Samuel Alexander Kociola
Surgery Physician · Kittanning, PA
Samuel Alexander Kociola is a surgery physician with a practice address in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1467915587, issued on Apr 8, 2019. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS023836, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel Alexander Kociola
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- OS023836 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 Medical Arts Bldg Ste 540, Kittanning, PA 16201
- Phone
- (724) 543-4942
- Enumerated
- Apr 8, 2019
- Record last updated
- Aug 9, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240823002244); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 500 Medical Arts Bldg Ste 540
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Mohamad Rassoul Abu-Nuwar, MDSurgery Physician1992206437
- Kelly Zbanic, D.O.Surgery Physician1275703209
Verify Samuel Alexander Kociola in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS023836Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
48 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl11 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: $2,611.76
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; 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 2 group practices
- Glade Run Medical Associates IncKittanning, PA
- Indiana Healthcare Physician Services IncIndiana, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel Alexander Kociola among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Samuel Alexander Kociola is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 77% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 208600000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 surgery physician records list a practice address in Kittanning
They are 6 of the 362 NPPES records with a practice address in Kittanning, and 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 1,867 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Kittanning → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohamad Rassoul Abu-Nuwar, MDKittanning, PA 162011992206437
- Ricky Clay, M.D.Kittanning, PA 162011558656298
- Paul Frederick, M.D.Kittanning, PA 162011518921782
- Charles Sloane, MDKittanning, PA 162011245231265
- Kelly Zbanic, D.O.Kittanning, PA 162011275703209
- James Kolenich, MDTransfer, PA 161541033228184
- Jon Henwood, D.O.Hermitage, PA 161481255338786
- Gene Marcelli, MDHermitage, PA 161481871576678
Common questions
What is Samuel Alexander Kociola's NPI number?
Samuel Alexander Kociola's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467915587, issued on Apr 8, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel Alexander Kociola located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 Medical Arts Bldg Ste 540, Kittanning, PA, 16201. Phone: (724) 543-4942. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel Alexander Kociola's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS023836, 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 Samuel Alexander Kociola prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel Alexander Kociola had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.