Dr. Joel M. Kichler, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 347
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 298
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,344
- MIPS score, 2024
- 90
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 1301 Carlisle St, Natrona, PA 15065
- Practice phone
- Call (412) 224-5100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Joel M. Kichler is a gastroenterologist in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania
Dr. Kichler practices at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona, Pennsylvania, part of Highmark Health.
Dr. Kichler's NPI, 1972502516, was assigned on July 16, 2005. Dr. Kichler graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine in 1976. Dr. Kichler holds Pennsylvania license MD019480E.
- NPI
- 1972502516NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6204877988
- NPI enumeration date
- July 16, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (412) 224-5100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 76
- Medical school graduation
- 1976
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joel M. Kichler practices at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona, Pennsylvania
Dr. Kichler's primary practice is Allegheny Valley Hospital, at 1301 Carlisle St, Natrona, PA 15065 in Allegheny County. The practice phone is (412) 224-5100.
- Allegheny Valley Hospital1301 Carlisle St, Natrona, PA 15065 · Allegheny CountyPhone(412) 224-5100
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Joel M. Kichler is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Kichler's primary practice is Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona, Pennsylvania, part of Highmark Health. Dr. Kichler is also affiliated with West Penn Hospital. The medical group on file is AHN Primary Care - Family Med Associates at H+W Pavilion Bethel Park. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kichler to 1 more hospital, 1 physician office and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joel M. Kichler's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kichler practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Allegheny Valley Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +4 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joel M. Kichler is one of 899 gastroenterologists in Pennsylvania
Gastroenterology is Dr. Kichler's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Kichler is licensed in Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, PennsylvaniaPrimary
Gastroenterologists near Dr. Kichler
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joel M. Kichler billed Medicare for 347 services in 2024
CMS data shows 347 Medicare services from Dr. Kichler across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 298 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $41,458 for them.
Dr. Kichler's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 2522024: 2414%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 422024: 6248%
- Other services
- 2023: 412024: 447%
Where Dr. Kichler's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office298%
- In a facility31892%
Dr. Kichler compared with the Pennsylvania median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Kichler
- Pennsylvania median
- Medicare services
- 347vs 40113% below
- Medicare patients
- 298vs 294Close to median
- Part D claims
- 1,194vs 3753.2 times
Medians across 899 gastroenterologists in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kichler's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
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. Joel M. Kichler treated 298 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 298 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kichler in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 177 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.25, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kichler's median patient age at 72, with 47% women.
Dr. Kichler's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Kichler's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women16154%
- Men13746%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kichler's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis49%
- Diabetes30%
- Anxiety29%
- Ischemic heart disease26%
- Mood disorders26%
- Cancer24%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kichler's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women47%
- Men53%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joel M. Kichler wrote 1,344 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kichler wrote 1,344 Medicare Part D claims for 849 patients. 76% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,194 of them, across 19 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $98,928 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,158 claims across 18 drugs.
Dr. Kichler's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,018 claims76%
- Brand-name326 claims24%
Dr. Kichler'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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Kichler's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics1%18 of 1,344 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,1582024: 1,1943%
Drugs named by CMS: 19 in 2024, 18 in 2023.
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. Joel M. Kichler scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Kichler for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Kichler accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 97 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Kichler, more than 79% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Kichler's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 90of 100Final score
- 91.8of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 73of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Kichler ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Colonoscopy
- 79th percentile97 procedures
- Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
- 73rd percentile86 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Joel M. Kichler received $4,746 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 224 general payments to Dr. Kichler from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 94% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,352.
General payments to Dr. Kichler by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Kichler by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$4,45694%
- Education$2896%
Companies that paid Dr. Kichler the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Joel M. Kichler graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine
Dr. Kichler graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine in 1976.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Joel M. Kichler's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Joel M. Kichler's NPI number?
Dr. Joel M. Kichler's NPI number is 1972502516. It was assigned on July 16, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joel M. Kichler?
Dr. Joel M. Kichler is a gastroenterologist in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. Joel M. Kichler practice?
Dr. Kichler practices at 1301 Carlisle St, Natrona, PA 15065. Dr. Kichler's primary practice is Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona, Pennsylvania, part of Highmark Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kichler to 1 hospital, 1 physician office and 1 hospital outpatient department.
What is Dr. Joel M. Kichler's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kichler is (412) 224-5100.
What is Dr. Joel M. Kichler's medical license number?
Dr. Kichler holds Pennsylvania license MD019480E.
Which hospitals is Dr. Joel M. Kichler affiliated with?
Dr. Kichler practices at Allegheny Valley Hospital in Natrona, Pennsylvania. Dr. Kichler is also affiliated with West Penn Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Kichler to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Joel M. Kichler part of?
Dr. Kichler is linked to AHN Primary Care - Family Med Associates at H+W Pavilion Bethel Park.
Does Dr. Joel M. Kichler accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kichler billed Medicare for 347 services in 2024, and Dr. Kichler accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Joel M. Kichler's MIPS score?
Dr. Kichler's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 90 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joel M. Kichler see?
CMS counts 298 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kichler in 2024, with an average age of 73.
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What services does Dr. Joel M. Kichler bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kichler's most billed Medicare services were surgery: digestive system (45385), surgery: digestive system (43239) and surgery: digestive system (45380).
Where did Dr. Joel M. Kichler go to medical school?
Dr. Kichler graduated from University of Toledo College of Medicine in 1976.
What drugs does Dr. Joel M. Kichler prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kichler's most prescribed drugs by claims were Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf, Peg 3350-Electrolyte and Pantoprazole Sodium.
Has Dr. Joel M. Kichler received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $4,746 in general payments to Dr. Kichler from 27 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Joel M. Kichler been practicing?
Dr. Kichler graduated from medical school in 1976, 50 years ago.
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