Dr. Wayne Robert Kotzker, MD

Dr. Kotzker practices at West Boynton Dialysis in Lake Worth, Florida.

Dr. Kotzker's NPI, 1124120019, was assigned on September 2, 2006. Dr. Kotzker graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1994. Dr. Kotzker holds Florida license ME88119.

Dr. Kotzker's primary practice is West Boynton Dialysis, at 5503 S Congress Ave, Lake Worth, FL 33462 in Palm Beach County. The practice phone is (561) 736-6096.

Dr. Kotzker's primary practice is West Boynton Dialysis in Lake Worth, Florida. Dr. Kotzker is also affiliated with Boca Raton Regional Hospital. The medical group on file is Florida Kidney Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kotzker to 3 more hospitals, 4 dialysis centers, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kotzker practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Nephrology is Dr. Kotzker's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Kotzker is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Kotzker's licenses on file in 4 states: Florida, New Hampshire, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic kidney disease, fluid and electrolyte imbalances, hypercalcemia, kidney disease and parathyroid gland disorder among the conditions Dr. Kotzker treats.

CMS data shows 4,862 Medicare services from Dr. Kotzker across 27 procedure codes in 2024, for 888 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $344,672 for them.

CMS counts 888 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kotzker in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 374 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 12% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.60, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kotzker's median patient age at 77, with 40% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kotzker wrote 3,047 Medicare Part D claims for 427 patients. 74% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,597 of them, across 59 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $728,424 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,448 claims across 55 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 88 out of 100 for Dr. Kotzker for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kotzker accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Kotzker as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Kotzker, published from 2013 to 2024. 2024 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Erectile Dysfunction, Kidney and Renal Dialysis. Dr. Kotzker has published most often in Kidney Int. Dr. Kotzker's most frequent co-authors are Alberto Casaretto, MD, Reinaldo Rosario, MD and Jason Douglas Christie, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Kotzker to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Hyperkalemia, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic and Renal Insufficiency.

CMS Open Payments shows 1,236 general payments to Dr. Kotzker from 43 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. paid the most, $100,557. It also lists 9 research payments totaling $912 in 2019.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Kotzker, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013. Dr. Kotzker serves on DaVita Integrated Kidney Care South Florida ESCO.

Dr. Kotzker graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 1994.

Dr. Kotzker is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.