NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1548340607
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
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 Uci Medical Center

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

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  2. Behnoosh Afghani, MDHospitalist Physician1528148681
  3. C Gregory Albers, MDGastroenterology Physician1982784047
  4. Michael Alkire, MDAnesthesiology Physician1619057783
  5. Byron J Allen, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1134202658
  6. Bogi Andersen, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1164502233

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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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.

  1. Ke-Qin Hu1,011
  2. Specialty average762

Most prescribed

  1. Vemlidy352 claims
  2. Ursodiol92 claims
  3. Entecavir84 claims
  4. Lactulose48 claims
  5. Xifaxan41 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.4
  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: $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.

  1. Ke-Qin Hu$40,413
  2. Specialty average$18,493

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. UC RegentsOrange, CA

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

Hepatology Physician providers in California

There are 43 hepatology physician records in California.

Other hepatology physician records in California

  1. Walid Ayoub, M.D.West Hollywood, CA1073524211
  2. Harjot Bath, MDFresno, CA1699394627
  3. Maurizio Bonacini, M.D.San Francisco, CA1114944972
  4. Allen Cooper, M.D.Stanford, CA1477624609
  5. Adam Deising, D.O.La Jolla, CA1235285222
  6. Albert Do, MD, MPHSacramento, CA1942575154
  7. Deepti Dronamraju, MDPalo Alto, CA1265692180
  8. Mohamed El Kabany, MDLos Angeles, CA1316004757
  9. Karl Esrason, MDLos Angeles, CA1982763553
  10. Gabriel Garcia, M.D.Palo Alto, CA1144378597

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.