Lawrence Chihyung Ku, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Oakland, CA

Lawrence Chihyung Ku, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology" physician in Oakland, California. His current practice location is 3600 Broadway, Oakland, California. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (510) 752-1282.

Lawrence Chihyung Ku is licensed to practice in California (license number A157723) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1912439266.

Contact Information

Lawrence Chihyung Ku, MD
3600 Broadway,
Oakland, CA 94611-5730
(510) 752-1282
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Physician's Profile

Full NameLawrence Chihyung Ku
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine - Gastroenterology
Location3600 Broadway, Oakland, California
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1912439266
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 03/28/2017
  • Last Update Date: 08/02/2023
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 1355701442
  • Enrollment ID: I20230720003970

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Lawrence Chihyung Ku such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1912439266NPI-NPPES
A157723OtherCACA MEDICAL BOARD

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207R00000XInternal Medicine A157723 (California)Secondary
207RG0100XInternal Medicine - Gastroenterology A157723 (California)Primary

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Lawrence Chihyung Ku allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NamePermanente Medical Group Inc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1073606299
PECOS PAC ID: 8921910225
Enrollment ID: O20031104000710

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Lawrence Chihyung Ku is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Lawrence Chihyung Ku, MD
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd,
La Jolla, CA 92037-1092

Ph: () -
Lawrence Chihyung Ku, MD
3600 Broadway,
Oakland, CA 94611-5730

Ph: (510) 752-1282

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