Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz, MD

  • Buffalo, NY
  • Rheumatologist
NPI1821159203
Medicare services, 2023
1,169
Part D claims, 2024
140
MIPS score, 2024
97
Industry payments
$792,335
Affiliated sites
1
Practice address
3495 Bailey Ave, Buffalo, NY 14215
Practice phone
Call (202) 382-2579
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Buffalo VAMC

Buffalo, New York

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Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz is a rheumatologist in Buffalo, New York

Dr. Kurucz practices at Buffalo VAMC in Buffalo, New York.

Dr. Kurucz's NPI, 1821159203, was assigned on December 12, 2006. Dr. Kurucz graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1995. Dr. Kurucz holds Pennsylvania license MD472119.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
December 12, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(202) 382-2579
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
57
Medical school graduation
1995

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz practices at Buffalo VAMC in Buffalo, New York

Dr. Kurucz's primary practice is Buffalo VAMC, at 3495 Bailey Ave, Buffalo, NY 14215 in Erie County. The practice phone is (202) 382-2579.

  • Buffalo VAMC
    3495 Bailey Ave, Buffalo, NY 14215 · Erie CountyPhone(202) 382-2579

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Kurucz's primary practice is Buffalo VAMC in Buffalo, New York. The medical group on file is St. Luke's South Mountain Family Practice. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kurucz to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Buffalo VAMCAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz is one of 514 rheumatologists in New York

Rheumatology is Dr. Kurucz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dmand AI has Dr. Kurucz's licenses on file in 2 states: Pennsylvania and New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Rheumatology, PennsylvaniaPrimaryLicense MD472119 · taxonomy 207RR0500X
  • New York licenseLicense 223243

Rheumatologists near Dr. Kurucz

Counts of rheumatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz billed Medicare for 1,169 services in 2023

CMS data shows 1,169 Medicare services from Dr. Kurucz across 5 procedure codes in 2023. Medicare paid $35,186 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20231,169
Paid by Medicare$35,186
Procedure codes5

Dr. Kurucz's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023

  • 2022
  • 2023
Drugs given in the office
2022: 9602023: 960No change
Office and hospital visits
2022: 2102023: 1938%
Tests and treatments
2022: 162023: 16No change

Dr. Kurucz compared with the New York median for rheumatologists, 2023

  • Dr. Kurucz
  • New York median
Medicare services
1,169vs 5652.1 times
Part D claims
93vs 92190% below

Medians across 509 rheumatologists in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Kurucz's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz's patients have a median age of 65

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kurucz's median patient age at 65, with 63% women.

Dr. Kurucz's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women63%
  • Men35%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz wrote 140 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Kurucz wrote 140 Medicare Part D claims for 61 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 93 of them, across 5 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,244 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,015 claims across 20 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024140
Drugs named by CMS5
Total drug cost$1,244
Part D patients61

Dr. Kurucz's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic130 claims93%
  • Brand-name and other10 claims7%

Dr. Kurucz's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,0152024: 9391%

Drugs named by CMS: 5 in 2024, 20 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz scored 97 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Kurucz for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

Dr. Kurucz's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 97of 100Final score
  • 82.3of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz received $792,335 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 1,173 general payments to Dr. Kurucz from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 62% of the total. Celgene Corporation paid the most, $448,853.

General payments to Dr. Kurucz by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Kurucz by kind, 2016 to 2025

$792.3Kin total
  • Speaker and faculty fees$488,92162%
  • Travel and lodging$131,61317%
  • Honoraria$118,06515%
  • Food and beverage$29,4924%
  • Other$24,1113%

Companies that paid Dr. Kurucz the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine

Dr. Kurucz graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1995.

  1. Medical schoolGeorgetown University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel Data
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesClinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz's NPI number?

Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz's NPI number is 1821159203. It was assigned on December 12, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz?

Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz is a rheumatologist in Buffalo, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).

Where does Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz practice?

Dr. Kurucz practices at 3495 Bailey Ave, Buffalo, NY 14215. Dr. Kurucz's primary practice is Buffalo VAMC in Buffalo, New York. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kurucz to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Kurucz is (202) 382-2579.

What is Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz's medical license number?

Dr. Kurucz holds Pennsylvania license MD472119, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Kurucz in Pennsylvania and New York.

What medical group is Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz part of?

Dr. Kurucz is linked to St. Luke's South Mountain Family Practice.

Does Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kurucz billed Medicare for 1,169 services in 2023.

What is Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz's MIPS score?

Dr. Kurucz's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 97 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

What services does Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz bill to Medicare?

In 2023, Dr. Kurucz's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0897), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, new patient (99204).

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Where did Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz go to medical school?

Dr. Kurucz graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine in 1995.

What drugs does Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kurucz's most prescribed drugs by claims were Methotrexate, Allopurinol and Prednisone.

Has Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $792,335 in general payments to Dr. Kurucz from 18 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Celgene Corporation.

How long has Dr. Oliver S. Kurucz been practicing?

Dr. Kurucz graduated from medical school in 1995, 31 years ago.

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