Katherine Shing Hu, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Salt Lake City, UT
Katherine Shing Hu, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1205331287, issued on Mar 29, 2018. Check the license (Utah 11410810-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Shing Hu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 11410810-1205 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 65 S Mario Capecchi Dr, Salt Lake City, UT 84132
- Phone
- (801) 581-2352
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220603000876); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katherine Shing Hu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 11410810-1205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
757 Medicare Part D claims for 247 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 62% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate224 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine104 claims
- Fluorometholone57 claims
- Erythromycin55 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth38 claims
- Restasis37 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.1 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,163.68
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- University OF Utah Adult ServicesSalt Lake City, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Shing Hu among 202 ophthalmology physician records in Utah
Katherine Shing Hu, MD is one of 202 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Utah. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 85% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 85% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2004 among the 145 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Utah
There are 202 ophthalmology physician records in Utah.
All 202 in Utah → Every provider in Salt Lake City → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Barlow, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841321265534853
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- Craig Chaya, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841321275508160
- Robert Christiansen, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841321114991841
- Jason Goldsmith, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841321922198522
- Bradley Katz, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841321881784486
- Nick Mamalis, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841321750496220
- Majid Moshirfar, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841321700976313
Common questions
What is Katherine Shing Hu, MD's NPI number?
Katherine Shing Hu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205331287, issued on Mar 29, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Shing Hu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 65 S Mario Capecchi Dr, Salt Lake City, UT, 84132. Phone: (801) 581-2352. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Shing Hu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 11410810-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Katherine Shing Hu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Shing Hu, MD had 757 Medicare Part D claims for 247 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Katherine Shing Hu, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.1 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.