Dr. Kurt R. Oettel, MD

Dr. Oettel practices at Black River Memorial Hospital in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, part of Black River Health.

Dr. Oettel's NPI, 1770585051, was assigned on June 1, 2005. Dr. Oettel holds Wisconsin license 40041.

Dr. Oettel's primary practice is Black River Memorial Hospital, at 711 W Adams St, Black River Falls, WI 54615 in Jackson County. The practice phone is (715) 284-5361.

Dr. Oettel's primary practice is Black River Memorial Hospital in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, part of Black River Health. Dr. Oettel is also affiliated with Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center. The medical group on file is Gundersen Health System. Dmand AI also links Dr. Oettel to 4 more hospitals, 8 medical groups, 5 group practices and clinics and 1 rural health clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Oettel's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Oettel practices, 12 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hematology and oncology is Dr. Oettel's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RH0003X. Dmand AI has Dr. Oettel's licenses on file in 2 states: Wisconsin and Iowa.

CMS data shows 1,057 Medicare services from Dr. Oettel across 16 procedure codes in 2024, for 208 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $45,784 for them.

CMS counts 208 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Oettel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 99 patients. 75% of them have cancer, and 72% have high blood pressure. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.03, 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. Oettel's median patient age at 70, with 56% women.

In 2024, Dr. Oettel wrote 1,153 Medicare Part D claims for 182 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 922 of them, across 28 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $254,443 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 514 claims across 18 drugs.

Dr. Oettel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Oettel as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 12 papers to Dr. Oettel, published from 2012 to 2023. 2020 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Lung Neoplasms and Biomarkers, Tumor. Dr. Oettel has published most often in J Clin Oncol. Dr. Oettel's most frequent co-authors are Gregory A. Masters, MD, Nathan A. Pennell, MD, PhD and Chandra P. Belani, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Oettel to 10 clinical trials, 9 of them phase 3 studies. 8 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Breast Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating and Lung Neoplasms. National Cancer Institute (NCI) sponsors the most, 7.

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Oettel from 4 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 80% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $109.