NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ruo-Qi Hu, MD

Nephrology Physician · Saint Louis, MO

Ruo-Qi Hu, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1144276072, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2007010297, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144276072
Name
Ruo-Qi Hu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
2007010297 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10004 Kennerly RD Ste 103A, Saint Louis, MO 63128
Phone
(314) 447-9600
Enumerated
May 25, 2006
Record last updated
May 1, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160819001696); may accept 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 10004 Kennerly RD Ste 103A

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

  1. Nabil Tauk, M.D.Nephrology Physician1447237904

Verify Ruo-Qi Hu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

419 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ruo-Qi Hu419
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Sevelamer Carbonate57 claims
  2. Hydralazine Hcl40 claims
  3. Furosemide38 claims
  4. Clonidine Hcl25 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate23 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium22 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $286.65

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ruo-Qi Hu$286.65
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Ruo-Qi Hu among 285 nephrology physician records in Missouri

Ruo-Qi Hu, MD is one of 285 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 85% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1983 · median 2000 among the 212 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Missouri

There are 285 nephrology physician records in Missouri.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Karth Antony, MDSaint Louis, MO 631281790756104
  2. Nicholas Gourtzelis, MDSt Louis, MO 631281790734994
  3. Zachary Kisley, DOSaint Louis, MO 631281629606298
  4. Gopal Krishnan, M.DSaint Louis, MO 631281780658716
  5. Meher Mallick, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631281093789034
  6. Kabeya Mwintshi, MDSaint Louis, MO 631281316994460
  7. Christian Nwankwo, MDSaint Louis, MO 631281679772198
  8. Humayun Quadir, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631281265413223

Common questions

What is Ruo-Qi Hu, MD's NPI number?

Ruo-Qi Hu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144276072, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ruo-Qi Hu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10004 Kennerly RD Ste 103A, Saint Louis, MO, 63128. Phone: (314) 447-9600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ruo-Qi Hu, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2007010297, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ruo-Qi Hu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ruo-Qi Hu, MD had 419 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ruo-Qi Hu, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.