Michael Ku
Family Medicine Physician · Kalamazoo, MI
Michael Ku is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and NPI 1497862650, issued on Aug 24, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 5101011151, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Ku
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 5101011151 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8088 Vineyard Drive, Kalamazoo, MI 49009
- Phone
- (269) 286-7090
- Enumerated
- Aug 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 27, 2023
- Fax
- (269) 286-7091
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Ku in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 5101011151Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,652 Medicare Part D claims for 542 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 478 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium455 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate317 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen276 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate203 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium201 claims
- Lisinopril193 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $799.04
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Michael Ku among 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan
Michael Ku is one of 6,013 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
98 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Kalamazoo
They are 98 of the 6,553 NPPES records with a practice address in Kalamazoo, and 6,013 family medicine physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Michael Ku's NPI number?
Michael Ku's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497862650, issued on Aug 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Ku located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8088 Vineyard Drive, Kalamazoo, MI, 49009. Phone: (269) 286-7090. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Ku's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5101011151, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Ku prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Ku had 6,652 Medicare Part D claims for 542 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.