Elizabeth Chen Kurtz, MD
Nephrology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Elizabeth Chen Kurtz, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1669902813, issued on Jun 19, 2017. Check the license (Pennsylvania MT220076, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elizabeth Chen Kurtz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License numbers
- MT220076 PA
271945 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Medical Arts Building, Pittsburgh, PA 15213
- Phone
- (617) 643-0596
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jan 3, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220623000526); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 2017
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elizabeth Chen Kurtz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MT220076Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
940 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate129 claims
- Calcitriol101 claims
- Losartan Potassium65 claims
- Spironolactone51 claims
- Potassium Citrate Er45 claims
- Lisinopril43 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $79.17
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Teredesai Mccann And Associates PCBridgeville, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Elizabeth Chen Kurtz among 651 nephrology physician records in Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Chen Kurtz, MD is one of 651 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2001 among the 468 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 651 nephrology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 651 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Filitsa BenderPittsburgh, PA 152131851458418
- Emmanouel Coroneos, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131861478091
- Robert Denshaw, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131457339467
- Laurence FriedmanPittsburgh, PA 152131740266659
- Ambreen Gul, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131346322757
- Sundaram Hariharan, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131619928447
- Hoda KaldasPittsburgh, PA 152131740316884
- Nitin KamatPittsburgh, PA 152131740278845
Common questions
What is Elizabeth Chen Kurtz, MD's NPI number?
Elizabeth Chen Kurtz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669902813, issued on Jun 19, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elizabeth Chen Kurtz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Medical Arts Building, Pittsburgh, PA, 15213. Phone: (617) 643-0596. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elizabeth Chen Kurtz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MT220076, 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 Elizabeth Chen Kurtz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elizabeth Chen Kurtz, MD had 940 Medicare Part D claims for 302 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.