Lear Von Koch, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Scranton, PA
Lear Von Koch, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1487725891, issued on Nov 10, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD022688E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lear Von Koch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- MD022688E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 720 Madison Ave, Scranton, PA 18510
- Phone
- (570) 343-1115
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110511000692); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1972
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 720 Madison Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brian Mott, MDSpecialist1639165111
Verify Lear Von Koch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD022688ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $433.97
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Geisinger ClinicScranton, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lear Von Koch among 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania
Lear Von Koch, M.D. is one of 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1972 · median 1998 among the 223 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 377 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Scranton → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Stella, D.O.Scranton, PA 185101780632703
- David Meir-Levi, D.O.Stroudsburg, PA 183601053311795
- Steven Marra, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187021306928056
- Alfred Casale, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111598730384
- John Conte, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111326087990
- John Darrell, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111801893573
- Michael Harostock, M.D.9Wilkes Barre, PA 187111013915008
- Jacqueline Lee, MDWilkes Barre, PA 187111124230560
Common questions
What is Lear Von Koch, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lear Von Koch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487725891, issued on Nov 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lear Von Koch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 720 Madison Ave, Scranton, PA, 18510. Phone: (570) 343-1115. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lear Von Koch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD022688E, 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 Lear Von Koch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lear Von Koch, M.D. had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lear Von Koch, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.4 of 100. 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.