Hugo Elias Koo, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Waterloo, IA
Hugo Elias Koo, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Waterloo, Iowa, and NPI 1588617880, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (Iowa 20776, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Hugo Elias Koo
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License numbers
- 20776 IA
M-2002 GU
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 943 Sunrise Blvd, Waterloo, IA 50701
- Phone
- (319) 239-9741
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1141184 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090717000157); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 169 in Iowa → Look up another NPI →
Verify Hugo Elias Koo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 20776Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
122 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate14 claims
- Losartan Potassium14 claims
- Irbesartan13 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): 100 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: $15.40
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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 2 group practices
- Covenant Medical Center IncCedar Falls, IA
- Guam Memorial HospitalTamuning, GU
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hugo Elias Koo among 169 cardiovascular disease physician records in Iowa
Hugo Elias Koo, MD is one of 169 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 83% 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 27% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 27% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1969 · median 2000 among the 119 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Iowa
There are 169 cardiovascular disease physician records in Iowa.
All 169 in Iowa → Every provider in Waterloo → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Valente, MDWaterloo, IA 507021760464077
- Joud Dib, M.D.Waterloo, IA 507031033273628
- Richard Menning, MDWaterloo, IA 507031932152238
- Kalyana Sundaram, MDWaterloo, IA 507031013960285
- Himanshu Tandon, M.D.Waterloo, IA 507031952501918
- David Kabel, MDCedar Falls, IA 506131114971744
- Pallavi Satuluri, MDFort Dodge, IA 505011376074302
- Sumit Sehgal, M.D.Fort Dodge, IA 505011083956502
Common questions
What is Hugo Elias Koo, MD's NPI number?
Hugo Elias Koo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588617880, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Hugo Elias Koo, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 943 Sunrise Blvd, Waterloo, IA, 50701. Phone: (319) 239-9741. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Hugo Elias Koo, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 20776, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Hugo Elias Koo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Hugo Elias Koo, MD had 122 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Hugo Elias Koo, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.