{"schema":"gale.providerFacts/1","npi":"1811499221","url":"https://www.gale.care/providers/ca/los-angeles/christopher-kuo-md-1811499221","factsUrl":"https://www.gale.care/npi/1811499221.json","markdownUrl":"https://www.gale.care/npi/1811499221.md","generatedAt":"2026-10-24T08:16:11.890Z","exportId":"elig-ca-20261023T221350Z","factsHash":"c3123078bde0f66c","factsChangedAt":"2026-10-23T00:00:00.000Z","index":{"robots":"index","basis":"index-all"},"summary":"Christopher Kuo, MD (NPI 1811499221) is listed in the NPPES registry under a training program in Los Angeles, CA, phone (323) 660-2450, as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026.","identity":{"name":{"id":"name","value":"Christopher Kuo","status":"self-reported","source":"nppes-registry","asOf":"2026-06-08","checkedAt":null,"staleAfter":null,"confidence":"high","gate":"G0","sentence":"The NPPES registry lists Christopher Kuo under NPI 1811499221, as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026."},"credential":{"id":"credential","value":"MD","status":"self-reported","source":"nppes-registry","asOf":"2026-06-08","checkedAt":null,"staleAfter":null,"confidence":"high","gate":"G0","sentence":"The NPPES registry lists the credential MD for Christopher Kuo, MD (NPI 1811499221), as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026."},"specialty":{"id":"specialty","value":"Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program","status":"self-reported","source":"nppes-registry","asOf":"2026-06-08","checkedAt":null,"staleAfter":null,"confidence":"high","gate":"G0","sentence":"The NPPES registry lists Christopher Kuo, MD (NPI 1811499221) under the specialty Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program, as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026."},"registryStage":{"id":"registry-stage","value":"student","status":"self-reported","source":"nppes-registry","asOf":"2026-06-08","checkedAt":null,"staleAfter":null,"confidence":"high","gate":"G0","sentence":"The NPPES registry lists Christopher Kuo, MD (NPI 1811499221) under a training program, as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026."},"npiIssued":{"id":"npi-issued","value":2018,"status":"confirmed","source":"nppes-registry","asOf":"2026-06-08","checkedAt":null,"staleAfter":null,"confidence":"high","gate":"G0","sentence":"The NPPES registry shows NPI 1811499221 (Christopher Kuo, MD) issued in 2018, as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026."},"practiceType":{"id":"practice-type","value":"not-sole-proprietor","status":"self-reported","source":"nppes-registry","asOf":"2026-06-08","checkedAt":null,"staleAfter":null,"confidence":"high","gate":"G0","sentence":"The NPPES registry lists Christopher Kuo, MD (NPI 1811499221) as not a sole proprietor, as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026."}},"location":{"city":{"id":"city","value":"Los Angeles","status":"self-reported","source":"nppes-registry","asOf":"2026-06-08","checkedAt":null,"staleAfter":null,"confidence":"high","gate":"G0","sentence":"The NPPES registry lists a practice location in Los Angeles for Christopher Kuo, MD (NPI 1811499221), as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026."},"state":{"id":"state","value":"CA","status":"self-reported","source":"nppes-registry","asOf":"2026-06-08","checkedAt":null,"staleAfter":null,"confidence":"high","gate":"G0","sentence":"The NPPES registry lists a practice location in CA for Christopher Kuo, MD (NPI 1811499221), as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026."}},"contact":{"phone":{"id":"phone","value":"(323) 660-2450","status":"self-reported","source":"nppes-registry","asOf":"2026-06-08","checkedAt":null,"staleAfter":null,"confidence":"high","gate":"G0","sentence":"The NPPES registry lists (323) 660-2450 as the practice phone for Christopher Kuo, MD (NPI 1811499221), as of the registry file of Jun 8, 2026."}},"care":{"newPatients":{"id":"new-patients","value":true,"status":"confirmed","source":"cigna-fhir-directory","asOf":"2026-10-18","checkedAt":"2026-10-22T21:36:04Z","staleAfter":"2027-01-16","confidence":"high","gate":"G4","sentence":"Cigna's directory listed Christopher Kuo, MD (NPI 1811499221) as taking new patients on Oct 18, 2026."}},"insurance":{"rows":[{"id":"ins-bsc-commercial","value":{"payer":"bsc","payerLabel":"Blue Shield of California","line":"commercial","products":["CALPERS EPO","HPN EPO","MCSIG PPO","PPO DMHC NETWORK","PPO DOI BLUE SHIELD LIFE NETWORK","PPO LEVEL 2 CALPERS","PPO LEVEL 2 TRIO","TANDEM PPO"],"accepts":true,"setting":"office"},"status":"confirmed","source":"bsc-fhir-directory","asOf":"2026-10-22","checkedAt":"2026-10-22T16:50:39Z","staleAfter":"2027-04-20","confidence":"medium","gate":"G3","sentence":"Listed: Blue Shield of California's directory listed Christopher Kuo, MD (NPI 1811499221) for Blue Shield of California commercial plans on Oct 22, 2026. 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