Stephen C. Ku, DO
Anesthesiology Physician · Tacoma, WA
Stephen C. Ku, DO is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Tacoma, Washington, and NPI 1841687647, issued on Apr 20, 2015. Check the license (Washington OP60759505, as entered in NPPES) on the Washington Medical Commission; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen C. Ku
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- OP60759505 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 314 Martin Luther King JR Way Ste 300, Tacoma, WA 98405
- Phone
- (253) 274-1668
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2015
- Record last updated
- Feb 8, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190823002595); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- College Of Osteo Med Of The Pacific At Pomona, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 314 Martin Luther King JR Way Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Stephen C. Ku in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWashington Medical Commission
Search for license OP60759505Check 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: $16.43
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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
- Tacoma Anesthesia Associates Inc PSTacoma, WA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen C. Ku among 1,701 anesthesiology physician records in Washington
Stephen C. Ku, DO is one of 1,701 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Washington. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 78% of these records are older, 20% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2007 among the 1,103 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 65% 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 Washington practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
150 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Tacoma
They are 150 of the 13,715 NPPES records with a practice address in Tacoma, and 1,701 anesthesiology physician records in Washington.
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Common questions
What is Stephen C. Ku, DO's NPI number?
Stephen C. Ku, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841687647, issued on Apr 20, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen C. Ku, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 314 Martin Luther King JR Way Ste 300, Tacoma, WA, 98405. Phone: (253) 274-1668. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen C. Ku, DO's license?
NPPES lists Washington license number OP60759505, as entered by the provider. Search the Washington Medical Commission at https://wahelms.my.site.com/s/license-search. 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.