Ke-Qin Hu, MD
Hepatology Physician · Orange, CA
Ke-Qin Hu, MD is a hepatology physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1548340607, issued on Oct 16, 2006. Check the license (California A62017, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ke-Qin Hu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hepatology Physician 207RI0008X
- License numbers
- A62017 CA
000000A62017 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Uci Medical Center, Orange, CA 92868
- Phone
- (714) 456-8978
- Enumerated
- Oct 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 22, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060216000388); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ke-Qin Hu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A62017Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hepatology physician in 2024
1,011 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 762 among the 228 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Vemlidy352 claims
- Ursodiol92 claims
- Entecavir84 claims
- Lactulose48 claims
- Xifaxan41 claims
- Furosemide39 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $40,412.74
55 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 177 providers of this specialty with any payment received $18,492.64 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
- UC RegentsOrange, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ke-Qin Hu among 43 hepatology physician records in California
Ke-Qin Hu, MD is one of 43 hepatology physician records with a practice address in California. 81% 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 0% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 0% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2001 among the 29 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0008X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hepatology Physician providers in California
There are 43 hepatology physician records in California.
All 43 in California → Every provider in Orange → Hepatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 hepatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Harry Nguyen, D.O.Orange, CA 928681003277930
- Stuart Robinson, M.D.Newport Beach, CA 926621962857169
- Prachi Rana, MDSan Bernardino, CA 924081154784437
- Lisa Nyberg, MDSan Diego, CA 921201215085121
- Tarek Hassanein, M.D.Coronado, CA 921181801854450
- Yuko Kono, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031982628665
- Laura Stinton, M.D.San Diego, CA 921031598101420
- Adam Deising, D.O.La Jolla, CA 920371235285222
Common questions
What is Ke-Qin Hu, MD's NPI number?
Ke-Qin Hu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548340607, issued on Oct 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ke-Qin Hu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Uci Medical Center, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 456-8978. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ke-Qin Hu, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A62017, 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 Ke-Qin Hu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ke-Qin Hu, MD had 1,011 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among hepatology physician prescribers was 762. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ke-Qin Hu, MD'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.
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.