Catherine Hong, DO
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Scottsdale, Arizona. This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,524 in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
What the federal data shows
Catherine Hong, DO filed 142 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as a Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Scottsdale, Arizona.
- 142
- Part D claims, 2023
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Catherine Hong, DO's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
142 35th percentile higher than 35% of 1,370,886 prescribers
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Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
Catherine Hong, DO practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Catherine Hong, DO?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Medicare Part D claims
Specialty distribution in Arizona
How Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Arizona providers
Largest specialties in Arizona (% of in-state providers)
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician ranks #203 among Arizona's specialties (0% of in-state providers)
Each bar is a specialty's share of the Arizona provider total, by primary NUCC taxonomy. The highlighted bar is Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician; the long tail of smaller specialties is omitted for legibility.
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician. Verify directly:
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Catherine Hong, DO appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider holding DO credentials at 13400 E SHEA BLVD, Scottsdale, AZ, 85259, with a listed phone of (480) 301-8000. NPI 1215679261 was issued on 04/11/2022. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what Hong most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 142 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 49 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $23K in drug spend. These figures capture only Medicare Part D, commercial insurance, Medicaid, and cash-pay prescriptions are not included, and any drug-beneficiary cell under 11 is suppressed by CMS for patient privacy.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 1,524 enrolled providers across 51 states and an average of 1,275 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1215679261 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | DO |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 04/11/2022 |
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How we sourced this profile
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 192
- Total Day Supply
- 5,282
- Generic Drug Cost
- $2K
- Antibiotic Claims
- 14
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.1 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 2.57
- Gender Split
- 65% female / 35% male
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Furosemide | 14 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview
How Catherine Hong, DO fits within the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
Catherine Hong, DO's 142 claims are below the specialty average of 1,275.
Nearby Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Arizona
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Arizona, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Hong.
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Arizona medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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