Dr. Kelly Rychter, DO
Not yet claimedCardiologist · Physician (DO)
Waukesha, WI
Board-certified cardiologist with ProHealth Care in Waukesha and Oconomowoc, WI, who emphasizes compassionate, evidence-based management of new and existing cardiovascular illness. Trained at Midwestern University CCOM with fellowship at Franciscan Health Olympia Fields.
About Dr. Kelly Rychter, DO
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Kelly Rychter is an osteopathic physician (DO) who practices cardiology with ProHealth Care in the Waukesha, Wisconsin area. She sees patients at ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital and at the ProHealth Medical Group clinic in Oconomowoc. She joined ProHealth Care in 2021, which was reported in a local newspaper brief at the time.
She graduated from Midwestern University–Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2004, then completed a transitional year internship and an internal medicine residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. Her employer page also lists cardiovascular disease training at Franciscan Health Olympia Fields in Illinois. Directories list her specialties as cardiology and internal medicine, and she was previously affiliated with hospitals in Illinois and Indiana.
On her ProHealth Care profile, she describes her approach this way: "My goal is to deliver compassionate care. I want my patients to feel that I have truly listened to them. I believe in managing both new and prior medical illnesses with the highest level of evidence-based medicine." She is a co-author on a 2007 case report in the American Journal of Therapeutics about dapsone-induced methemoglobinemia.
Federal CMS Open Payments data for 2021–2025 shows $276.69 in payments from industry across 9 records, mostly small amounts from Abbott Laboratories, HeartFlow, Novo Nordisk, Medtronic and Kestra Medical Technology Services. Payments like these are common, legal and usually cover things like meals at educational events. Overall she has a small public footprint: no recent news coverage, no society leadership or guideline work, and no public statements on vaccines, supplements or alternative medicine were found.
- Cardiology at ProHealth Care
- She practices cardiology at ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital (725 American Ave.) and the ProHealth Medical Group clinic in Oconomowoc (1185 Corporate Center Dr.). gmtoday.com
- Medical school and residency
- She graduated from Midwestern University–Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2004 and completed a transitional year internship (2004–2005) and internal medicine residency (2005–2008) at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. doximity.com
- Hospital affiliations
- Healthgrades lists her current hospital affiliations as ProHealth Oconomowoc Memorial Hospital and ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital. healthgrades.com
- Stated care philosophy
- Her employer profile quotes her saying she aims to deliver compassionate care, wants patients to feel truly listened to, and manages illness with evidence-based medicine. prohealthcare.org
- Published case report
- She is a co-author of a 2007 case report on dapsone-induced methemoglobinemia in the American Journal of Therapeutics, which is still cited in toxicology literature. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Industry payments 2021-2025
- CMS Open Payments records show $276.69 total across 9 records, with the largest amounts from Abbott Laboratories ($132.55) and HeartFlow ($51.87). openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- Joined ProHealth in 2021
- A May 2021 local news brief reported that she had joined the staff at the UW Health Heart and Vascular Center at ProHealth Waukesha Memorial Hospital. gmtoday.com
Worth knowing
- A consumer directory describes her as board certified, but this was not confirmed against a primary certifying board (ABIM or AOA) record. Patients who want certainty can ask her office or check the certifying board directly. everydayhealth.care
- The aggregator site Vitals lists a Wisconsin medical license as expired in 2025. This is a third-party listing rather than a regulator record, aggregator license fields are often out of date, and it is not a disciplinary finding. Current status can be checked through the Wisconsin DSPS license lookup. vitals.com
- No disciplinary actions, malpractice judgments or criminal records were found in the searches performed, though these searches were not exhaustive. vitals.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$277
9 payments
| 2021 | $133 |
| 2022 | $0 |
| 2023 | $20 |
| 2024 | $36 |
| 2025 | $87 |
Top payers
- Abbott Laboratories$133
- HEARTFLOW, INC.$52
- Novo Nordisk Inc$23
- Medtronic, Inc.$21
- Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc.$20
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$277
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
Sources: prohealthcare.org · doximity.com · healthgrades.com · doctor.webmd.com · everydayhealth.care · gmtoday.com · pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · link.springer.com. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
Summary prepared with AI assistance from the public sources linked above, reviewed every three months. It is not a review, a rating, or an endorsement.
Practice location
ProHealth Heart & Vascular Center
725 American Ave
Waukesha, WI 53188
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