Active NPI 1396911087 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Sam B Koo , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery • Cincinnati, OH

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Sam Koo, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery practicing in Cincinnati, OH. With approximately 21 years of clinical experience since graduating from Mercer University School Of Medicine in 2005, Dr. Koo delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 6480 HARRISON AVE STE 100.

Dr. Koo is affiliated with Beacon Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine Ltd and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg, established patient outpatient office visit, new patient outpatient office visit. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

6480 Harrison Ave Ste 100

Cincinnati, OH 452477961

Telephone 5133543700

Fax 5133547601

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Beacon Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, Ltd Facility NPI 1386670065

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Mercer University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2005

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery in Cincinnati, OH

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

21 Yrs -7.4 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 28.4 Yrs

State Avg: 22.0 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

14 Specialists

Practicing in Cincinnati, OH (98 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

70.3% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Koo (21 Years) 21 Yrs

Cincinnati Specialty Average (28.4 Years) 28.4 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
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	944	154	$11.00	$0.11
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	379	274	$150.00	$86.72
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	198	198	$200.00	$105.70
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	113	82	$74.94	$39.03
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	91	75	$64.19	$37.89
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	76	63	$155.00	$52.11
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	57	52	$154.02	$52.09
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	52	46	$79.42	$39.18
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	46	39	$80.43	$34.57
26055 Incision of tendon covering	45	39	$1447.00	$266.96
J0665 Injection, bupivicaine, not otherwise specified, 0.5 mg	36	16	$11.00	$0.01
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	33	29	$77.00	$30.50
29848 Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope	31	28	$1352.58	$503.38
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	26	23	$158.58	$53.16
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	19	19	$210.53	$64.79
73221 Mri scan of arm joint without contrast	14	14	$900.00	$130.14
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	13	13	$201.92	$83.79

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	1,040	161	$11.00	$0.12
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	353	353	$200.00	$106.64
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	324	221	$150.00	$86.42
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	140	105	$63.64	$37.85
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	138	90	$74.59	$38.77
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	82	71	$81.95	$40.32
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	72	55	$157.15	$52.04
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	58	53	$160.52	$53.48
26055 Incision of tendon covering	47	40	$1447.00	$245.25
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	46	40	$80.35	$31.29
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	42	34	$79.29	$34.91
29848 Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope	32	30	$1235.44	$480.88
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	29	28	$142.17	$53.92
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	25	23	$210.00	$86.64
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	23	18	$206.52	$64.84
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	15	$177.00	$123.58
73221 Mri scan of arm joint without contrast	12	12	$900.00	$134.52
25290 Incision of tendon of forearm and/or wrist, open procedure	11	11	$2082.00	$215.46

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	913	133	$11.00	$0.12
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	308	308	$200.00	$107.18
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	246	165	$150.00	$87.59
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	125	83	$80.01	$42.43
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	95	73	$62.73	$37.54
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	51	48	$80.98	$40.68
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	48	41	$155.00	$51.40
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	47	37	$78.72	$34.55
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	39	35	$143.23	$51.56
26055 Incision of tendon covering	38	30	$1447.00	$246.33
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	32	24	$77.00	$30.37
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	30	26	$150.73	$52.54
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	28	25	$203.57	$65.39
29848 Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope	25	24	$1581.36	$538.79
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	18	18	$213.89	$88.70
73221 Mri scan of arm joint without contrast	15	13	$900.00	$130.97

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	701	105	$11.00	$0.15
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	279	279	$199.50	$109.58
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	207	145	$149.52	$87.50
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	114	83	$64.18	$38.35
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	85	58	$76.44	$39.79
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	54	50	$81.67	$40.06
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	49	41	$149.29	$53.74
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	45	38	$78.93	$34.75
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	36	25	$77.00	$29.34
26055 Incision of tendon covering	35	29	$1447.00	$235.42
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	33	26	$155.00	$51.90
29848 Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope	31	29	$1429.87	$529.93
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	27	22	$204.07	$65.58
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	20	$177.00	$127.06
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	17	16	$299.00	$198.78
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	17	17	$205.88	$62.23
25290 Incision of tendon of forearm and/or wrist, open procedure	11	11	$2082.00	$239.57
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	11	11	$133.00	$43.76
73221 Mri scan of arm joint without contrast	11	11	$900.00	$146.30

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	631	124	$11.00	$0.12
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	219	150	$125.00	$70.95
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	201	201	$186.00	$103.18
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	108	81	$60.09	$33.28
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	77	51	$74.90	$35.84
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	54	42	$80.37	$36.24
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	49	41	$146.57	$52.10
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	48	38	$155.00	$52.39
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	46	38	$75.22	$30.59
26055 Incision of tendon covering	33	28	$1447.00	$260.78
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	33	24	$195.76	$61.46
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	25	24	$177.00	$106.80
29848 Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope	21	19	$1426.19	$539.82
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	18	16	$213.89	$64.82
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	17	17	$81.53	$28.93
73221 Mri scan of arm joint without contrast	15	14	$900.00	$136.34
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	15	15	$299.00	$203.15

