What is Samuel Kuo's specialty?

Samuel Kuo (NPI 1861478422) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Medical Oncology in Tulare, CA.

Where does Samuel Kuo practice?

Samuel Kuo practices in Tulare, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1861478422.

How much does Medicare pay Samuel Kuo?

Samuel Kuo (NPI 1861478422) received approximately $140K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 172 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1861478422

Samuel KuoM.D.

Medical OncologyTulare, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

392

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,112

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$78K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 268 Medical Oncology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,130).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,181

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1.4M

Distinct drugs

112

Brand share

22.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen343 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium169 claims

Amlodipine Besylate130 claims

Losartan Potassium110 claims

Lisinopril98 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$818

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$749

Education$68

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$749

Education$68

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Samuel Kuo's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 29 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
TULARE LOCAL HEALTH CARE DISTRICT	334	5,987
Frank Macaluso Diagnostic Radiology · Tulare, CA	155	2,198
LIN, JOHN	76	570
Parmod Kumar Gastroenterology · Porterville, CA	60	475
ALTURA CENTERS FOR HEALTH	54	498
Vinod Gupta Cardiology · Visalia, CA	41	174
Kim Flora Podiatry · Tulare, CA	33	157
Shashi Sharma Cardiology · Visalia, CA	33	252
SMITH, RONALD	31	162
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	26	360
Salma Khan Diagnostic Radiology · Irvine, CA	20	128
TULARE LOCAL HEALTH CARE DISTRICT	20	88

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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