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Dr. Joseph K. Ku, MD
NPI1649393760PAC ID7618057944
- Medicare services, 2018
- 13
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 11
- Part D claims, 2024
- 100
- Publications
- 4
- Industry payments
- $124,359
- Practice address
- 6848 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92506
- Practice phone
- Call (951) 687-1162
- Professional email
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- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Precision Plastic Surgery
Riverside, California
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Dr. Joseph K. Ku is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in Riverside, California
Dr. Ku practices at Precision Plastic Surgery in Riverside, California.
Dr. Ku's NPI, 1649393760, was assigned on April 6, 2007. Dr. Ku graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Ku holds California license A77679.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1649393760NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7618057944
- NPI enumeration date
- April 6, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (951) 687-1162
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 52
- Medical school graduation
- 2000
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Joseph K. Ku practices at Precision Plastic Surgery in Riverside, California
Dr. Ku's primary practice is Precision Plastic Surgery, at 6848 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92506 in Riverside County. The practice phone is (951) 687-1162.
- Precision Plastic Surgery6848 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92506 · Riverside CountyPhone(951) 687-1162
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Joseph K. Ku is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Ku's primary practice is Precision Plastic Surgery in Riverside, California. The medical group on file is Precision Plastic Surgery.
Precision Plastic SurgeryPrimary
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Joseph K. Ku's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ku practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Precision Plastic Surgery | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Joseph K. Ku is one of 327 plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians in California
Plastic and reconstructive surgery is Dr. Ku's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0122X. Dr. Ku is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Ku's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Utah.
Specialties and state licenses
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery, CaliforniaPrimary
- Utah license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction among the conditions Dr. Ku treats.
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joseph K. Ku billed Medicare for 13 services in 2018
CMS data shows 13 Medicare services from Dr. Ku across 1 procedure code in 2018, all of them office visits, for 11 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,480 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 201813
Medicare patients11
Paid by Medicare$1,480
Procedure codes1
Dr. Ku's Medicare services by type, 2017 to 2018
- 2017
- 2018
- Office and hospital visits
- 2017: 262018: 1350%
Dr. Ku compared with the California median for plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians, 2018
- Dr. Ku
- California median
- Medicare services
- 13vs 4672% below
- Medicare patients
- 11vs 5881% below
- Part D claims
- 54vs 242.3 times
Medians across 261 plastics and reconstructive surgery physicians in California with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ku's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2018
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Joseph K. Ku treated 11 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 68
CMS counts 11 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ku in 2024. The largest group is 85 and over, with 0 patients. Their average risk score is 2.08, 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. Ku's median patient age at 47, with 90% women.
Medicare patients, 202411
Average age68
Average risk score2.08
Dr. Ku's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Ku's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 47
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women90%
- Men8%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Joseph K. Ku wrote 100 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ku wrote 100 Medicare Part D claims for 26 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 54 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $348 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 70 claims across 4 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024100
Drugs named by CMS3
Total drug cost$348
Part D patients26
Dr. Ku's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic98 claims98%
- Brand-name and other2 claims2%
Dr. Ku's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Ku's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids18%18 of 100 claims
- Antibiotics25%25 of 100 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 702024: 5423%
Drugs named by CMS: 3 in 2024, 4 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Joseph K. Ku takes part in Medicare
Dr. Ku accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Joseph K. Ku has 4 publications on record
Dmand AI links 4 papers to Dr. Ku. The most frequent topics are Biopsy, Needle, Immunohistochemistry and Radiotherapy, Adjuvant. Dr. Ku has published most often in Am Surg. Dr. Ku's most frequent co-authors are Raul S. Coimbra, MD, PhD, Jacob S. Delarosa, MD and Gregory R D Evans, MD.
Papers4
Topics Dr. Ku writes about most
- Biopsy, Needle
- Immunohistochemistry
- Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
Dr. Ku's most frequent co-authors
- Raul S. Coimbra, MD, PhD2 shared papers
- Jacob S. Delarosa, MD2 shared papers
- Gregory R D Evans, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Ku
Biopsy, NeedleBrain NeoplasmsHepatectomy
Antineoplastic AgentsBreastBreast Neoplasms
Internship and ResidencyStress, PsychologicalWorkload
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Joseph K. Ku received $124,359 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 157 general payments to Dr. Ku from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Gifts make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $116,537.
General payments to Dr. Ku by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Ku by kind, 2016 to 2025
$124.4Kin total
- Gifts$114,13192%
- Consulting fees$3,5293%
- Travel and lodging$3,4233%
- Food and beverage$3,2763%
Companies that paid Dr. Ku the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Joseph K. Ku graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine
Dr. Ku graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 2000. Dr. Ku is a member of ASPS.
- Medical school
- Board certified in plastic surgery
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Joseph K. Ku accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers
Dr. Ku is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- United Healthcare
- HCSC
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Molina
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Plan types Dr. Ku accepts, by number of carriers
- Medicare10
- PPO10
- HMO8
- EPO4
- POS4
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Joseph K. Ku's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Joseph K. Ku's NPI number?
Dr. Joseph K. Ku's NPI number is 1649393760. It was assigned on April 6, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Joseph K. Ku?
Dr. Joseph K. Ku is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician in Riverside, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0122X).
Where does Dr. Joseph K. Ku practice?
Dr. Ku practices at 6848 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA 92506. Dr. Ku's primary practice is Precision Plastic Surgery in Riverside, California.
What is Dr. Joseph K. Ku's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ku is (951) 687-1162.
What is Dr. Joseph K. Ku's medical license number?
Dr. Ku holds California license A77679, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Joseph K. Ku been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ku in California (2002 to 2026) and Utah (2005 to 2008).
What medical group is Dr. Joseph K. Ku part of?
Dr. Ku is linked to Precision Plastic Surgery.
Does Dr. Joseph K. Ku accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ku billed Medicare for 13 services in 2018, and Dr. Ku accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Joseph K. Ku see?
CMS counts 11 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ku in 2024, with an average age of 68.
Is Dr. Joseph K. Ku board certified?
Yes. Dr. Ku is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery.
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What services does Dr. Joseph K. Ku bill to Medicare?
In 2018, Dr. Ku's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. Joseph K. Ku go to medical school?
Dr. Ku graduated from UC San Diego School of Medicine in 2000.
What drugs does Dr. Joseph K. Ku prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ku's most prescribed drugs by claims were Cephalexin, Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Cyclobenzaprine HCl.
Has Dr. Joseph K. Ku received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $124,359 in general payments to Dr. Ku from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.
How long has Dr. Joseph K. Ku been practicing?
Dr. Ku graduated from medical school in 2000, 26 years ago.
Does Dr. Joseph K. Ku do research?
Dmand AI links 4 publications to Dr. Ku.
Who does Dr. Joseph K. Ku publish with?
Dr. Ku's most frequent co-authors are Raul S. Coimbra, MD, PhD (2 shared papers), Jacob S. Delarosa, MD (2 shared papers) and Gregory R D Evans, MD (1 shared paper).
What insurance does Dr. Joseph K. Ku accept?
Dr. Ku is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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