Ara Ko
Physician Assistant · Los Angeles, CA
Ara Ko is a physician assistant with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1003381971, issued on Oct 8, 2018. Check the license (California 56108, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ara Ko
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 56108 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1450 San Pablo St Ste 2000, Los Angeles, CA 90033
- Phone
- (323) 442-5908
- Enumerated
- Oct 8, 2018
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200108003137); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ara Ko in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 56108Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
136 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atovaquone30 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium23 claims
- Valganciclovir Hcl14 claims
- Nystatin11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Usc Care Medical Group IncLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ara Ko among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Ara Ko is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 52% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Ara Ko's NPI number?
Ara Ko's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003381971, issued on Oct 8, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ara Ko located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1450 San Pablo St Ste 2000, Los Angeles, CA, 90033. Phone: (323) 442-5908. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ara Ko's license?
NPPES lists California license number 56108, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ara Ko prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ara Ko had 136 Medicare Part D claims for 27 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.