What is Steven Ko's specialty?

Steven Ko (NPI 1992771257) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Fort Wayne, IN.

Where does Steven Ko practice?

Steven Ko practices in Fort Wayne, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1992771257.

How much does Medicare pay Steven Ko?

Steven Ko (NPI 1992771257) received approximately $1.2M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 436 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1992771257

Steven KoMD

PRACTICELUTHERAN MEDICAL GROUP LLCSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyFort Wayne, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

838

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

87,023

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.1M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 82 Rheumatology providers in IN — top quintile (cohort median 1,092).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

4,426

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.1M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

27.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone667 claims

Methotrexate Sodium643 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate505 claims

Alendronate Sodium243 claims

Leucovorin Calcium226 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

91.0

Quality

77.4

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.67%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$104

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$104

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$104

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Steven 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). 16 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
IOM HEALTH SYSTEM LP	166	505
PARKVIEW HOSPITAL, INC.	95	426
ST. JOSEPH HEALTH SYSTEM, LLC	23	100
Ami Kulkarni Internal Medicine · Fort Wayne, IN	19	45
Kent Farnsworth Internal Medicine · Fort Wayne, IN	16	36
WARSAW HEALTH SYSTEM LLC	15	60
COMMUNITY HOSPITAL OF NOBLE COUNTY, INC.	14	62
BLUFFTON HEALTH SYSTEM LLC	14	25
SWARTZ-WILLIAMS, LESLIE	13	27
CAMERON MEMORIAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, INC.	13	92
HUNTINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	12	48
WHITLEY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, INC.	12	47

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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