NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chanhwa Hong, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Albuquerque, NM

Chanhwa Hong, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1609405414, issued on Apr 3, 2020. Check the license (New Mexico MD2023-0576, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609405414
Name
Chanhwa Hong
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
MD2023-0576 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
Msc (internal Medicine) 1 University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131
Phone
(505) 272-4661
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2020
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231027003499); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 2020
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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Verify Chanhwa Hong in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
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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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

75 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Chanhwa Hong75
  2. Specialty average521

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): 85.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM

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

Chanhwa Hong among 72 hospitalist physician records in New Mexico

Chanhwa Hong, MD is one of 72 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 86% 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 88% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2012 among the 58 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 28% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 72 hospitalist physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eva Angeli, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311295907160
  2. Charlotte Ballantine, DOAlbuquerque, NM 871311326362278
  3. Harmon Cannon, DOAlbuquerque, NM 871311740748060
  4. Taylor Ford, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871311245734664
  5. Julia HowardAlbuquerque, NM 871311437610672
  6. Tarab MansoorAlbuquerque, NM 871311447869144
  7. Xuan Thuy NguyenAlbuquerque, NM 871311386272813
  8. Megan PignatoAlbuquerque, NM 871311053949438

Common questions

What is Chanhwa Hong, MD's NPI number?

Chanhwa Hong, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609405414, issued on Apr 3, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chanhwa Hong, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at Msc (internal Medicine) 1 University OF New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, 87131. Phone: (505) 272-4661. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chanhwa Hong, MD's license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2023-0576, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Chanhwa Hong, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chanhwa Hong, MD had 75 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Chanhwa Hong, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.