NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ran Hwa Ku, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Burlington, MA

Ran Hwa Ku, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Burlington, Massachusetts, and NPI 1851458525, issued on Jan 2, 2007. Check the license (Massachusetts 1873, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; 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
1851458525
Name
Ran Hwa Ku
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
1873 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
41 Mall RD, Burlington, MA 01805
Phone
(781) 744-8640
Enumerated
Jan 2, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 12, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(781) 744-3160
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050203000159); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Yale University School Of Medicine, 2004
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 41 Mall RD

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

  1. Juliet Aborn, REGISTERED NURSECertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1932727930
  2. Omar Abuqamar, M.D., M.M.S.C.,Ophthalmology Physician1437640414
  3. Emily Adams, PA-CPhysician Assistant1457685752
  4. Oluwaseun Adebagbo, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1588468755
  5. Christopher Adler, PAPhysician Assistant1972848463
  6. Tinamarie Adly, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1154041572

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
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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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17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

251 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 103 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ran Ku251
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl79 claims
  2. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl33 claims
  3. Tizanidine Hcl29 claims
  4. Methylprednisolone24 claims
  5. Pregabalin16 claims
  6. Gabapentin15 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Hallmark Health Medical Associates IncRevere, MA

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

Ran Hwa Ku among 516 surgical physician assistant records in Massachusetts

Ran Hwa Ku, PA-C is one of 516 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 19% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2014 among the 357 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Massachusetts

There are 516 surgical physician assistant records in Massachusetts.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sarah Christie, PA-CBurlington, MA 018051336231083
  2. Simon DreisbachBurlington, MA 018051861323131
  3. Stephanie Eccleston, PA-CBurlington, MA 018051235245861
  4. Gail Hurley-Goodson, PA-C, MHSBurlington, MA 018051982900536
  5. Colin McBrideBurlington, MA 018051750495750
  6. Tiffany Moglia, PA-CWoburn, MA 018011265721245
  7. Andrea Tortolano, PAWoburn, MA 018011386834323
  8. Matthew Carlson, PA-CAndover, MA 018101992028583

Common questions

What is Ran Hwa Ku, PA-C's NPI number?

Ran Hwa Ku, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851458525, issued on Jan 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ran Hwa Ku, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 41 Mall RD, Burlington, MA, 01805. Phone: (781) 744-8640. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ran Hwa Ku, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 1873, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ran Hwa Ku, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ran Hwa Ku, PA-C had 251 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.