Tak Ming Ko, MD
Surgery Physician · Palmer, AK
Tak Ming Ko, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Palmer, Alaska, and NPI 1003995713, issued on Nov 3, 2006. Check the license (Alaska 6953, as entered in NPPES) on the Alaska State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tak Ming Ko
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 6953 AK
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2480 S Woodworth Loop Ste 180, Palmer, AK 99645
- Phone
- (907) 373-8281
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (855) 212-0736
- Medicaid ID
- 1019943 AK
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240411001259); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Washington School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 98 in Alaska → Look up another NPI →
Verify Tak Ming Ko in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlaska State Medical Board
Search for license 6953Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $67.60
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Uintah Basin Medical CenterRoosevelt, UT · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
- Northeastern Utah Medical GroupRoosevelt, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Tak Ming Ko among 98 surgery physician records in Alaska
Tak Ming Ko, MD is one of 98 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alaska. 73% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 64 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Alaska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 surgery physician records list a practice address in Palmer
They are 7 of the 771 NPPES records with a practice address in Palmer, and 98 surgery physician records in Alaska.
All 98 in Alaska → Every provider in Palmer → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shannon Gulley, M.D.Palmer, AK 996451336116821
- Kaitlin Peace, MDPalmer, AK 996451659798049
- Sharon Schaefer, MDPalmer, AK 996451932157245
- Michael Senta, M.D., FACSPalmer, AK 996451366443871
- Brent Taylor, MDPalmer, AK 996451770685000
- John Zwiacher, M.D.Palmer, AK 996451457380438
- Nicholas Bahl, MDWasilla, AK 996541083149777
- Iuliana Bobanga, M.D.Wasilla, AK 996541013232214
Common questions
What is Tak Ming Ko, MD's NPI number?
Tak Ming Ko, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003995713, issued on Nov 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tak Ming Ko, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2480 S Woodworth Loop Ste 180, Palmer, AK, 99645. Phone: (907) 373-8281. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tak Ming Ko, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alaska license number 6953, as entered by the provider. Search the Alaska State Medical Board at https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/cbpl/ProfessionalLicensing/StateMedicalBoard.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tak Ming Ko, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tak Ming Ko, MD had 14 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.