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Dr. James Ku, MD
NPI1740240928PAC ID0446268478
- Medicare services, 2024
- 133
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 57
- Part D claims, 2024
- 161
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 2150 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17604
- Practice phone
- Call (717) 735-3993
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Physicians' Surgery Center, Lancaster General Health
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Dr. James Ku is a general surgeon in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Dr. Ku practices at Physicians' Surgery Center, Lancaster General Health in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Ku's NPI, 1740240928, was assigned on March 23, 2006. Dr. Ku graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 1992. Dr. Ku holds Pennsylvania license MD 056473L.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1740240928NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0446268478
- NPI enumeration date
- March 23, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (717) 735-3993
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 60
- Medical school graduation
- 1992
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James Ku practices at Physicians' Surgery Center, Lancaster General Health in Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Dr. Ku's primary practice is Physicians' Surgery Center, Lancaster General Health, at 2150 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17604. The practice phone is (717) 735-3993.
- Physicians' Surgery Center, Lancaster General Health2150 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17604Phone(717) 735-3993
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James Ku is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Ku's primary practice is Physicians' Surgery Center, Lancaster General Health in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dr. Ku is also affiliated with Lancaster General Hospital. The medical group on file is Tower Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ku to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Physicians' Surgery Center, Lancaster General HealthPrimary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Ku's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ku practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Physicians' Surgery Center, Lancaster General Health | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James Ku is one of 1,398 general surgeons in Pennsylvania
Surgery is Dr. Ku's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Ku is licensed in Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, PennsylvaniaPrimary
General surgeons near Dr. Ku
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James Ku billed Medicare for 133 services in 2024
CMS data shows 133 Medicare services from Dr. Ku across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 57 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,717 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 2024133
Medicare patients57
Paid by Medicare$5,717
Procedure codes3
Dr. Ku's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 612024: 7625%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 57
Dr. Ku compared with the Pennsylvania median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Ku
- Pennsylvania median
- Medicare services
- 133vs 15816% below
- Medicare patients
- 57vs 12755% below
- Part D claims
- 125vs 294.3 times
Medians across 1,213 general surgeons in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Ku's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
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. James Ku treated 57 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 65
CMS counts 57 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ku in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 34 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.45, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ku's median patient age at 49, with 85% women.
Medicare patients, 202457
Average age65
Average risk score1.45
Dr. Ku's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Ku's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women3561%
- Men2239%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Ku's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis63%
- Diabetes47%
- Mood disorders46%
- Anxiety40%
- Depression37%
- Ischemic heart disease25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
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 49
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women85%
- Men14%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James Ku wrote 161 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Ku wrote 161 Medicare Part D claims for 36 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 125 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $26,150 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 101 claims across 4 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024161
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$26,150
Part D patients36
Dr. Ku's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic133 claims83%
- Brand-name28 claims17%
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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1012024: 12524%
Drugs named by CMS: 6 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
Dr. James Ku offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Ku accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Ku as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 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. James Ku has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Ku to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Weight Loss and Body Weight Changes.
Conditions in Dr. Ku's trials
- Weight Loss
- Body Weight Changes
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Ku
Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. James Ku received $12,285 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 58 general payments to Dr. Ku from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 49% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $10,219.
General payments to Dr. Ku by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Ku by kind, 2016 to 2025
$12.3Kin total
- Education$6,00049%
- Travel and lodging$4,20834%
- Food and beverage$2,06817%
- Gifts$90%
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. James Ku graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Dr. Ku graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 1992.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. James 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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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) |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | ClinicalTrials.gov (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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. James Ku's NPI number?
Dr. James Ku's NPI number is 1740240928. It was assigned on March 23, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James Ku?
Dr. James Ku is a general surgeon in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. James Ku practice?
Dr. Ku practices at 2150 Harrisburg Pike, Lancaster, PA 17604. Dr. Ku's primary practice is Physicians' Surgery Center, Lancaster General Health in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ku to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. James Ku's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Ku is (717) 735-3993.
What is Dr. James Ku's medical license number?
Dr. Ku holds Pennsylvania license MD 056473L.
Which hospitals is Dr. James Ku affiliated with?
Dr. Ku is affiliated with Lancaster General Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. James Ku part of?
Dr. Ku is linked to Tower Health Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Ku to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. James Ku accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ku billed Medicare for 133 services in 2024, and Dr. Ku accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. James Ku offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Ku as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Ku see?
CMS counts 57 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ku in 2024, with an average age of 65.
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What services does Dr. James Ku bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Ku's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), medicare service (G2211) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. James Ku go to medical school?
Dr. Ku graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in 1992.
What drugs does Dr. James Ku prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ku's most prescribed drugs by claims were Famotidine, Omeprazole and Ondansetron ODT.
Has Dr. James Ku received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $12,285 in general payments to Dr. Ku from 8 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. James Ku been practicing?
Dr. Ku graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
Does Dr. James Ku do research?
Dr. Ku has worked on 1 clinical trial.
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