Richard Uwaka Kalu, MD, MPH

NPI 1285990036ActiveIndividual· Colon & Rectal Surgery· Portland, OR

Colon & Rectal Surgery (MD, MPH) in Portland, Oregon, trained at Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine (class of 2012). In 2024 Medicare paid $23,526 for 76 patients, and Part D covered 90 of their prescriptions, 64% of them generic. Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $54.52 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1285990036
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD, MPH
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Apr 5, 2012
Last updated in NPPES	Sep 8, 2023
Certified by provider	Sep 8, 2023

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Colon & Rectal Surgery Primary	208C00000X	MD215228	OR

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) (OR)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	76
Services billed	177 across 26 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$23,526

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	90 · 90 30-day fills
Patients	68
Total drug cost	$4,834
Generic share	64% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Graduation year	2012
Medicare specialty	Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)
Secondary specialties	General Surgery