Joe Kwasi Poku
Anesthesiology Physician · Rochester, NY
Joe Kwasi Poku is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Rochester, New York, and NPI 1558789065, issued on Apr 1, 2014. Check the license on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joe Kwasi Poku
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- R6461 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY 14642
- Phone
- (585) 275-8762
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 26, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181005000189); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mayo Medical School, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joe Kwasi Poku in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the ProfessionsCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.3 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The San Antonio Orthopaedic Group LLPSan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joe Kwasi Poku among 5,062 anesthesiology physician records in New York
Joe Kwasi Poku is one of 5,062 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in New York. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 3,612 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
267 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Rochester
They are 267 of the 20,520 NPPES records with a practice address in Rochester, and 5,062 anesthesiology physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Joe Kwasi Poku's NPI number?
Joe Kwasi Poku's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558789065, issued on Apr 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joe Kwasi Poku located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY, 14642. Phone: (585) 275-8762. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joe Kwasi Poku's license?
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.
What is Joe Kwasi Poku's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.3 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.