognizes 190 Dinsmore & Shohl Attorneys

Events
  • May 12, 2025

    Navigating Peer Review in ASCs: HCQIA, Physician Rights, Protections and Confidentiality

  • March 28, 2025

    Report More, Sooner, or Face Consequences: New Ohio Facility and Provider Mandatory Reporting

  • February 27, 2025

    New Mandatory Reporting: How SB 109 Requires Hospitals, ASCs and Physicians to Report More, Sooner, or Face (New/Criminal) Penalties

  • November 14, 2024

    OAASC Annual Meeting: Understanding Business Transitions and Non-Competes For Ohio Health Professionals – Impact on ASC Industry

  • June 18, 2024

    Dinsmore Webinar: The Final Rule: FTC Banning Non-Compete Provisions

  • May 8, 2024

    OhioHealth Riverside Family Medicine Program: PA/APRN Scope of Practice and Incident-to Billing

  • September 19, 2023

    Ohio Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers Annual Meeting: NPDB and Professional Reporting

  • May 7, 2023

    OhioHealth Riverside Family Medicine Program: PA/APRN Scope of Practice and Incident-to Billing

  • March 31, 2023

    SOHA Spring Conference: NPDB Professional Reporting Update: What’s Reportable and What to Do About It

  • January 24, 2023

    AHLA Webinar: Employment Agreement or Professional Review Action: Varied Pathways to Achieve a Common Goal of Physician Quality Oversight