Helen Jia-Ru Kuo, MD
Urology Physician · Meridian, ID
Helen Jia-Ru Kuo, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Meridian, Idaho, and NPI 1346407921, issued on May 21, 2008. Check the license (Idaho M-10979, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Helen Jia-Ru Kuo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- M-10979 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2855 E. Magic View Drive, Meridian, ID 83642
- Phone
- (208) 639-4900
- Enumerated
- May 21, 2008
- Record last updated
- Oct 1, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (208) 639-4901
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100828000111); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2004
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Helen Jia-Ru Kuo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
Search for license M-10979Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
1,438 Medicare Part D claims for 437 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 81 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl264 claims
- Myrbetriq245 claims
- Methenamine Hippurate142 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er110 claims
- Finasteride93 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen65 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 57.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $887.11
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Idaho Urologic Institute PAMeridian, ID
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Helen Jia-Ru Kuo among 61 urology physician records in Idaho
Helen Jia-Ru Kuo, MD is one of 61 urology physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 62% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2006 among the 45 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Idaho
There are 61 urology physician records in Idaho.
All 61 in Idaho → Every provider in Meridian → Urology Physician nationwide →
The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brian Auge, MDMeridian, ID 836421477523900
- Cynthia Fairfax, M.D.Meridian, ID 836421417906330
- John Greer, M.D.Meridian, ID 836421356393227
- Jared Heiner, M.D.Meridian, ID 836421710097068
- Robert Jackson, MDMeridian, ID 836421184740045
- Michael Jacobson, M.D.Meridian, ID 836421497736177
- William Jones, MDMeridian, ID 836421932148269
- Dawn King, M.D.Meridian, ID 836421568413763
Common questions
What is Helen Jia-Ru Kuo, MD's NPI number?
Helen Jia-Ru Kuo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346407921, issued on May 21, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Helen Jia-Ru Kuo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2855 E. Magic View Drive, Meridian, ID, 83642. Phone: (208) 639-4900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Helen Jia-Ru Kuo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number M-10979, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Helen Jia-Ru Kuo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Helen Jia-Ru Kuo, MD had 1,438 Medicare Part D claims for 437 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Helen Jia-Ru Kuo, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 57.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.