Christopher K. Hwe, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Orange, CA
Christopher K. Hwe, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1790149136, issued on Apr 12, 2016. Check the license (California A151296, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher K. Hwe
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- A151296 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1010 W LA Veta Ave Ste 750, Orange, CA 92868
- Phone
- (714) 361-6600
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jul 14, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230324001661); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher K. Hwe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A151296Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,841 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa290 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta206 claims
- Prednisone199 claims
- Anoro Ellipta119 claims
- Spiriva Respimat110 claims
- Wixela Inhub90 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,755.31
73 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Comprehensive Pulmonary And Primary Care OF Orange CountyOrange, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher K. Hwe among 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records in California
Christopher K. Hwe, M.D. is one of 1,443 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in California. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2002 among the 1,061 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in California
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- Henri G Colt, MDOrange, CA 928681295815389
- Panch Jeyakumar, M.D.Orange, CA 928681629047964
- James Law, M.D.Orange, CA 928681861460370
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Common questions
What is Christopher K. Hwe, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher K. Hwe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790149136, issued on Apr 12, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher K. Hwe, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1010 W LA Veta Ave Ste 750, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 361-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher K. Hwe, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A151296, 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 K. Hwe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher K. Hwe, M.D. had 1,841 Medicare Part D claims for 354 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christopher K. Hwe, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.4 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.