Richard Kuk is a Cardiology physician affiliated with Centra Health. OpenAlex indexes 25 publications with 649 citations (h-index 7).
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingContact
The practice address and phone this provider lists in the federal NPPES (CMS) registry.
Practice address
2410 Atherholt Rd
Lynchburg, VA 245012148
Telephone
434-200-5252Registry record last updated 1 Apr 2014.
Industry payments
9 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year20253 payments
- Boston Scientific CorporationProgram year20252 payments
- Abbott LaboratoriesProgram year20251 payment
Payment records matched to this physician's NPI in CMS Open Payments, program years 2021 onward.
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cardiovascular
67.7%Beta blocker22.2%Carvedilol42%Sotalol24%Metoprolol Succinate20%Metoprolol Tartrate13%Part D≥40 patientsCalcium channel blocker8.9%Amlodipine Besylate100%Part D≥23 patients+ 9 more classes in this area
Blood & clotting
26.6%Factor Xa inhibitor20.2%Eliquis73%Xarelto27%Part D≥39 patientsVitamin K antagonist6.4%Warfarin Sodium100%Part D≥19 patientsMetabolism & gastrointestinal
5.8%Proton pump inhibitor4.1%Pantoprazole Sodium100%Part D≥38 patientsPotassium supplement1.7%Potassium Chloride100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
- Isoproterenol for Unmasking Dormant Conduction and Non‐Pulmonary Vein Triggers During Atrial Fibrillation Ablation: Prospective Multicenter Study
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
2025 - Procedural and Clinical Outcomes of High‐Frequency Low‐Tidal Volume Ventilation Plus Rapid‐Atrial Pacing in Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Ablation
Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology
2025
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