Kichul Ko

Kichul Ko practices at The University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Kichul Ko's NPI, 1649472440, was assigned on June 4, 2007. Kichul Ko graduated from Rush Medical College of Rush University in 2007. Kichul Ko holds Illinois license 036125297.

Kichul Ko's primary practice is The University of Chicago Medical Center, at 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 in Cook County. The practice phone is (773) 702-1530.

Kichul Ko's primary practice is The University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Kichul Ko is also affiliated with University of Chicago Medical Center. The medical group on file is UChicago Medicine Physicians. Dmand AI also links Kichul Ko to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Kichul Ko practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Rheumatology is Kichul Ko's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Kichul Ko is licensed in Illinois.

CMS data shows 464 Medicare services from Kichul Ko across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 176 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $29,904 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 176 Medicare patients who saw Kichul Ko in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 61 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 38% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.93, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Kichul Ko's median patient age at 61, with 79% women.

In 2024, Kichul Ko wrote 763 Medicare Part D claims for 96 patients. 78% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 658 of them, across 21 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,234,740 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 682 claims across 17 drugs.

Kichul Ko accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Kichul Ko as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 16 papers to Kichul Ko, published from 2012 to 2024. 2020 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Kidney, Lupus Nephritis and Inflammation. Kichul Ko has published most often in Arthritis Rheumatol. Kichul Ko's most frequent co-authors are Timothy B. Niewold, MD, Vladimir M. Liarski, MD, MS and Cynthia B. Aranow, MD.

Dmand AI links Kichul Ko to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic and Connective Tissue Diseases. Open Payments lists research payments to Kichul Ko that name 1 trial.

CMS Open Payments shows 179 general payments to Kichul Ko from 26 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 41% of the total. GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. paid the most, $4,505. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $1,161 in 2019, naming 1 clinical trial.

Kichul Ko graduated from Rush Medical College of Rush University in 2007.