Dr. Nicholas Kotch, D.O.
What this data tells you about Dr. Kotch
Dr. Nicholas Kotch is a cardiovascular disease specialist in St Petersburg, FL, with 14 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kotch performed 1,559 Medicare services across 1,070 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kotch received a total of $70,795 from 28 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 764 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in cardiovascular disease. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Kotch is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Remote pacemaker/defibrillator monitoring, 90 days | 216 | $17 | $68 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 179 | $10 | $44 |
| Remote pacemaker monitoring, 90 days | 140 | $23 | $92 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 130 | $85 | $383 |
| Interrogation device evaluation(s), (remote) up to 30 days; implantable cardiovascular physiologic monitor system, implantable loop recorder system, or subcutaneous cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote data acquisition(s), receipt of transmissions and tec | 127 | $28 | $104 |
| Evaluation of cardiac rhythm monitor system, remote up to 30 days | 124 | $21 | $81 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 89 | $59 | $244 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 73 | $64 | $273 |
| Evaluation of single, dual, or multiple lead implantable defibrillator system, remote up to 90 days | 71 | $29 | $114 |
| Heart rhythm review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | 42 | $19 | $74 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity | 42 | $136 | $598 |
| Programming of multiple lead implantable defibrillator system | 36 | $78 | $324 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity | 36 | $106 | $402 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity | 31 | $64 | $224 |
| Evaluation of implantable heart and blood vessel monitoring system | 26 | $36 | $166 |
| Programming of dual lead implantable defibrillator system | 20 | $76 | $301 |
| Insertion of pacemaker and upper and lower heart chamber electrode | 19 | $400 | $1,610 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 19 | $73 | $326 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity | 19 | $96 | $322 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 18 | $119 | $507 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers | 17 | $12 | $54 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 16 | $2 | $10 |
| Insertion of catheters and destruction of tissue to treat abnormal heart rhythm | 16 | $257 | $993 |
| Comprehensive electrophysiologic evaluation with catheter destruction of abnormality causing atrial fibrillation (uncoordinated contraction of upper chambers of heart) by pulmonary vein isolation | 16 | $782 | $3,565 |
| Insertion of implantable defibrillator system | 14 | $728 | $2,919 |
| Insertion of heart rhythm monitor under skin | 12 | $64 | $267 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 11 | $153 | $671 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (77%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 6% for cardiovascular disease in FL.
Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Kotch is an electrophysiology & remote specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 6% of FL peers.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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