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Young J. Ko, MD

NPI 1639277130ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Lancaster, CA

Internal Medicine (MD) with Av Critical Care Inc, practicing in Lancaster, California. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,342,901 for 5,300 claims, against $365,731 paid for services in 2024. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $7,873 in all, mostly education. Lists Antelope Valley Hospital and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1639277130
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedSep 20, 2006
Last updated in NPPESSep 11, 2025

Specialties and licenses

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Exclusion screening

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

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (CA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients639
Services billed5,192 across 45 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$365,731

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)5,300 · 9,681 30-day fills
Patients496
Total drug cost$1,342,901
Generic share70% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year1973
Medicare specialtyInternal Medicine
Secondary specialtiesCritical Care (Intensivists), Pulmonary Disease, Sleep Medicine
TelehealthOffers telehealth

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$7,873 · 15 payments from 2 companies
  • 2024$14.04 · 1 payment from 1 company

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.$7,83112
Insmed, Inc.$42.333

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Education$7,000 · 4 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$812.98 · 6 payments
  • Food and Beverage$60.35 · 5 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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