John C. Kulze, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Charleston, SC
John C. Kulze, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Charleston, South Carolina, and NPI 1497733794, issued on Jan 6, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 13052, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John C. Kulze
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 13052 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2270 Ashley Crossing Dr, Charleston, SC 29414
- Phone
- (843) 556-2357
- Enumerated
- Jan 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (843) 556-0350
- Medicaid ID
- PA6314 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050211000166); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2270 Ashley Crossing Dr
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Verify John C. Kulze in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 13052Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,555 Medicare Part D claims for 454 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost475 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol162 claims
- Timolol Maleate125 claims
- Lumigan118 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate104 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl87 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: $218.76
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Eye Center OF CharlestonCharleston, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John C. Kulze among 329 ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina
John C. Kulze, MD is one of 329 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 79% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 219 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 329 ophthalmology physician records in South Carolina.
All 329 in South Carolina → Every provider in Charleston → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Daniel Alfaro, M.D.Charleston, SC 294141982719290
- Charles Beischel, MD PHDCharleston, SC 294141417935834
- John Boatwright, MDCharleston, SC 294141285657908
- Patrick Dennis, M.D.Charleston, SC 294141811976517
- Laurie Elliott, M.D.Charleston, SC 294141174500623
- Eric Jablon, M.D.Charleston, SC 294141215042569
- Michael Johnson, M.D.Charleston, SC 294141548203185
- John Kerrison, M.D.Charleston, SC 294141952416257
Common questions
What is John C. Kulze, MD's NPI number?
John C. Kulze, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497733794, issued on Jan 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John C. Kulze, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2270 Ashley Crossing Dr, Charleston, SC, 29414. Phone: (843) 556-2357. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John C. Kulze, MD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 13052, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John C. Kulze, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John C. Kulze, MD had 1,555 Medicare Part D claims for 454 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John C. Kulze, 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.