Tina K. Ku, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Milpitas, CA
Tina K. Ku, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Milpitas, California, and NPI 1265745780, issued on Jul 26, 2010. Check the license (California A119947, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tina K. Ku
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- A119947 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 611 S Milpitas Blvd, Milpitas, CA 95035
- Phone
- (408) 945-2658
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141103002210); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Tina K. Ku in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A119947Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,775 Medicare Part D claims for 461 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost377 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate219 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol208 claims
- Timolol Maleate147 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium143 claims
- Polymyxin B Sul-Trimethoprim143 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncMilpitas, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tina K. Ku among 2,899 ophthalmology physician records in California
Tina K. Ku, M.D. is one of 2,899 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in California. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 74% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2001 among the 1,907 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Tina K. Ku, M.D.'s NPI number?
Tina K. Ku, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265745780, issued on Jul 26, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tina K. Ku, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 611 S Milpitas Blvd, Milpitas, CA, 95035. Phone: (408) 945-2658. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tina K. Ku, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A119947, 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.
How much does Tina K. Ku, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tina K. Ku, M.D. had 1,775 Medicare Part D claims for 461 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.