Cole James Kircher, DO
Surgery Physician · New Ulm, MN
Cole James Kircher, DO is a surgery physician with a practice address in New Ulm, Minnesota, and NPI 1649763764, issued on Jun 13, 2018. Check the license (Minnesota 74489, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cole James Kircher
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 74489 MN
5151010819 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1217 8TH St N, New Ulm, MN 56073
- Phone
- (507) 217-5000
- Enumerated
- Jun 13, 2018
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230711003123); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Cole James Kircher in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 74489Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl18 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): 83.5 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: $9,011.29
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Allina Health SystemNew Ulm, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cole James Kircher among 742 surgery physician records in Minnesota
Cole James Kircher, DO is one of 742 surgery physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2009 among the 430 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Minnesota
There are 742 surgery physician records in Minnesota.
All 742 in Minnesota → Every provider in New Ulm → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Corinne Jordan, M.D.New Ulm, MN 560731528292729
- Kellie Newman, MDNew Ulm, MN 560731023119583
- Karl Papierniak, MDNew Ulm, MN 560731417059221
- Michael Young, MDNew Prague, MN 560711730595364
- Venkata Murthy, MDSleepy Eye, MN 560851497724892
- Thomas Davis, M.D.Springfield, MN 560871043288269
- Robert Fernandez, MDFairmont, MN 560311114904869
- Laura Grigereit, MDFairmont, MN 560311952821530
Common questions
What is Cole James Kircher, DO's NPI number?
Cole James Kircher, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649763764, issued on Jun 13, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cole James Kircher, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1217 8TH St N, New Ulm, MN, 56073. Phone: (507) 217-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cole James Kircher, DO's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 74489, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Cole James Kircher, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cole James Kircher, DO had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Cole James Kircher, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.5 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.