Dr. Melanie K. Kuechle, MD

Dr. Kuechle practices at Proliance Hand Wrist and Elbow Physicians in Bellevue, Washington.

Dr. Kuechle's NPI, 1184700981, was assigned on October 27, 2006. Dr. Kuechle graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1989. Dr. Kuechle holds Washington license MD00032948.

Dr. Kuechle's primary practice is Proliance Hand Wrist and Elbow Physicians, at 1810 116th NE Ave, Bellevue, WA 98004 in King County. The practice phone is (425) 283-5230.

Dr. Kuechle's primary practice is Proliance Hand Wrist and Elbow Physicians in Bellevue, Washington. Dr. Kuechle is also affiliated with University of Utah Hospital. The medical group on file is CTA Pathology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kuechle to 3 more medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kuechle practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Dermatology is Dr. Kuechle's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Kuechle is licensed in Washington.

CMS data shows 836 Medicare services from Dr. Kuechle across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 186 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $50,949 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 186 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kuechle in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 78 patients. 68% of them have high cholesterol, and 57% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.91, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kuechle's median patient age at 70, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kuechle wrote 221 Medicare Part D claims for 83 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 155 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $9,161 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 88 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Kuechle for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kuechle accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 174 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Kuechle, more than 78% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Kuechle in 2020. The most frequent topics are Skin. Dr. Kuechle's most frequent co-authors are John J. Zone, MD, Nooshin Ketabchi Brinster, MD and Michael Joseph Camilleri, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 237 general payments to Dr. Kuechle from 21 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 56% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $11,571.

Dr. Kuechle graduated from Baylor College of Medicine in 1989.