Dr. Jeffrey Zane Kartchner, MD

Dr. Kartchner practices at Sean J. McCafferty, MD in Tucson, Arizona.

Dr. Kartchner's NPI, 1760910483, was assigned on May 24, 2017. Dr. Kartchner graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine in 2017. Dr. Kartchner holds Arizona license 63097.

Dr. Kartchner's primary practice is Sean J. McCafferty, MD, at 2177 W Orange Grove Rd, Tucson, AZ 85741 in Pima County. The practice phone is (520) 327-3487.

Dr. Kartchner's primary practice is Sean J. McCafferty, MD in Tucson, Arizona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kartchner to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kartchner practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Kartchner's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Kartchner's licenses on file in 2 states: Arizona and North Carolina.

CMS data shows 1,747 Medicare services from Dr. Kartchner across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 555 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $139,755 for them.

CMS counts 555 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kartchner in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 286 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 67% have high blood pressure. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.01, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kartchner's median patient age at 72, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kartchner wrote 2,769 Medicare Part D claims for 864 patients. 62% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,697 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $182,900 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,086 claims across 19 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 91 out of 100 for Dr. Kartchner for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kartchner accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 198 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Kartchner, more than 84% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Kartchner, published from 2015 to 2024. 2017 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Kartchner has published most often in Adv Med Educ Pract. Dr. Kartchner's most frequent co-authors are Richard Amini, MD, Srikar R. Adhikari, MD and William J. Adamas-Rappaport, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 47 general payments to Dr. Kartchner from 17 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. paid the most, $297.

Dr. Kartchner graduated from University of Arizona College of Medicine in 2017.