What is Christopher Kuc's specialty?

Christopher Kuc (NPI 1073513412) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Lexington, KY.

Where does Christopher Kuc practice?

Christopher Kuc practices in Lexington, KY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1073513412.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Kuc?

Christopher Kuc (NPI 1073513412) received approximately $95K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 344 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1073513412

Christopher KucOD

OptometryLexington, KYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,156

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,669

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$81K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 553 Optometry providers in KY — above median (cohort median 1,238).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

292

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$50K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

40.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost60 claims

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha34 claims

Timolol Maleate34 claims

Loteprednol Etabonate28 claims

Cyclosporine22 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$39K

Payment records

105

By payment type

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$32K

Food and Beverage$4K

Travel and Lodging$3K

Consulting Fee$500

Top paying entities

Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$32K

Food and Beverage$4K

Travel and Lodging$3K

Consulting Fee$500

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Kuc's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 10 inbound referrers · 28 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SENTARA HOSPITALS	167	335
SENTARA HOSPITALS	68	84
Esther Chang Ophthalmology · Norfolk, VA	28	50
Virginia Surgery Center, Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Norfolk, VA	23	31
RIVERSIDE HOSPITAL INC	21	27
Douglas Weitzman Family Practice · Carrollton, VA	21	82
David Belvin Family Practice · Gloucester, VA	18	84
Matthew Dairman Podiatry · Suffolk, VA	16	29
Edward Lynch Cardiology · Suffolk, VA	13	28
Karen Washington Family Practice · Norfolk, VA	11	23

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SENTARA HOSPITALS	179	364
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	78	152
SENTARA HOSPITALS	72	99
SENTARA HOSPITALS	63	88
Bayview Physician Services, Pc Clinical Laboratory · Suffolk, VA	31	72
MARYVIEW HOSPITAL LLC	26	50
Esther Chang Ophthalmology · Norfolk, VA	24	47
DELACEY, WILLIAM	19	43
Matthew Dairman Podiatry · Suffolk, VA	18	33
David Belvin Family Practice · Gloucester, VA	18	51
Douglas Weitzman Family Practice · Carrollton, VA	17	83
Edward Lynch Cardiology · Suffolk, VA	16	31

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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