Dr. Rachel Wang Kuchtey, MD, PhD

Dr. Kuchtey practices at Vanderbilt Surgery Center Cool Springs in Franklin, Tennessee.

Dr. Kuchtey's NPI, 1235213349, was assigned on October 25, 2006. Dr. Kuchtey holds Tennessee license MD39644.

Dr. Kuchtey's primary practice is Vanderbilt Surgery Center Cool Springs, at 2009 Mallory Lane, Suite 100, Franklin, TN 37067. The practice phone is (615) 468-2772.

Dr. Kuchtey's primary practice is Vanderbilt Surgery Center Cool Springs in Franklin, Tennessee. Dr. Kuchtey is also affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kuchtey 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. Kuchtey practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Ophthalmology is Dr. Kuchtey's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Kuchtey is licensed in Tennessee.

CMS data shows 1,280 Medicare services from Dr. Kuchtey across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 432 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $65,044 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 432 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kuchtey in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 184 patients. 71% of them have high cholesterol, and 70% have high blood pressure. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.07, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kuchtey's median patient age at 73, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kuchtey wrote 2,613 Medicare Part D claims for 423 patients. 69% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,575 of them, across 25 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $227,940 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,346 claims across 24 drugs.

Dr. Kuchtey accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 117 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Kuchtey, more than 76% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 41 papers to Dr. Kuchtey, published from 2010 to 2025. 2013 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Intraocular Pressure, Glaucoma and Glaucoma, Open-Angle. Dr. Kuchtey has published most often in Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci. Dr. Kuchtey's most frequent co-authors are Karen M. Joos, MD, Stephen J. Kim, MD and Pratap Challa, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 14 general payments to Dr. Kuchtey from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 82% of the total. Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $5,884.