NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Andrew Ku, MD

Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Pittsburgh, PA

Andrew Ku, MD is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1366441792, issued on Jul 19, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD054581L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1366441792
Name
Andrew Ku
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
License number
MD054581L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
320 E North Ave Ste 208, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Phone
(412) 359-6200
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(412) 359-6617
Medicaid ID
001502188 PA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060202000913); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1984
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 320 E North Ave Ste 208

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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Verify Andrew Ku in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average diagnostic radiology physician in 2024

16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 51 among the 2,711 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.

  1. Andrew Ku16
  2. Specialty average51

Most prescribed

  1. Brilinta16 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,402.38

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Penumbra, Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Andrew Ku$1,402.38
  2. Specialty average$2,488.38

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Allegheny ClinicPittsburgh, PA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Andrew Ku among 2,199 diagnostic radiology physician records in Pennsylvania

Andrew Ku, MD is one of 2,199 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 1,439 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

324 diagnostic radiology physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh

They are 324 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 2,199 diagnostic radiology physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

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  2. Irwin Beckman, DOPittsburgh, PA 152121669479697
  3. Jennifer Bender, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121316945082
  4. Farhad Contractor, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121477552107
  5. Richard Daffner, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121558360289
  6. Nilima Dash, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121043219785
  7. David Epstein, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121245234210
  8. Kamyar Ilkhanipour, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121285633933

Common questions

What is Andrew Ku, MD's NPI number?

Andrew Ku, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366441792, issued on Jul 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Andrew Ku, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 E North Ave Ste 208, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 359-6200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Andrew Ku, MD's license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD054581L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Andrew Ku, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Andrew Ku, MD had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among diagnostic radiology physician prescribers was 51. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Andrew Ku, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.