What is Joel Kichler's specialty?

Joel Kichler (NPI 1972502516) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Brackenridge, PA.

Where does Joel Kichler practice?

Joel Kichler practices in Brackenridge, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1972502516.

How much does Medicare pay Joel Kichler?

Joel Kichler (NPI 1972502516) received approximately $48K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 298 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1972502516

Joel KichlerMD

GastroenterologyBrackenridge, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

335

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

347

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$41K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 771 Gastroenterology providers in PA — below median (cohort median 585).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,194

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$99K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

67.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates404 claims

Sodium Chloride/Nahco3/Kcl/Peg204 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium171 claims

Peg 3350/Sod Sulf,chlr/Pot/Mag64 claims

Mesalamine51 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

89.5

Quality

91.8

Cost

73.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.61%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$332

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$332

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$332

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Joel Kichler'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). 22 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Surinder Bajwa Internal Medicine · New Kensington, PA	73	313
Kyo Song Pathology · Canonsburg, PA	57	145
Manju Nath Pathology · Canonsburg, PA	42	86
HUSAINI, SYED	39	94
Bart Friedman Diagnostic Radiology · Natrona Heights, PA	26	58
Joseph Thimons Anesthesiology · Pittsburgh, PA	26	62
Karl Wienke Anesthesiology · Natrona Heights, PA	23	55
Randall Barrett Anesthesiology · Kittanning, PA	20	43
Rajiv Swamy Internal Medicine · Sanford, NC	20	35
Kenneth Glick Internal Medicine · Tarentum, PA	19	43
KIRBY, MARGARET	19	43
Marc Eubanks Emergency Medicine · Pittsburgh, PA	17	48

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.

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