NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael D. Ko, MD

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Harbor City, CA

Michael D. Ko, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Harbor City, California, and NPI 1689741548, issued on Nov 29, 2006. Check the license (California G81518, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1689741548
Name
Michael D. Ko
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
License number
G81518 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
25825 Vermont Ave, Harbor City, CA 90710
Phone
(310) 325-5111
Enumerated
Nov 29, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101129000679); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Jefferson Medical College Of Thomas Jefferson University, 1991
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 25825 Vermont Ave

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

  1. Maryam Abdelnaby, MDFamily Medicine Physician1104978568
  2. Christiana Abraham, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1447855911
  3. Kamren AckermanPhysical Therapist1104412352
  4. Bradley Ackerson, MDPediatric Infectious Diseases Physician1255490918
  5. Yossef Aelony, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1619178597
  6. Lisa Agustines, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1750452736

Verify Michael D. Ko in five checks

  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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Industry payments in 2024: $453.50

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Michael Ko$453.50
  2. Specialty average$3,225.41

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. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupGardena, CA

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

Michael D. Ko among 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California

Michael D. Ko, MD is one of 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in California. 83% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 367 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in California

There are 536 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in California.

The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Annie Diego, MDHarbor City, CA 907101427125434
  2. Charles Lee, MDHarbor City, CA 907101912079492
  3. Philip Shin, MDHarbor City, CA 907101922270560
  4. Christopher Lin, MDBellflower, CA 907061508925165
  5. Stanley Chou, M.D.Los Alamitos, CA 907201194722611
  6. Roger Moon, M.D.Las Alamitos, CA 907201881952828
  7. Ricardo Aguirre, M.D.San Pedro, CA 907321831298389
  8. Kamran Ghadimi, M.D.San Pedro, CA 907321174615629

Common questions

What is Michael D. Ko, MD's NPI number?

Michael D. Ko, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689741548, issued on Nov 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael D. Ko, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 25825 Vermont Ave, Harbor City, CA, 90710. Phone: (310) 325-5111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael D. Ko, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G81518, 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.

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.