NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hilary Kevin Koech, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · La Jolla, CA

Hilary Kevin Koech, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in La Jolla, California, and NPI 1659833325, issued on Apr 2, 2019. Check the license (California A201651, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659833325
Name
Hilary Kevin Koech
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
A201651 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10710 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA 92037
Phone
(858) 554-7993
Enumerated
Apr 2, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 25, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250808004020); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 10710 N Torrey Pines RD

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Nicole AdamsNurse Practitioner1891167029
  2. Rachel Adrian, RN, MSN, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1548870686
  3. Laura Alberton, M.D.Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1992770655
  4. Sonia Ali, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1730451089
  5. Danica Anderson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1811601859
  6. Jacqueline Anderson, MDSurgery Physician1912427873

Verify Hilary Kevin Koech in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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83% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

58 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Hilary Koech58
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Diclofenac Sodium32 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $585.36

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Hilary Koech$585
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. Scripps HealthLa Jolla, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Hilary Kevin Koech among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California

Hilary Kevin Koech, MD is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 66% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

55 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in La Jolla

They are 55 of the 3,648 NPPES records with a practice address in La Jolla, and 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Botte, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371992770184
  2. James Bruffey, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371447225446
  3. Clifford Colwell, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371902871858
  4. Steven Copp, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371417934027
  5. Robert Eastlack, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371861471369
  6. Kace Ezzet, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371134195670
  7. Jan Fronek, M.D.La Jolla, CA 920371770559171
  8. Merlin Hamer, MDLa Jolla, CA 920371578541082

Common questions

What is Hilary Kevin Koech, MD's NPI number?

Hilary Kevin Koech, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659833325, issued on Apr 2, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hilary Kevin Koech, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10710 N Torrey Pines RD, La Jolla, CA, 92037. Phone: (858) 554-7993. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hilary Kevin Koech, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A201651, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Hilary Kevin Koech, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hilary Kevin Koech, MD had 58 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.