Brian J. Bechtold, CRNP
Nurse Practitioners (Acute Care Nurse Practitioner)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 10
- In the NPI registry since
- 2016
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 546
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2016Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Acute Care Nurse Practitioner primary
PA license SP016852 -
Gerontology Nurse Practitioner
PA license SP016852 -
Nurse Practitioner
PA license SP016852
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Main Line Hospital Lankenau Wynnewood, PA
- Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA
- Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA
- Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA
Medical groups
- Main Line Healthcare (1,184 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 546
- Services billed
- 1,027
- Patients’ average age
- 78
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | 342 | 319 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 272 | 263 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 194 | 152 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 62 | 62 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 11 | 11 |
| Programming of dual lead pacemaker system | 11 | 11 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Metoprolol Succinate Other prescribers in Wynnewood, PA | 152 |
| Amiodarone Hcl Other prescribers in Wynnewood, PA | 100 |
| Eliquis (apixaban) Other prescribers in Wynnewood, PA | 98 |
| Xarelto (rivaroxaban) Other prescribers in Wynnewood, PA | 54 |
| Dofetilide | 51 |
| Sotalol (sotalol hcl) Other prescribers in Wynnewood, PA | 30 |
| Carvedilol Other prescribers in Wynnewood, PA | 26 |
| Amlodipine Besylate Other prescribers in Wynnewood, PA | 25 |
| Flecainide Acetate Other prescribers in Wynnewood, PA | 21 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate Other prescribers in Wynnewood, PA | 19 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 6 companies reported 9 payments worth $191 in total to this clinician.
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.l.c. | $68.26 |
|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $34.92 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $27.84 |
| Csl Behring | $26.91 |
| AbbVie Inc. | $18.13 |
| Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll Lifecor Corp) | $14.80 |
| Food and Beverage | $191 |
|---|
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.