Augustine Richard Hong, MD
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician · Saint Louis, MO
Augustine Richard Hong, MD is a cornea and external diseases specialist physician with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1730316449, issued on Jun 20, 2009. Check the license (Missouri 2013009604, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Augustine Richard Hong
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician 207WX0120X
- License number
- 2013009604 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 450 N New Ballas RD, Saint Louis, MO 63141
- Phone
- (314) 362-3937
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2009
- Record last updated
- Apr 17, 2025
- Fax
- (866) 505-8818
- Medicaid ID
- 200004142 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250916001993); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Augustine Richard Hong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2013009604Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cornea and external diseases specialist physician in 2024
72 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,263 among the 330 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate17 claims
- Latanoprost13 claims
- Acyclovir12 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.3 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northwest Eye Physicians, LtdArlington Heights, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Augustine Richard Hong among 15 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Missouri
Augustine Richard Hong, MD is one of 15 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 100% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 27% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 27% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 100% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2017 among the 11 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 7% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207WX0120X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician providers in Missouri
There are 15 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records in Missouri.
All 15 in Missouri → Every provider in Saint Louis → Cornea and External Diseases Specialist Physician nationwide →
The 8 cornea and external diseases specialist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Frederick Fraunfelder, M.D.Saint Louis, MO 631411962453241
- Marilyn Collins, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081083291132
- Jennifer Enright, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081477083236
- Jing-Wei Huang, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081023194131
- Jillian Liu, MD PHDSaint Louis, MO 631081023647898
- Anthony Lubniewski, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081861418170
- Todd Margolis, MDSaint Louis, MO 631081982719316
- Sofia Ramos BartolomeiSaint Louis, MO 631081083246367
Common questions
What is Augustine Richard Hong, MD's NPI number?
Augustine Richard Hong, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730316449, issued on Jun 20, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Augustine Richard Hong, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 450 N New Ballas RD, Saint Louis, MO, 63141. Phone: (314) 362-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Augustine Richard Hong, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2013009604, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Augustine Richard Hong, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Augustine Richard Hong, MD had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 26 beneficiaries; the average among cornea and external diseases specialist physician prescribers was 1,263. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Augustine Richard Hong, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.