What is Kenneth Kovach's specialty?

Kenneth Kovach (NPI 1881691186) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Wichita, KS.

Where does Kenneth Kovach practice?

Kenneth Kovach practices in Wichita, KS, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1881691186.

How much does Medicare pay Kenneth Kovach?

Kenneth Kovach (NPI 1881691186) received approximately $201K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 446 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1881691186

Kenneth KovachM.D.

NephrologyWichita, KSI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

737

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

4,699

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$186K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 55 Nephrology providers in KS — top quintile (cohort median 1,639).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

636

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$87K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

8.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Sevelamer Carbonate73 claims

Furosemide53 claims

Prednisone49 claims

Tamsulosin Hcl46 claims

Amlodipine Besylate37 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$476

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$473

Education$3

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$473

Education$3

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Kenneth Kovach'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). 83 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Dennis Ross Nephrology · Wichita, KS	258	699
ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC.	223	563
TAYLOR, JASON	128	330
Lisa Weber Nephrology · Wichita, KS	109	301
Pierre Souraty Nephrology · Wichita, KS	107	223
SPECTRA LABORATORIES INC	105	1,107
KAY COUNTY OKLAHOMA HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	102	658
Matthew Reed Nephrology · Wichita, KS	99	244
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	76	157
NEOSHO MEMORIAL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	75	516
James Degner Diagnostic Radiology · Wichita, KS	70	113
WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER LLC	70	141

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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