Dr. Alexander Kurchin, MD

Dr. Kurchin practices at Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York, part of Rochester Regional Health.

Dr. Kurchin's NPI, 1538135066, was assigned on February 24, 2006. Dr. Kurchin graduated from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Hadassah Medical School in 1971. Dr. Kurchin's New York license number on file is 133914-1.

Dr. Kurchin's primary practice is Rochester General Hospital, at 1425 Portland Avenue, Rochester, NY 14621 in Monroe County. The practice phone is (585) 922-4000.

Dr. Kurchin's primary practice is Rochester General Hospital in Rochester, New York, part of Rochester Regional Health. The medical group on file is Rochester General Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kurchin to 2 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kurchin practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Kurchin's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Kurchin is board certified in colon & rectal surgery by the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Kurchin's licenses on file in 2 states: New York and Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, colonoscopy, groin hernia surgery and intestinal or bowel obstruction among the conditions Dr. Kurchin treats.

CMS data shows 122 Medicare services from Dr. Kurchin across 6 procedure codes in 2023, for 38 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,118 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 38 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kurchin in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 14 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 34% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.20, 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. Kurchin's median patient age at 67, with 43% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kurchin wrote 78 Medicare Part D claims for 37 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 33 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,187 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 15 claims across 1 drug.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 97 out of 100 for Dr. Kurchin for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Kurchin accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 62 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Kurchin, more than 68% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 16 papers to Dr. Kurchin, published from 2015 to 2020. 2016 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Sympathectomy, Gastrostomy and Horner Syndrome. Dr. Kurchin has published most often in Gastrointest Endosc. Dr. Kurchin's most frequent co-authors are Tara Chen, MD, Surinder Devgun, MD and Gayani Rashmika Fonseka, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 128 general payments to Dr. Kurchin from 24 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $980.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Kurchin.

Dr. Kurchin graduated from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Hadassah Medical School in 1971. Dr. Kurchin is a member of ACS.

Dr. Kurchin is in network with 10 carriers, including Aetna, MVP Health Care and Highmark. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.