What is Paula Ko's specialty?

Paula Ko (NPI 1942216320) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Wilmington, DE.

Where does Paula Ko practice?

Paula Ko practices in Wilmington, DE, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1942216320.

How much does Medicare pay Paula Ko?

Paula Ko (NPI 1942216320) received approximately $1.6M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 732 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1942216320

Paula KoMD

PRACTICEROBERT HAZENSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyWilmington, DEI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,987

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

30,629

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.5M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 39 Ophthalmology providers in DE — top quintile (cohort median 3,013).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

887

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$89K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Diclofenac Sodium196 claims

Erythromycin Base95 claims

Prednisolone Acetate87 claims

Latanoprost85 claims

Timolol Maleate81 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$314

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$314

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$314

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Paula Ko'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). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SERVICES, INC.	243	1,020
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	165	466
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Norristown, PA	65	214
Jeffrey Minkovitz Ophthalmology · Wilmington, DE	56	168
BAYHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	53	138
Garth Koniver Diagnostic Radiology · Wilmington, DE	19	33
Rockland Surgery Center, L.P. Ambulatory Surgical Center · Wilmington, DE	17	40
ST. FRANCIS HOSPITAL INC.	13	43
RAUER, ANDREAS	13	18
Accu Reference Medical Lab, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Linden, NJ	12	39
Andrew Glick Urology · Wilmington, DE	11	22

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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