Dong Ko, M.D.
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Allentown, PA
Dong Ko, M.D. is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1629066329, issued on Oct 7, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD418216, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dong Ko
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
- License number
- MD418216 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1146 S. Cedar Crest, Allentown, PA 18103
- Phone
- (610) 366-9000
- Enumerated
- Oct 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 366-9229
- Medicaid ID
- 3486216 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040323000943); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Dong Ko in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD418216Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
5,626 Medicare Part D claims for 800 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 3,103 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl1,078 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen525 claims
- Gabapentin446 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl415 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen405 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er355 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): 18.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,143.33
86 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Lehigh Valley Pain And Primary Care IncAllentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dong Ko among 69 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Pennsylvania
Dong Ko, M.D. is one of 69 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% 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, 86% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2005 among the 52 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 69 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 69 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Allentown → Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician nationwide →
The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Phuong Le, D.OAllentown, PA 181031366818783
- Krupali ChokshiAllentown, PA 181041124589569
- Gene Levinstein, M.D.Allentown, PA 181021366494296
- Kyle Weiss, DOAllentown, PA 181041902219702
- Jason Ly, D.O.Bethlehem, PA 180171851684997
- Mikhail Artamonov, M.D.East Stroudsburg, PA 183011033173471
- Anthony Lebario, M.D.Lewisburg, PA 178371326205808
- Shaik Mohd Ahmed, MDDanville, PA 178221386618676
Common questions
What is Dong Ko, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dong Ko, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629066329, issued on Oct 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dong Ko, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1146 S. Cedar Crest, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (610) 366-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dong Ko, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD418216, 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 Dong Ko, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dong Ko, M.D. had 5,626 Medicare Part D claims for 800 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Dong Ko, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 18.1 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.