Joseph K. Ku, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician · Riverside, CA
Joseph K. Ku, MD is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician with a practice address in Riverside, California, and NPI 1649393760, issued on Apr 6, 2007. Check the license (California A77679, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph K. Ku
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician 2086S0122X
- License numbers
- A77679 CA
5941363-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4234 Riverwalk Pkwy Ste 170, Riverside, CA 92505
- Phone
- (951) 509-9204
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (951) 509-9206
- Medicaid ID
- 2375538 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20071227000612); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4234 Riverwalk Pkwy Ste 170
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amardip Bhuller, M.D.Plastic Surgery Physician1275622052
Verify Joseph K. Ku in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A77679Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% more Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in 2024
100 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 1,895 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin21 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen17 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl16 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: $563.48
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Revance Therapeutics, Inc. The 2,042 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,814.09 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
- Joseph K KU MD, A Professional CorporationRiverside, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph K. Ku among 359 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in California
Joseph K. Ku, MD is one of 359 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 40% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 40% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2003 among the 142 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0122X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 359 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in California.
All 359 in California → Every provider in Riverside → Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Joshua Cohen, MDMoreno Valley, CA 925551750878849
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- Esther Kim, MDTemecula, CA 925901740364280
- Robert Beltran, M.D.Irvine, CA 926061114933371
- David Nguyen, M.D.Lake Forest, CA 926101144588161
- Shahram Mashadian, DDS, MDVictorville, CA 923951811107709
- Donald Altman, MDIrvine, CA 926181285748517
- Ali Soltani, M.D.Irvine, CA 926181235300641
Common questions
What is Joseph K. Ku, MD's NPI number?
Joseph K. Ku, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649393760, issued on Apr 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph K. Ku, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4234 Riverwalk Pkwy Ste 170, Riverside, CA, 92505. Phone: (951) 509-9204. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph K. Ku, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A77679, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph K. Ku, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph K. Ku, MD had 100 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among plastic and reconstructive surgery physician prescribers was 93. 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.