Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Joseph Kusick, D.O.
Internal Medicine · Butler, PA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
This page presents federal public records about Dr. Kusick from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Kusick
Dr. Joseph Kusick is an internal medicine specialist in Butler, PA, with 16 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Kusick performed 857 Medicare services across 696 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Kusick received a total of $15,098 from 43 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 535 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in internal medicine. 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. Kusick is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 16 years in practice
▲ Top 32% volume in PA
$15,098 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗857
Medicare services
Top 32% in PA for internal medicine
696
Unique beneficiaries
$67
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~54 Medicare services per year of practice
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
303 | $85 | $171 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead A standard heart rhythm test using at least 12 leads to record electrical activity. A healthcare provider interprets the results and provides a written report. |
116 | $10 | $45 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service. |
104 | $60 | $116 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
68 | $49 | $118 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, high complexity Subsequent hospital inpatient or observation care for an existing patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 50 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
53 | $91 | $167 |
| Sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes Administration of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by the physician performing a procedure. This code covers the initial 15 minutes of sedation for patients aged 5 years or older. |
52 | $10 | $17 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
42 | $116 | $260 |
| EKG interpretation and report A standard electrocardiogram test that records the heart's electrical activity using at least 12 leads. The service includes a professional interpretation of the results and a written report. |
31 | $4 | $45 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
28 | $130 | $323 |
| Cardiac catheterization | 25 | $179 | $880 |
| Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
22 | $100 | $220 |
| Follow-up heart ultrasound An ultrasound of the heart performed to monitor or reassess a previously identified condition or treatment progress. |
13 | $19 | $41 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
2.9% high complexity
1.5% medium
95.6% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$15,098
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $2,157/year across 7 years
Top 5% in PA for internal medicine
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
43
Companies
535
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$15,093 (100.0%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$5 (0.0%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$4,106
2023
$1,523
2022
$2,761
2021
$855
2020
$529
2019
$2,882
2018
$2,442
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Medtronic, Inc.
$2,745
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$240
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$205
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$174
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$71
PFIZER INC.
$70
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$65
ABIOMED
$56
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$53
Abbott Laboratories
$53
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$52
Amgen Inc.
$47
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$38
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$37
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$35
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$30
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$28
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$25
Boston Scientific Corporation
$25
ATRICURE, INC.
$19
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$19
Novo Nordisk Inc
$18
Top 3 companies account for 77.7% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$4,758
Medtronic, Inc.
$3,515
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$797
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$767
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$690
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$629
Amgen Inc.
$542
Boston Scientific Corporation
$474
Abbott Laboratories
$431
PFIZER INC.
$267
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$211
ShockWave Medical, Inc
$174
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$164
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$155
Shockwave Medical, Inc
$151
Novo Nordisk Inc
$145
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$141
Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.
$134
ABIOMED
$105
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$99
HeartFlow, Inc.
$76
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$73
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$71
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$58
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$56
CARDIVA MEDICAL, INC.
$52
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$49
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$31
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$30
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$28
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$28
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$25
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$23
ATRICURE, INC.
$19
Vifor Pharma, Inc.
$19
Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$18
AtriCure, Inc.
$18
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$16
Lundbeck LLC
$15
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$13
Relypsa, Inc.
$13
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$13
United Therapeutics Corporation
$5
Top 3 companies account for 60.1% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ACC2 Cardiac Cryosurgical System · ANDEXXA · AVEIR · Arcalyst · Assure WCD · Assurity Pacemaker · BRILINTA · CAMZYOS · CHANTIX · CONFIRM RX · COREVALVE EVOLUT R · Confirm Rx · CoreValve Evolut · Corlanor · CryoConsole · Delivery Systems · EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) · ELIQUIS · EMBLEM SICD ELECTRODE DELIVERY SYSTEM · ENTRESTO · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Ellipse ICD · FARXIGA · FFRct · Fortify Assura · GENERAL STENTS · HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev · Impella · Inpefa · Integrity · JARDIANCE · JOT DX · Kerendia · LEQVIO · Letairis · LifeSPARC System · LifeVest · Livalo · MULTAQ · NA · NEXLETOL · NORTHERA · ONPATTRO · OPSUMIT · OPSUMIT MACITENTAN · OPTOWIRE · ORENITRAM · Ozempic · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · QUADRA ASSURA · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · ROTAPRO · Repatha · Rybelsus · SAMSCA · SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA · SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER · SYNERGY · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · Shockwave IVL System with the Shockwave C2 Coronary IVL Catheter · TYVASO · VALITUDE · VERQUVO · VIEWMATE · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · Veltassa · Verquvo · WATCHMAN · WATCHMAN FLX · Wegovy · XARELTO
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 5% for internal medicine in PA.
Geographic Context
Internal medicine physicians within 10 mi
159
Per 100K population
81.2
County median income
$86,775
Nearest hospital
INDEPENDENCE HEALTH SYSTEM BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITA
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
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 reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Kusick is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 5% of PA peers, with 16 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Kusick experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Kusick performed 303 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Kusick receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Kusick received a total of $15,098 from 43 companies across 535 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Kusick's costs compare to other internal medicine physicians in Butler?
Dr. Kusick's average Medicare payment per service is $67. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Kusick) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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About this page
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.
This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.
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