Dr. Arun Kuchela, MD

Dr. Kuchela practices at Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas, Oregon, part of Kaiser Permanente.

Dr. Kuchela's NPI, 1366478810, was assigned on June 25, 2006. Dr. Kuchela holds Washington license MD00044227.

Dr. Kuchela's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center, at 10180 Se Sunnyside Road, Clackamas, OR 97015 in Clackamas County. The practice phone is (503) 652-2880.

Dr. Kuchela's primary practice is Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center in Clackamas, Oregon, part of Kaiser Permanente. Dr. Kuchela is also affiliated with Kaiser Permanente Westside Medical Center. The medical group on file is Kaiser Permanente Northwest. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kuchela to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Kuchela's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dmand AI has Dr. Kuchela's licenses on file in 2 states: Washington and Massachusetts.

CMS data shows 64 Medicare services from Dr. Kuchela across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 83 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $369 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 83 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kuchela in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 29 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 64% have high cholesterol. 40% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.95, 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. Kuchela's median patient age at 56, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kuchela wrote 2,202 Medicare Part D claims for 516 patients. 80% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,080 of them, across 28 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $287,450 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,136 claims across 30 drugs.

Dr. Kuchela accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 16 general payments to Dr. Kuchela from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 77% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $1,455.