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2026 NPPES data Neurology Physician NPI 1265632855 M.D., PH.D.
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Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D.

Neurology Physician in Seattle, Washington.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 20,467 in Neurology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 155 beneficiaries · Neurology Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
88%
generic claims · 12% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
93.1/100
▲ 10 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
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Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

What the federal data shows

Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 93.1/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,397 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

93.1/100
MIPS score · +10 vs avg
1K
Part D claims, 2024
88%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1265632855), first enumerated 07/20/2007.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 1,397 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 93.1/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • State context

    State board disciplinary context

    Washington statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.

    Source: WMC annual report 2023

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1265632855 · Neurology Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1265632855
  • ENUM-MID 2007
  • TAX-MID 20K Neurology Physician
  • MIPS-ABOVE 93.1/100
  • RX-MID 1,397
  • BOOK-THIN 470 in Washington
  • PHOTO-FINISH Christopher Adams · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

93 ≥ 69th percentile 69% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D. sits

This provider among neurology physician peers

Across the 5,099 neurology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D. writes more Part D claims than 61% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 70% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality0255075100024.148.372.496.6Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 35Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 70 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 57Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 62Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 20 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 90Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 0 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 15 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 92 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 73 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 55 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 47 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 67 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 90 · MIPS quality, percentile: 67Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 12Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 37 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 23Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 88Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 27 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 13Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 28 · MIPS quality, percentile: 20Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 18Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 61 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one neurology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D.?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/20/2007

NPI 1265632855

Primary specialty

Neurology Physician

Mid-sized

20,467 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

1,397 3% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 1,356

MIPS final score

93.1/100 9.6 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Washington

How Neurology Physician compares to other specialties among Washington providers

Washington providers
Mental Health Counselor8.5%Massage Therapist6.4%Counselor5.7%Behavior Technician4.7%Pharmacist3.8%Physical Therapist3.6%Neurology Physician0.2%
Largest specialties in Washington (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Neurology Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
93.1/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%93.1%
MIPS final score (Neurology Physician) - 93.1/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

HARBORBIEW MEDIXCAL CENTER, 325 9TH AVE
Seattle, WA 98104
(206) 744-3992

Provider Details

NPI 1265632855
Specialty Neurology Physician
Credentials M.D., PH.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 07/20/2007

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

93.0932
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
73.9573
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Alternative Payment Model

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

The Association OF University Physicians
Seattle, WA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

License & disciplinary context - Washington WMC 2023 annual report

Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~34K Washington medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D.. To verify Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D.'s current license status, search the WMC public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.

88
Total board actions, Washington 2023
Across 85 cases
2.59
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Washington statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
31 cases

WMC publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Washington disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D. - brand share 12.0%
Neurology Physician average

12% brand-name claims vs 88% generic, on 1,397 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

1,397
Total Claims
$916K
Total Drug Cost
155
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
2,572.767
Total Day Supply
75,772
Brand vs Generic
12% brand / 88% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$862K
Generic Drug Cost
$54K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
70.8 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.67
Gender Split
48% female / 52% male
Age Distribution
<65: 28, 65-74: 69, 75-84: N/A, 85+: N/A

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Carbidopa-Levodopa
Carbidopa/Levodopa
312
Carbidopa-Levodopa Er
Carbidopa/Levodopa
125
Rytary
Carbidopa/Levodopa
86
Pramipexole Dihydrochloride
Pramipexole Di-Hcl
74
Clonazepam
 71
Amantadine
Amantadine Hcl
56
Primidone
 49
Donepezil Hcl
 45
Quetiapine Fumarate
 40
Ingrezza
Valbenazine Tosylate
37

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Neurology Physician Overview

How Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D. fits within the Neurology Physician landscape nationally.

20,467
Neurology Physician Providers in US
54
States with Neurology Physician
1,356
Avg Claims per Provider

Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D.'s 1,397 claims are above the specialty average of 1,356.

Nationwide Neurology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Hu, both outside Washington so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (93.1 here).

Christopher Adams 93.1 TN Divya Arya 93.1 PA Kimiko Domoto-Reilly 93.1 MA Siegfried Hirczy 93.1 TX

Same NPPES enumeration year (2007)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Luis Rivera-Ramos Bayamon, PR Islam Abujubara Phoenix, AZ Joshua Mendelson Fort Myers, FL Rob Oshinsky Columbia, MD

Nearby Neurology Physician Providers in Washington

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Washington, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Hu.

One of 470 Neurology Physician providers enrolled in Washington, 5 are shown here.

Nandini Abburi
Seattle, WA
Dr. Tilahun Abraha
MD
Olympia, WA
Dr. Carlos Acevedo
MD
Walla Walla, WA
Dr. Makeda Agonafer
M.D.
Renton, WA
Dr. Ban Alamin
MD
Seattle, WA

Compare Neurology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D.'s specialty? ▼
Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D. specializes in Neurology Physician and practices in Seattle, Washington. Credentials: M.D., PH.D..
How much does Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D. wrote 1,397 Medicare Part D claims totaling $916K in drug costs for 155 beneficiaries.
What is Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 93.1/100 (Quality: 74). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D. located? ▼
Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D. is located at HARBORBIEW MEDIXCAL CENTER, 325 9TH AVE, Seattle, WA, 98104. Phone: (206) 744-3992.
What is Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265632855, issued on 07/20/2007.
Does Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D.'s prescribing is 12% brand-name and 88% generic drugs by claim count, with $862K in brand drug costs.
How many Neurology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 20,467 Neurology Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Neurology Physician provider writes 1,356 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Carbidopa-Levodopa, Carbidopa-Levodopa Er, Rytary. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,397 Part D claims and 155 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D.'s credentials? ▼
Shu-Ching Hu, M.D., PH.D.'s NPI is 1265632855 with credentials M.D., PH.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

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