Active NPI 1942216320 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Dr. Paula Ko , MD

Ophthalmology • Wilmington, DE

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Paula Ko, MD is a certified Ophthalmology practicing in Wilmington, DE. With approximately 37 years of clinical experience since graduating from Ohio State University College Of Medicine in 1989, Dr. Ko delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1207 N SCOTT ST.

Dr. Ko maintains professional affiliations with Eye Physicians And Surgeons, Pa, Christiana Care Health Services Inc, The Nemours Foundation and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg, imaging of retina, injection, pegcetacoplan, intravitreal, 1 mg. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1207 N Scott St

Wilmington, DE 198064059

Telephone 3026523353

Fax 3026569979

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Eye Physicians & Surgeons, Pa Facility NPI 1972695435

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Ohio State University College Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1989

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Ophthalmology in Wilmington, DE

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

37 Yrs +5.1 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 31.9 Yrs

State Avg: 25.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

37 Specialists

Practicing in Wilmington, DE (67 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

40.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Ko (37 Years) 37 Yrs

Wilmington Specialty Average (31.9 Years) 31.9 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J2777 Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg	25,020	79	$43.00	$34.69
92134 Imaging of retina	1,581	644	$168.88	$38.74
J2781 Injection, pegcetacoplan, intravitreal, 1 mg	1,170	22	$160.00	$147.00
67028 Injection of drug into eye	904	195	$347.79	$117.76
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	756	545	$145.00	$122.51
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	620	70	$1130.00	$821.09
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	152	45	$100.00	$69.96
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	117	113	$153.08	$125.01
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	101	77	$99.00	$86.96
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	46	40	$130.00	$61.89
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	46	45	$20.00	$16.09
92228 Imaging of retina with remote review by physician	33	32	$64.05	$16.12
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	25	25	$222.48	$163.81
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	19	16	$170.00	$33.49
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$307.29	$109.73
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	13	13	$225.00	$145.95
92228 Imaging of retina with remote review by physician	12	12	$64.05	$16.09

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J2777 Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg	24,060	55	$43.00	$36.59
92134 Imaging of retina	1,869	720	$169.85	$39.67
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,056	204	$350.85	$121.00
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	1,026	107	$1130.00	$855.53
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	946	662	$145.00	$125.57
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	229	54	$100.00	$71.20
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	109	105	$149.95	$126.65
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	102	88	$99.00	$89.60
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	37	37	$215.19	$161.56
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	33	31	$130.00	$62.56
J3490 Unclassified drugs	24	11	$5694.00	$2219.62
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	20	18	$169.40	$33.72
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	18	16	$125.83	$90.20
67042 Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina	17	17	$3000.00	$1122.65
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	16	16	$225.00	$149.24

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J2777 Injection, faricimab-svoa, 0.1 mg	4,140	26	$43.00	$37.45
92134 Imaging of retina	1,921	777	$169.84	$40.55
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	1,732	149	$1130.00	$895.40
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,125	215	$355.73	$123.89
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	510	424	$101.82	$90.73
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	417	375	$146.62	$128.46
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	239	238	$145.00	$130.09
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	233	61	$100.00	$67.90
J3590 Unclassified biologics	73	23	$2650.68	$2287.84
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	46	38	$66.83	$55.45
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	38	35	$99.00	$91.89
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	37	32	$130.00	$64.08
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	27	27	$206.70	$169.25
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	17	17	$236.82	$113.78
67042 Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina	16	16	$3000.00	$1103.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	2,110	828	$170.01	$41.80
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	2,046	156	$1130.00	$909.51
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,176	227	$365.56	$130.18
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	1,068	767	$145.00	$131.44
J2778 Injection, ranibizumab, 0.1 mg	339	15	$468.14	$316.17
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	296	72	$100.00	$72.34
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	220	134	$100.27	$93.31
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	41	41	$130.00	$66.05
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	38	38	$187.92	$173.29
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	37	26	$62.57	$56.97
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	21	21	$207.10	$156.34
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	20	$201.76	$119.57
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	15	15	$170.00	$36.55
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	15	14	$110.13	$88.06
92201 Extended exam of the back part of the eye with retinal drawing	12	11	$140.00	$25.70
67042 Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina	12	12	$3000.00	$1178.62
67040 Destruction of eye fluid (vitreous) between lens and retina and all of retina using a laser	11	11	$3000.00	$873.99

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	1,785	790	$169.85	$41.82
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	1,666	145	$1130.00	$927.32
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,177	252	$346.90	$112.94
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	929	713	$145.00	$131.17
J2778 Injection, ranibizumab, 0.1 mg	415	17	$470.12	$329.34
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	326	87	$100.00	$78.40
J0179 Injection, brolucizumab-dbll, 1 mg	162	16	$350.00	$312.51
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	159	126	$99.00	$92.00
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	88	83	$86.75	$73.17
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	43	43	$178.00	$156.08
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	40	38	$153.60	$98.23
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	37	30	$50.00	$47.26
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	35	35	$90.71	$65.19
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	28	28	$130.00	$65.83
99443 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes	18	18	$91.67	$83.39
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	17	16	$170.00	$37.01

