Christopher Kang Ching, MD
Pain Medicine Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Christopher Kang Ching, MD is a pain medicine physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1497822415, issued on Nov 29, 2006. Check the license (California G83533, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Kang Ching
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0000X
- License number
- G83533 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4733 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
- Phone
- (323) 783-4011
- Enumerated
- Nov 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040818001125); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Kang Ching in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G83533Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine physician in 2024
844 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,095 among the 944 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin504 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl96 claims
- Pregabalin93 claims
- Meloxicam46 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er21 claims
- Methocarbamol17 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: $230.24
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 769 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,397.95 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
- Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Kang Ching among 140 pain medicine physician records in California
Christopher Kang Ching, MD is one of 140 pain medicine 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2001 among the 81 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Christopher Kang Ching, MD's NPI number?
Christopher Kang Ching, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497822415, issued on Nov 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Kang Ching, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4733 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90027. Phone: (323) 783-4011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Kang Ching, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G83533, 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 Christopher Kang Ching, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Kang Ching, MD had 844 Medicare Part D claims for 308 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,095. 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.