James K. Wu, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Allentown, PA
James K. Wu, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1427009356, issued on May 15, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD073880, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James K. Wu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- MD073880 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18103
- Phone
- (610) 402-6890
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (610) 402-6892
- Medicaid ID
- 0018531650001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041103000486); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James K. Wu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD073880Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
61 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin55 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: $2,160.02
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 Physician GroupAllentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James K. Wu among 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania
James K. Wu, MD is one of 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 75% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 1998 among the 223 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 377 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Allentown → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joseph Bavaria, MDAllentown, PA 181031235186073
- Richard Chang, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031942240619
- Edward Frick, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031972575637
- Laszlo Fuzesi, MDAllentown, PA 181031053305581
- Sanjay Mehta, MDAllentown, PA 181031760449128
- Timothy Misselbeck, MDAllentown, PA 181031134399801
- Ahmed Nassar, MDAllentown, PA 181031922329622
- Theodore Phillips, MDAllentown, PA 181031710938725
Common questions
What is James K. Wu, MD's NPI number?
James K. Wu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427009356, issued on May 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James K. Wu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (610) 402-6890. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James K. Wu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD073880, 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 James K. Wu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James K. Wu, MD had 61 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.