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	2,299	912	$169.68	$41.10
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	1,688	137	$1130.00	$942.07
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,473	268	$300.00	$105.61
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	1,200	852	$145.00	$130.45
J2778 Injection, ranibizumab, 0.1 mg	514	25	$467.70	$353.22
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	469	127	$89.75	$79.87
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	180	126	$99.00	$91.01
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	75	75	$178.00	$153.94
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	31	29	$203.55	$100.61
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	28	27	$130.00	$66.18
92226 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	23	19	$70.00	$26.28
92225 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	21	20	$140.00	$27.36
92134 Imaging of retina	19	13	$72.96	$26.54
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	18	18	$55.50	$46.44
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	16	15	$170.00	$37.22
67042 Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina	15	15	$3000.00	$1197.31
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	13	13	$108.38	$71.29
92250 Photography of the retina	12	12	$140.00	$52.30

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	2,246	892	$169.62	$40.92
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	1,554	139	$1130.00	$952.13
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,458	277	$300.00	$104.34
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	1,193	860	$145.52	$128.30
J2778 Injection, ranibizumab, 0.1 mg	513	28	$468.42	$372.06
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	487	141	$73.33	$71.97
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	257	172	$99.00	$88.90
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	65	65	$178.00	$151.88
92225 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	45	39	$136.89	$27.68
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	34	30	$50.00	$44.69
92226 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	27	22	$70.00	$25.53
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	19	18	$130.00	$65.61
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	18	16	$245.00	$82.95
92250 Photography of the retina	17	15	$140.00	$53.25
92134 Imaging of retina	17	13	$72.96	$26.61
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$234.86	$108.03
67042 Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina	14	14	$3000.00	$1183.55
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	11	11	$170.00	$37.78

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	2,354	913	$169.75	$40.36
67028 Injection of drug into eye	1,546	292	$300.00	$103.30
J0178 Injection, aflibercept, 1 mg	1,539	133	$1130.00	$946.38
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	1,242	857	$146.41	$125.27
J9035 Injection, bevacizumab, 10 mg	592	156	$73.00	$71.86
J2778 Injection, ranibizumab, 0.1 mg	519	30	$470.33	$373.01
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	242	174	$101.31	$86.59
J7312 Injection, dexamethasone, intravitreal implant, 0.1 mg	112	13	$226.00	$197.59
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	92	92	$185.70	$149.69
92235 Exam of retinal blood vessels using a special camera after injection of a dye	31	31	$268.71	$80.85
67228 Laser destruction of leaking retinal blood vessels, 1 or more sessions	29	16	$1200.00	$348.04
92250 Photography of the retina	28	28	$140.00	$67.25
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	25	24	$50.00	$43.06
92133 Imaging of optic nerve	18	15	$170.00	$37.03
92225 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	18	17	$140.00	$27.39
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	17	13	$131.10	$53.91
92083 Exam of visual field with extended testing	17	16	$130.00	$65.23
67042 Removal of membrane of retina with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina	16	16	$3000.00	$1177.81
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	14	11	$197.22	$81.57

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Ophthalmology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X

State License DE C1-0004380

An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.

Ophthalmology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X

State License PA MD048518L

Ophthalmology

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X

State License MD D0046885

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Christiana Care Health Services Inc

621 Middletown Odessa Rd, Middletown, DE 197099602

Phone: 3022032230

Christiana Care Health Services Inc

2951 Centerville Rd, Wilmington, DE 198081649

Phone: 3026331182

Christiana Care Health Services Inc

501 W 14th St Wilmington Hospital, Wilmington, DE 198011013

Christiana Care Health Services Inc

300 Biddle Ave, Newark, DE 197023969

Phone: 3028384750

Christiana Care Health Services Inc

124 Sleepy Hollow Dr, Middletown, DE 197095838

Phone: 3024493030

The Nemours Foundation

1801 Rockland Rd, Wilmington, DE 198033648

Christiana Care Health Services Inc

501 W 14th St Fl, Wilmington, DE 198011013

Phone: 3023201300

Christiana Care Health Services Inc

501 W 14th St, Wilmington, DE 198011013

Christiana Care Health Services Inc

4512 Kirkwood Hwy, Wilmington, DE 198085129

Phone: 3026237515

Christiana Care Health Services Inc

4735 Ogletown Stanton Rd, Newark, DE 197132089

Eye Physicians And Surgeons, Pa

1207 N Scott St, Wilmington, DE 198064059

Phone: 3026523353

Christiana Care Health Services Inc

94 Christiana Rd, New Castle, DE 197203118

Phone: 3023277630

Christiana Care Health Services Inc

1401 Foulk Rd, Wilmington, DE 198032764

Christiana Care Health Services Inc

100 S Main St, Smyma, DE 199771479

Christiana Care Health Services Inc

621 Middletown Odessa Rd, Middletown, DE 197099602

Phone: 3022032260

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

3 Associated Practitioners

Dr. Jeffrey Minkovitz , MD

Ophthalmology

NPI 1457358889

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Chinye Otojare , OD

Optometrist

NPI 1578672549

Doctor of Optometry

Dr. Stephen Franklin , MD

Ophthalmology

NPI 1598758237

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

✅

NPI Profile Active August 05, 2008

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 05, 2008

Registered at 1207 N SCOTT ST, WILMINGTON, DE 198064059 (Tel: 3026523353)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 05, 2008

Registered at 1285 CONTINENTAL LINE LN, WEST CHESTER, PA 193828173 (Tel: 6107939387)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 05, 2008

Recorded as PAULA KO, MD

🎓

Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 05, 2008

Ophthalmology (License #C1-0004380 in DE)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 31, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1942216320

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: July 31, 2006

Last Update: August 05, 2008

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

1285 Continental Line Ln

West Chester, PA 193828173

Phone: 6107939387

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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