Christopher William Kocher, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician · State College, PA
Christopher William Kocher, MD is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician with a practice address in State College, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1689645590, issued on Jan 30, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD459948, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher William Kocher
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician 207RC0001X
- License number
- MD459948 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1850 E Park Ave, State College, PA 16803
- Phone
- (814) 234-8800
- Enumerated
- Jan 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 1, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 235-1133
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170220000566); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher William Kocher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD459948Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician in 2024
1,408 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,710 among the 3,173 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis223 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate217 claims
- Carvedilol72 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium63 claims
- Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)59 claims
- Xarelto52 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $203.80
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 3,167 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,651.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Mount Nittany Medical Center Health Services IncPhilipsburg, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher William Kocher among 205 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in Pennsylvania
Christopher William Kocher, MD is one of 205 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 96% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 96% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2001 among the 168 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0001X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 205 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 205 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in State College → Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Charles Nydegger, MDState College, PA 168031730152745
- David HoAltoona, PA 166021760655427
- Gorgi Kozeski, D.O.Altoona, PA 166011689817272
- Safwat Gassis, M.D.Camp Hill, PA 170111891755922
- David Man, M.D.Camp Hill, PA 170111750384996
- Robert Stevenson, M.D.Camp Hill, PA 170111225244684
- Gregory Burkman, MD, PHARMDHershey, PA 170331043500341
- Mario Gonzalez, MDHershey, PA 170331841204021
Common questions
What is Christopher William Kocher, MD's NPI number?
Christopher William Kocher, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689645590, issued on Jan 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher William Kocher, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1850 E Park Ave, State College, PA, 16803. Phone: (814) 234-8800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher William Kocher, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD459948, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Christopher William Kocher, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher William Kocher, MD had 1,408 Medicare Part D claims for 303 beneficiaries; the average among clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician prescribers was 1,710. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher William Kocher, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.