Sam Kuchinka M.D.
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1639412000 is registered to Sam Kuchinka M.D., a Ophthalmology Physician practising at Memorial Medical Center, 1615 Maple Lane in Ashland, Wisconsin. Ophthalmology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Sam Kuchinka M.D. has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2013.
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Medicare enrollment
This provider holds 3 Medicare enrollments on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20170718001568OphthalmologyWI
- I20231006002512OphthalmologyMI
- I20251120002701OphthalmologyMN
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Sam Kuchinka M.D. accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Sam Kuchinka M.D. directly at (715) 685-5500.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1639412000 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Ophthalmology Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (715) 685-5500.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Sam Kuchinka M.D. is a Type-1 individual NPI.