Christine W. Ku, M.D.
Specialist · Santa Rosa, CA
Christine W. Ku, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Santa Rosa, California, and NPI 1144327248, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (California C51152, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine W. Ku
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- C51152 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3925 Old Redwood Hwy, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
- Phone
- (707) 566-5452
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 00C511520 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040416001502); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Baylor College Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3925 Old Redwood Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christine W. Ku in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license C51152Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
169 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 37% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate62 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate24 claims
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim19 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol16 claims
- Latanoprost15 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
- Permanente Medical Group IncStockton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christine W. Ku among 5,749 specialist records in California
Christine W. Ku, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X 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 Christine W. Ku, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christine W. Ku, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144327248, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine W. Ku, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3925 Old Redwood Hwy, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403. Phone: (707) 566-5452. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine W. Ku, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number C51152, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christine W. Ku, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine W. Ku, M.D. had 169 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. 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.