Dr. John Shu Shin Kuo , MD PHD
Neurological Surgery โข Austin, TX
1601 Trinity St
Austin, TX 787121765
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NPI assigned on February 2, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 14 Original Medicare Part B services in 2018.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2018. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2018:
- 99214 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 14 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2018. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Medicare Part B services went from 246 in 2017 to 14 in 2018.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2017โ2018.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1601 Trinity St
Austin, TX 787121765
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Neurological Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $1,057 in 2018
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2018. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2018.
Paid by Medicare
About $748 in 2018
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2018, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2018.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019โ2025.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Austin and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Kuo are from 2018.
40 active clinicians are listed under Neurological Surgery with a practice address in Austin, TX (669 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Austin
27.5% of these 40 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
65% of these 40 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 94% from 246 in 2017 to 14 in 2018.
- 2017: 246
- 2018: 14
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 96% from $29,645 in 2017 to $1,057 in 2018.
- 2017: $29,645
- 2018: $1,057
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 97% from $22,666 in 2017 to $748 in 2018.
- 2017: $22,666
- 2018: $748
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2018), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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14 | 14 | $246.00 | $75.52 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2018; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2020-04-17NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Ophthalmology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 1601 TRINITY ST, AUSTIN, TX 787121765 (Tel: 3388227378)
Registered at 1701 TRINITY ST STOP Z1500, AUSTIN, TX 787121889 (Tel: 5124955557)
Recorded as JOHN KUO, MD PHD
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: TX R8226)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 3096 EDENBERRY ST, FITCHBURG, WI 537117201 (Tel: 6088867589)
Registered at 7974 UW HEALTH CT, MIDDLETON, WI 535625531
Recorded as JOHN KUO, MD
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: WI 48539)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 600 HIGHLAND AVE, MADISON, WI 53792 (Tel: 6082631410)
Registered at 7974 UW HEALTH CT, MIDDLETON, WI 535625531
Recorded as JOHN KUO, MD
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: WI 48539)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Neurological Surgery Specialists in Austin
- Dr. Richard Stovall, MD
- Dr. Marcella Madera, MD
- Dr. Ramsey Ashour, MD
- Dr. Vincent Wang, MD
- Dr. Jon Willie, MD
- Jordan Amadio
Mailing Address
1701 Trinity St Stop Z1500
Austin, TX 787121889
Phone: 5124955557