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	304	141	$11.00	$0.12
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	272	199	$125.00	$70.49
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	268	268	$186.00	$103.29
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	156	92	$73.15	$33.35
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	150	104	$59.15	$30.46
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	75	52	$70.00	$30.49
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	69	51	$74.00	$27.62
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	56	37	$163.30	$49.51
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	51	44	$177.00	$102.37
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	51	26	$77.00	$27.55
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	39	36	$194.87	$59.16
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	38	34	$161.00	$50.09
29848 Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope	33	32	$1561.03	$584.37
26055 Incision of tendon covering	31	27	$1447.00	$270.25
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	27	22	$157.63	$47.32
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	24	18	$189.58	$83.93
99223 Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes	22	22	$299.00	$200.17
73221 Mri scan of arm joint without contrast	14	14	$900.00	$151.25

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	379	148	$11.00	$0.12
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	334	257	$177.00	$99.53
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	144	98	$59.00	$27.81
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	135	96	$125.00	$67.92
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	124	124	$186.00	$100.65
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	121	72	$73.00	$29.27
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	79	59	$73.42	$25.01
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	79	55	$70.00	$27.43
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	51	31	$77.00	$26.01
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	50	40	$164.30	$47.98
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	41	36	$142.73	$46.02
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	37	32	$210.54	$59.47
26055 Incision of tendon covering	29	22	$1447.00	$263.67
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	29	25	$160.52	$46.21
29848 Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope	28	23	$1283.57	$473.81
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	20	12	$68.00	$27.99
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	16	16	$157.00	$100.09
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	15	12	$221.67	$62.58
73221 Mri scan of arm joint without contrast	14	14	$900.00	$149.60
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	11	11	$175.00	$69.33

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	313	210	$125.00	$67.44
J1100 Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 mg	276	141	$11.00	$0.12
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	242	242	$186.00	$98.23
73140 X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views	140	94	$59.00	$28.34
73110 X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views	119	73	$73.00	$32.01
73030 X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views	67	53	$75.10	$26.24
73130 X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views	54	40	$70.00	$27.38
20605 Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule	51	44	$151.25	$50.47
20550 Injection into tendon or ligament	47	32	$168.19	$48.59
73080 X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views	42	26	$77.00	$26.34
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	40	34	$204.25	$57.09
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	39	38	$177.00	$99.60
26055 Incision of tendon covering	30	23	$1447.00	$232.56
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	23	23	$157.00	$98.94
29848 Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope	23	22	$1406.35	$480.08
20526 Injection of carpal tunnel	20	20	$210.00	$78.79
29075 Application of elbow to finger cast	19	14	$236.00	$80.22
Q4010 Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass	19	14	$29.00	$19.07
73221 Mri scan of arm joint without contrast	17	16	$900.00	$139.22
20600 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint	16	13	$149.63	$42.14
25609 Treatment of 3 or more broken lower forearm bone pieces on thumb side inside wrist joint with placement of stabilizing device	11	11	$2609.00	$1000.85
25290 Incision of tendon of forearm and/or wrist, open procedure	11	11	$2082.00	$206.79

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

CMS Verified: 2023-01-09

Orthopaedic Surgery - Hand Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207XS0106X

State License OH 35120976

An orthopaedic surgeon trained in the investigation, preservation and restoration by medical, surgical and rehabilitative means of all structures of the upper extremity directly affecting the form and function of the hand and wrist.

Orthopaedic Surgery

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License OH 35120976

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Beacon Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine Ltd

500 E Business Way, Cincinnati, OH 452412374

Phone: 5132517827

Beacon Orthopaedics And Sports Medicine Ltd

600 Rodeo Dr, Erlanger, KY 410181279

Phone: 5133543700

Secondary Practice Locations

600 Rodeo Dr

Erlanger, KY 410181279

Phone: 5133543700

500 E Business Way

Cincinnati, OH 452412374

Phone: 5133543700

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

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Physician Assistant

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Physician Assistant (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location January 09, 2023

Registered at 6480 HARRISON AVE STE 100, CINCINNATI, OH 452477961 (Tel: 5133543700)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 09, 2023

Registered at 6480 HARRISON AVE STE 201, CINCINNATI, OH 452477961 (Tel: 5133547662)

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NPI Profile Active February 14, 2014

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location February 14, 2014

Registered at 600 RODEO DR, ERLANGER, KY 410181279 (Tel: 5133543700)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 14, 2014

Registered at 6480 HARRISON AVE, SUITE 100, CINCINNATI, OH 452477961 (Tel: 5133543700)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 14, 2014

Recorded as SAM KOO, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 14, 2014

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #35120976 in OH)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration May 02, 2008

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1396911087

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: May 02, 2008

Last Update: January 09, 2023

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

6480 Harrison Ave Ste 201

Cincinnati, OH 452477961

Phone: 5133547662

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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