Jay Kuchera, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Port St Lucie, FL
Jay Kuchera, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Port St Lucie, Florida, and NPI 1013974450, issued on Apr 28, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME 50771, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jay Kuchera
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- ME 50771 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10244 S US Highway 1, Port St Lucie, FL 34952
- Phone
- (772) 924-2527
- Enumerated
- Apr 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (772) 337-9034
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080422000184); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 10244 S US Highway 1
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lauren Gold, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1083369581
- Taylor Haluck, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1235514977
- Loel Warsch, MDAnesthesiology Physician1477971802
Verify Jay Kuchera in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME 50771Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
8,441 Medicare Part D claims for 1,299 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 6,312 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen2,554 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,339 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er748 claims
- Pregabalin706 claims
- Tramadol Hcl328 claims
- Morphine Sulfate294 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $149.69
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Mobile Anesthesia Associates LLCOkeechobee, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jay Kuchera among 3,375 anesthesiology physician records in Florida
Jay Kuchera, MD is one of 3,375 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Florida. 75% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 2,312 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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 207L00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anesthesiology Physician providers in Florida
There are 3,375 anesthesiology physician records in Florida.
All 3,375 in Florida → Every provider in Port St Lucie → Anesthesiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bylsma Allen, MDPort Saint Lucie, FL 349521861430100
- Robert Bastian, MDPort St Lucie, FL 349521588602726
- David Bean, MDPort St Lucie, FL 349521568494391
- Julie Crispin, M.D.Port St Lucie, FL 349521598719908
- James D'Amato, M.D.Port St Lucie, FL 349521114929031
- Stephanie Drabin, M.D.Port St Lucie, FL 349521962412882
- Ulises Fernandez Miro, MDPort St Lucie, FL 349521184670333
- Keith Ingram, M.D.Port St Lucie, FL 349521740235878
Common questions
What is Jay Kuchera, MD's NPI number?
Jay Kuchera, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013974450, issued on Apr 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jay Kuchera, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10244 S US Highway 1, Port St Lucie, FL, 34952. Phone: (772) 924-2527. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jay Kuchera, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME 50771, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jay Kuchera, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jay Kuchera, MD had 8,441 Medicare Part D claims for 1,299 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jay Kuchera, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.