Physician

Christopher William Kocher, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Christopher Kocher, MD (NPI: 1689645590) practices cardiac electrophysiology in the State College, PA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Centre, PA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTH SERVICES INC (NPI: 1598992554; TIN: 510426500) and primary practice location at 16803-5500.

Kocher's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 854 traditional Medicare patients, billed 2,223 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $105,709 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99214 (Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more). Part D data shows 1,408 prescription claims across 303 beneficiaries totaling $452,460 in drug costs, led by Eliquis (Apixaban). Open Payments data shows 10 records totaling $204. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved from a higher plateau to a lower plateau, from $255,201 to $105,709. In contrast, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $54,215 to $452,460. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$128K$255K2015 Medicare payment: $255,201 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $188,976 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $109,139 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $125,206 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $103,440 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $94,709 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $102,385 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $110,602 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $107,510 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $105,709 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20152,3436,010$255,201
20161,6912,915$188,976
20171,9463,517$109,139
20181,9444,231$125,206
20191,7433,552$103,440
20201,1692,423$94,709
20219142,160$102,385
20229322,620$110,602
20239572,486$107,510
20248542,223$105,709

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$226K$452K2015 Drug cost: $54,215 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $59,597 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $56,619 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $69,316 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $152,292 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $227,177 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $255,924 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $325,169 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $413,634 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $452,460 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015227920$54,215
2016226887$59,597
2017168607$56,619
2018127644$69,316
20192181,017$152,292
20202391,245$227,177
20212451,207$255,924
20222611,289$325,169
20232691,396$413,634
20243031,408$452,460

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more160231$82
93306Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function222226$81
93280Programming of dual lead pacemaker system5068$52
93294Evaluation of single, dual, multiple lead or leadless pacemaker system, remote up to 90 days45135$20
93010Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only383532$6

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
EliquisApixaban22313,407$247,268
XareltoRivaroxaban523,480$60,595
EntrestoSacubitril/Valsartan462,613$55,467
JardianceEmpagliflozin312,010$38,469
FarxigaDapagliflozin Propanediol13382$7,282

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.10$204Amgen Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Christopher William Kocher, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Christopher William Kocher, MD (NPI 1689645590), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Christopher William Kocher, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Christopher William Kocher, MD?

Christopher William Kocher, MD is linked to MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER HEALTH SERVICES INC (billing NPI 1598992554) in the available physician profile data.

Does Christopher William Kocher, MD have Open Payments data?

Christopher William Kocher, MD has 10 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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