NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jim C. Hu, MD MPH

Urology Physician · New York, NY

Jim C. Hu, MD MPH is a urology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1972558583, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (New York 277891-1, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972558583
Name
Jim C. Hu
Credential
MD MPH
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
277891-1 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
525 East 68TH Street, New York, NY 10065
Phone
(129) 629-6002
Enumerated
May 23, 2006
Record last updated
May 10, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
1972558583 CA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150305001724); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Baylor College Of Medicine, 1998
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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Also registered at 525 East 68TH Street

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

  1. Alaa Alibrahim, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1437687761
  2. Lily Belfi, MDBody Imaging Physician1205056082
  3. Heidi Bender, PH.D.Clinical Neuropsychologist1407171424
  4. Christopher Brown, M.D.Neurology Physician1891173043
  5. Thomas Caputo, M.DObstetrics Physician1558317347
  6. Dustin CarpenterTransplant Surgery Physician1659638005

Verify Jim C. Hu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

142 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Jim Hu142
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Levofloxacin65 claims
  2. Tamsulosin Hcl25 claims
  3. Finasteride15 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $9,311.86

24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, 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.

  1. Jim Hu$9,311.86
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

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. Weill Medical College OF CornellNew York, NY

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

Jim C. Hu among 1,091 urology physician records in New York

Jim C. Hu, MD MPH is one of 1,091 urology physician records with a practice address in New York. 80% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2000 among the 735 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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 208800000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in New York

There are 1,091 urology physician records in New York.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Christopher Anderson, M.D.New York, NY 100651710152186
  2. Christopher Barbieri, MD, PHDNew York, NY 100651225296593
  3. Joseph Del Pizzo, MDNew York, NY 100651316034416
  4. Timothy Donahue, M.D.New York, NY 100651083676324
  5. Behfar Ehdaie, MDNew York, NY 100651629281423
  6. Jean Francois Eid, MDNew York, NY 100651174630032
  7. Michael Herman, M.D.New York, NY 100651144487943
  8. Vincent Laudone, MDNew York, NY 100651710970280

Common questions

What is Jim C. Hu, MD MPH's NPI number?

Jim C. Hu, MD MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972558583, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jim C. Hu, MD MPH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 East 68TH Street, New York, NY, 10065. Phone: (129) 629-6002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jim C. Hu, MD MPH's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 277891-1, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jim C. Hu, MD MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jim C. Hu, MD MPH had 142 Medicare Part D claims for 94 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jim C. Hu, MD MPH's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.

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