2026 NPPES data Vascular Surgery Physician NPI 1730587379 M.D.
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Eric Kuo, M.D.

Vascular Surgery Physician in Orange, California. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 4,215 in Vascular Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
338
Medicare Part D claims · 129 beneficiaries · Vascular Surgery Physician avg: 205
Generic prescribing
95%
generic claims · 5% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$3.6K
29 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.

What the federal data shows

Eric Kuo, M.D. filed 338 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Vascular Surgery Physician in Orange, California, prescribing 95% generic.

338
Part D claims, 2023
95%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Eric Kuo, M.D.'s Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber

Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally

338 Top 43% higher than 57% of 1,370,886 prescribers

0–200: 670,926 prescribers (49%). Below this entry. 200–400: 182,923 prescribers (13%). This entry sits in this band. 400–600: 90,619 prescribers (7%). Above this entry. 600–800: 56,224 prescribers (4%). Above this entry. 800–1,000: 40,919 prescribers (3%). Above this entry. 1,000–1,200: 31,827 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,200–1,400: 26,224 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,400–1,600: 21,710 prescribers (2%). Above this entry. 1,600–1,800: 19,072 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 1,800–2,000: 16,451 prescribers (1%). Above this entry. 2K+: 213,991 prescribers (16%). Above this entry. This provider 0 2K+ every Part D prescriber (claims/yr), bucketed by value

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Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023

Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Eric Kuo, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Eric Kuo, M.D.?

Quality data not reported

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 12/14/2014

NPI 1730587379

Primary specialty

Vascular Surgery Physician

Niche

4,215 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

338 65% vs specialty avg

2023 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 205

Specialty distribution in California

How Vascular Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among California providers

California providers
Behavior Technician - 17.3%Behavior Technician17.3%Marriage & Family Therapist - 5.5%Marriage & Family Therapist5.5%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program - 5%Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program5%Mental Health Counselor - 3.9%Mental Health Counselor3.9%Pharmacist - 3.5%Pharmacist3.5%Clinical Social Worker - 3.1%Clinical Social Worker3.1%Vascular Surgery Physician - 0%Vascular Surgery Physician0%
Largest specialties in California (% of in-state providers)

Board certification

Not published by CMS

CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Vascular Surgery Physician. Verify directly:

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Eric Kuo, M.D. appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Vascular Surgery Physician provider holding M.D. credentials at 1010 W LA VETA AVE STE 320, Orange, CA, 92868, with a listed phone of (714) 598-1194. NPI 1730587379 was issued on 12/14/2014. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Kuo most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.

Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 338 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 129 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $23K in drug spend, split 5% brand-name and 95% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 19.8%. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.

Vascular Surgery Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 4,215 enrolled providers across 53 states and an average of 205 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.

Practice Address

1010 W LA VETA AVE STE 320
Orange, CA 92868

Provider Details

NPI 1730587379
Specialty Vascular Surgery Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 12/14/2014

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Eric Kuo, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Vascular And Interventional Specialists OF Orange County, Inc.
Orange, CA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data

The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Eric Kuo, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.

Total received

$3.6K

Largest payer

Penumbra, Inc.

Most common payment type

Food and Beverage

Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.

License & disciplinary context - California MBC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~150K California medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Eric Kuo, M.D.. To verify Eric Kuo, M.D.'s current license status, search the MBC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

576
Total board actions, California 2023
Across 556 cases
3.84
Actions per 1,000 licensees
California statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
186 cases

MBC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the California disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy

Eric Kuo, M.D. - brand share 5.0%
Vascular Surgery Physician average

5% brand-name claims vs 95% generic, on 338 2023 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.

338
Total Claims
$23K
Total Drug Cost
129
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
621
Total Day Supply
16,404
Brand vs Generic
5% brand / 95% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$14K
Generic Drug Cost
$9K
Opioid Claims
67 (19.8% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
14

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
73.1 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
2.28
Gender Split
43% female / 57% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Eric Kuo, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2023
Drug Claims
Cilostazol
90
Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen
56
Clopidogrel
Clopidogrel Bisulfate
54
Atorvastatin Calcium
28
Rosuvastatin Calcium
13
Amlodipine Besylate
12
Eliquis
Apixaban
12

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

Vascular Surgery Physician Overview

How Eric Kuo, M.D. fits within the Vascular Surgery Physician landscape nationally.

4,215
Vascular Surgery Physician Providers in US
53
States with Vascular Surgery Physician
205
Avg Claims per Provider

Eric Kuo, M.D.'s 338 claims are above the specialty average of 205.

Nearby Vascular Surgery Physician Providers in California

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in California, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Kuo.

Compare Vascular Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Before you book an appointment

Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.

  • Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
  • Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the California medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
  • Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Vascular Surgery Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Eric Kuo, M.D.'s specialty?
Eric Kuo, M.D. specializes in Vascular Surgery Physician and practices in Orange, California. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Eric Kuo, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2023, Eric Kuo, M.D. wrote 338 Medicare Part D claims totaling $23K in drug costs for 129 beneficiaries.
Where is Eric Kuo, M.D. located?
Eric Kuo, M.D. is located at 1010 W LA VETA AVE STE 320, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 598-1194.
What is Eric Kuo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Eric Kuo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730587379, issued on 12/14/2014.
Does Eric Kuo, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs?
Eric Kuo, M.D.'s prescribing is 5% brand-name and 95% generic drugs by claim count, with $14K in brand drug costs.
Does Eric Kuo, M.D. prescribe opioids?
Yes, Eric Kuo, M.D. had 67 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 19.8%.
How many Vascular Surgery Physician providers are there in the US?
There are 4,215 Vascular Surgery Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Vascular Surgery Physician provider writes 205 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Eric Kuo, M.D. prescribe most often?
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Eric Kuo, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Cilostazol, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Clopidogrel. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Eric Kuo, M.D. accept Medicare?
Eric Kuo, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 338 Part D claims and 129 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Eric Kuo, M.D.'s credentials?
Eric Kuo, M.D.'s NPI is 1730587379 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the PlainDoctor editorial team.