Brian Kong, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Newport Beach, CA
Brian Kong, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Newport Beach, California, and NPI 1023268547, issued on Sep 19, 2008. Check the license (California A110981, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Kong
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- A110981 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Hoag Dr, Newport Beach, CA 92663
- Phone
- (949) 610-7245
- Enumerated
- Sep 19, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 9, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (657) 241-7720
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110629000777); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Brian Kong in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A110981Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
250 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 29 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Prednisone11 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): 44 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $161.84
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Kestra Medical Technology Services, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Pacific Hospitalist Associates A Medical CorporationNewport Beach, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Kong among 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California
Brian Kong, M.D. is one of 3,099 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in California. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 34% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 34% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2010 among the 2,505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
63 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Newport Beach
They are 63 of the 4,414 NPPES records with a practice address in Newport Beach, and 3,099 hospitalist physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Brian Kong, M.D.'s NPI number?
Brian Kong, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023268547, issued on Sep 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Kong, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Hoag Dr, Newport Beach, CA, 92663. Phone: (949) 610-7245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Kong, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A110981, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Kong, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Kong, M.D. had 250 Medicare Part D claims for 131 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Kong, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 44 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.