Dr. Dennis Kuo, MD

Dr. Kuo practices at Interventional Spine Center in Anaheim, California.

Dr. Kuo's NPI, 1295140739, was assigned on June 24, 2014. Dr. Kuo graduated from Wayne State University School Of Medicine in 2014. Dr. Kuo's Michigan license number on file is 4301105404.

Dr. Kuo's primary practice is Interventional Spine Center, at 947 S Anaheim Blvd, Anaheim, CA 92805 in Orange County. The practice phone is (949) 588-7246.

Dr. Kuo's primary practice is Interventional Spine Center in Anaheim, California. The medical group on file is Pain Management Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kuo to 1 more ambulatory surgery center, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kuo practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Anesthesiology is Dr. Kuo's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207L00000X. Dr. Kuo is board certified in anesthesiology by the American Board of Anesthesiology. Dmand AI has Dr. Kuo's licenses on file in 3 states: Michigan, California and New York.

Dmand AI lists back pain injection, drug use disorders, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal stenosis and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Kuo treats.

CMS data shows 1,692 Medicare services from Dr. Kuo across 6 procedure codes in 2024, for 138 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $82,600 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 138 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kuo in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 72 patients. 73% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have arthritis. 67% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.60, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kuo's median patient age at 61, with 59% women.

In 2024, Dr. Kuo wrote 689 Medicare Part D claims for 199 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 588 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $7,061 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 931 claims across 18 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 out of 100 for Dr. Kuo for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Kuo accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Kuo as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Kuo. Dr. Kuo's most frequent co-authors are Joel P. Castellanos, MD, Dennis John Kuo, MD and Megan Rose Paul, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 162 general payments to Dr. Kuo from 11 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 66% of the total. Nevro Corp. paid the most, $4,389.

Dr. Kuo graduated from Wayne State University School Of Medicine in 2014.

Dr. Kuo is in network with 11 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.