Melody Jing-Tzu Kuo, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Irvine, CA
Melody Jing-Tzu Kuo, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Irvine, California, and NPI 1801466511, issued on Jun 26, 2021. Check the license (California 59975, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melody Jing-Tzu Kuo
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 59975 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Fivepoint Ste A, Irvine, CA 92618
- Phone
- (949) 671-8000
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2021
- Record last updated
- Oct 30, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211105001756); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melody Jing-Tzu Kuo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
Search for license 59975Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
520 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 151 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Celecoxib119 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen70 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen53 claims
- Cephalexin42 claims
- Tramadol Hcl23 claims
- Meloxicam21 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): 85 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: $462.61
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 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 2 group practices
- Beach Orthopaedic Specialty Institute IncLos Alamitos, CA
- City OF Hope Medical FoundationIrvine, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melody Jing-Tzu Kuo among 14,451 physician assistant records in California
Melody Jing-Tzu Kuo, PA-C is one of 14,451 physician assistant records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 67% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 7,214 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
120 physician assistant records list a practice address in Irvine
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Common questions
What is Melody Jing-Tzu Kuo, PA-C's NPI number?
Melody Jing-Tzu Kuo, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801466511, issued on Jun 26, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melody Jing-Tzu Kuo, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Fivepoint Ste A, Irvine, CA, 92618. Phone: (949) 671-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melody Jing-Tzu Kuo, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists California license number 59975, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Melody Jing-Tzu Kuo, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melody Jing-Tzu Kuo, PA-C had 520 Medicare Part D claims for 280 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melody Jing-Tzu Kuo, PA-C's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85 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.