NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jia-Wei Kevin Ko, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Seattle, WA

Jia-Wei Kevin Ko, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Seattle, Washington, and NPI 1437392479, issued on Apr 7, 2009. Check the license (Washington MD60549136, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; 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
1437392479
Name
Jia-Wei Kevin Ko
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
MD60549136 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
601 Broadway 6TH, Seattle, WA 98122
Phone
(206) 386-2600
Enumerated
Apr 7, 2009
Record last updated
Sep 16, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(206) 622-1644
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150918002169); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 2009
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

80 Medicare Part D claims for 52 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. 39 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jia-Wei Ko80
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl18 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl14 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: $7,198.08

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; 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. Jia-Wei Ko$7,198
  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 3 group practices

  1. Opa Ortho PLLCSeattle, WA
  2. Select Outpatient Services IncGlenview, IL
  3. Select Rehabilitation, LLCGlenview, IL

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

Jia-Wei Kevin Ko among 656 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Washington

Jia-Wei Kevin Ko, M.D. is one of 656 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Washington. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 385 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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 207X00000X and a Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Washington

There are 656 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Washington.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Merritt Auld, MDSeattle, WA 981221306817358
  2. John Burns, M.D.Seattle, WA 981221104892462
  3. James Crutcher, M.D.Seattle, WA 981221881663292
  4. Alexis Falicov, M.D.Seattle, WA 981221407825292
  5. Lawrence Holland, M.D.Seattle, WA 981221144299314
  6. Scott Hormel, M.D.Seattle, WA 981221548239106
  7. Elias Khalfayan, M.D.Seattle, WA 981221851360382
  8. Richard Kirby, M.D.Seattle, WA 981221699744094

Common questions

What is Jia-Wei Kevin Ko, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jia-Wei Kevin Ko, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437392479, issued on Apr 7, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jia-Wei Kevin Ko, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 601 Broadway 6TH, Seattle, WA, 98122. Phone: (206) 386-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jia-Wei Kevin Ko, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Washington license number MD60549136, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jia-Wei Kevin Ko, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jia-Wei Kevin Ko, M.D. had 80 Medicare Part D claims for 52 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.