NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Celeste Kang, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Panorama City, CA

Celeste Kang, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Panorama City, California, and NPI 1730344912, issued on Jul 27, 2008. Check the license (California A111146, 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
1730344912
Name
Celeste Kang
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
A111146 CA
ME119192 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
13652 Cantara St, Panorama City, CA 91402
Phone
(818) 375-1740
Enumerated
Jul 27, 2008
Record last updated
Dec 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20151110000508); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2008
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 13652 Cantara St

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

  1. Rebecca Aaronson, MDPediatrics Physician1487746814
  2. Jason Abber, MDUrology Physician1356366926
  3. Joseph Abouzeid, MDNeuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician1518034495
  4. Kenneth Ackerman, MDInternal Medicine Physician1568521185
  5. Taha Ahmad, MDOccupational Medicine Physician1629126669
  6. Tarek Ahmed, MDInternal Medicine Physician1184783706

Verify Celeste Kang in five checks

  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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78% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

261 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 49 claims were for opioids.

  1. Celeste Kang261
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Gavilyte-C35 claims
  2. Ibuprofen33 claims
  3. Gabapentin32 claims
  4. Metronidazole32 claims
  5. Oxycodone Hcl28 claims
  6. Ciprofloxacin Hcl26 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: $18.72

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Solventum Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Celeste Kang$18.72
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupPanorama City, CA

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

Celeste Kang among 3,118 surgery physician records in California

Celeste Kang, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% 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 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in California

There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chaewoo Ahn, MDPanorama City, CA 914021861569741
  2. Michelle Beshara, MDPanorama City, CA 914021063571685
  3. Judith Cymerman, MDPanorama City, CA 914021871652487
  4. Eric Daniels, MDPanorama City, CA 914021194942672
  5. Tirso Del Junco, MDPanorama City, CA 914021306811625
  6. Ashok Reddy, MDPanorama City, CA 914021225198492
  7. Dustin Robinson, MDPanorama City, CA 914021841404951
  8. Manuel Santos, MDPanorama City, CA 914021205984184

Common questions

What is Celeste Kang, M.D.'s NPI number?

Celeste Kang, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730344912, issued on Jul 27, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Celeste Kang, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13652 Cantara St, Panorama City, CA, 91402. Phone: (818) 375-1740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Celeste Kang, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A111146, 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 Celeste Kang, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Celeste Kang, M.D. had 261 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.