Ruth Kuo, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Ruth Kuo, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1568704658, issued on Mar 27, 2013. Check the license (California A146518, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ruth Kuo
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License numbers
- A146518 CA
60792220 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 531 W College St, Los Angeles, CA 90012
- Phone
- (213) 624-8411
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2013
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (213) 680-0977
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171114002975); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ruth Kuo in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A146518Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $815.16
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Fujifilm Sonosite, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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 one group practice
- Valley Anesthesia Associates PLLCRenton, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ruth Kuo among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California
Ruth Kuo, M.D. is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anesthesiology Physician providers in California
There are 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.
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The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Max Lin, MDLos Angeles, CA 900121164470407
- Jennifer McGinley, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900121811156235
- Calvin Moh, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900121114260791
- Ruth Sun, MDLos Angeles, CA 900121205083318
- Joshua Wong, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900121255674958
Common questions
What is Ruth Kuo, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ruth Kuo, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568704658, issued on Mar 27, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ruth Kuo, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 531 W College St, Los Angeles, CA, 90012. Phone: (213) 624-8411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ruth Kuo, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A146518, 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.