Dr. John C. Kulze III, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,719
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,629
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,555
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Industry payments
- $2,792
- Practice address
- 18 Farmfield Avenue, Charleston, SC 29407
- Practice phone
- Call (843) 958-2625
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Roper St. Francis Eye Care Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Charleston, South Carolina
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Dr. John C. Kulze III is an ophthalmologist in Charleston, South Carolina
Dr. Kulze practices at Roper St. Francis Eye Care Center in Charleston, South Carolina.
Dr. Kulze's NPI, 1497733794, was assigned on January 6, 2006. Dr. Kulze graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Kulze holds South Carolina license 13052.
- NPI
- 1497733794NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 9739131327
- NPI enumeration date
- January 6, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (843) 958-2625
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 63
- Medical school graduation
- 1989
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. John C. Kulze III practices at Roper St. Francis Eye Care Center in Charleston, South Carolina
Dr. Kulze's primary practice is Roper St. Francis Eye Care Center, at 18 Farmfield Avenue, Charleston, SC 29407. The practice phone is (843) 958-2625.
- Roper St. Francis Eye Care Center18 Farmfield Avenue, Charleston, SC 29407Phone(843) 958-2625
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. John C. Kulze III is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Kulze's primary practice is Roper St. Francis Eye Care Center in Charleston, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kulze to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, 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. John C. Kulze III's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kulze practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Roper St. Francis Eye Care Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. John C. Kulze III is one of 269 ophthalmologists in South Carolina
Ophthalmology is Dr. Kulze's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Kulze is licensed in South Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, South CarolinaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. John C. Kulze III billed Medicare for 3,719 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,719 Medicare services from Dr. Kulze across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,629 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $287,352 for them.
Dr. Kulze's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 3,2082024: 3,3555%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3202024: 3123%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 422024: 412%
- Imaging
- 2023: 02024: 11
Where Dr. Kulze's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3,40792%
- In a facility3128%
Dr. Kulze compared with the South Carolina median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Kulze
- South Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 3,719vs 2,44652% above
- Medicare patients
- 1,629vs 88185% above
- Part D claims
- 1,447vs 74893% above
Medians across 277 ophthalmologists in South Carolina with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kulze'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. John C. Kulze III treated 1,629 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 1,629 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kulze in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 770 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 1% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.03, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kulze's median patient age at 76, with 64% women.
Dr. Kulze's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Kulze's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women99261%
- Men63739%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Kulze's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis46%
- Diabetes32%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
- Ischemic heart disease23%
- Anxiety20%
- Osteoporosis20%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Kulze's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 76
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women64%
- Men35%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. John C. Kulze III wrote 1,555 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Kulze wrote 1,555 Medicare Part D claims for 454 patients. 67% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,447 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $190,560 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,572 claims across 20 drugs.
Dr. Kulze's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,042 claims67%
- Brand-name513 claims33%
Dr. Kulze'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: 1,5722024: 1,4478%
Drugs named by CMS: 20 in 2024, 20 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. John C. Kulze III scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Kulze for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kulze accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 312 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Kulze, more than 90% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
Where Dr. Kulze ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 90th percentile312 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. John C. Kulze III received $2,792 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 98 general payments to Dr. Kulze from 20 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 93% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $555.
General payments to Dr. Kulze by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Kulze by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$2,60393%
- Education$1887%
Companies that paid Dr. Kulze 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. John C. Kulze III graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine
Dr. Kulze graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1989.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. John C. Kulze III'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. John C. Kulze III's NPI number?
Dr. John C. Kulze III's NPI number is 1497733794. It was assigned on January 6, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. John C. Kulze III?
Dr. John C. Kulze III is an ophthalmologist in Charleston, South Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. John C. Kulze III practice?
Dr. Kulze practices at 18 Farmfield Avenue, Charleston, SC 29407. Dr. Kulze's primary practice is Roper St. Francis Eye Care Center in Charleston, South Carolina. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kulze to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. John C. Kulze III's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kulze is (843) 958-2625.
What is Dr. John C. Kulze III's medical license number?
Dr. Kulze holds South Carolina license 13052.
Does Dr. John C. Kulze III accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kulze billed Medicare for 3,719 services in 2024, and Dr. Kulze accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. John C. Kulze III's MIPS score?
Dr. Kulze's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. John C. Kulze III see?
CMS counts 1,629 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kulze in 2024, with an average age of 77.
What services does Dr. John C. Kulze III bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Kulze's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), eye exam or test (92012) and eye exam or test (92133).
Where did Dr. John C. Kulze III go to medical school?
Dr. Kulze graduated from Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine in 1989.
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What drugs does Dr. John C. Kulze III prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kulze's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Dorzolamide-Timolol and Timolol Maleate.
Has Dr. John C. Kulze III received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,792 in general payments to Dr. Kulze from 20 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. John C. Kulze III been practicing?
Dr. Kulze graduated from medical school in 1989, 37 years ago.
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