NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bumin Kong

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Thousand Oaks, CA

Bumin Kong is a pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Thousand Oaks, California, and NPI 1497382220, issued on Mar 23, 2020. Check the license (California A178290, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1497382220
Name
Bumin Kong
Primary taxonomy
Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081P2900X
License number
A178290 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
558 Saint Charles Dr Ste 200, Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
Phone
(805) 379-2322
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2020
Record last updated
Apr 2, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230703002793); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 2020
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 558 Saint Charles Dr Ste 200

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jonathan Rice, PACSurgical Physician Assistant1720113392

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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67% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024

495 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,479 among the 1,457 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 97 claims were for opioids.

  1. Bumin Kong495
  2. Specialty average1,479

Most prescribed

  1. Pregabalin83 claims
  2. Baclofen71 claims
  3. Gabapentin65 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen58 claims
  5. Meloxicam37 claims
  6. Celecoxib25 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $1,623.74

31 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 1,126 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,193.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bumin Kong$1,623.74
  2. Specialty average$2,193.30

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

  1. St Charles Spine InstituteThousand Oaks, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Bumin Kong among 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California

Bumin Kong is one of 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 93% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 93% of these records are older, 2% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2005 among the 196 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2081P2900X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pain Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in California

There are 290 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in California.

The 8 pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hyung Kim, M.D.Santa Clarita, CA 913551609885581
  2. Jonathan Ramin, DOValencia, CA 913551336502079
  3. Jungjae Lim, M.D.Granada Hills, CA 913441689029563
  4. Grant Etnyre, M.D.North Hills, CA 913431255360764
  5. Mehras Akhavan, MDSherman Oaks, CA 914031497817332
  6. Andrew Kochan, MDSherman Oaks, CA 914031720206881
  7. Pejman Shirazy, M.D.Encino, CA 913161669470068
  8. Eric Martinez, DOWest Hills, CA 913071043849466

Common questions

What is Bumin Kong's NPI number?

Bumin Kong's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497382220, issued on Mar 23, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bumin Kong located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 558 Saint Charles Dr Ste 200, Thousand Oaks, CA, 91360. Phone: (805) 379-2322. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bumin Kong's license?

NPPES lists California license number A178290, 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 Bumin Kong prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bumin Kong had 495 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 1,479. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.