Christopher Young Kang, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Laguna Beach, CA
Christopher Young Kang, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Laguna Beach, California, and NPI 1962715094, issued on Jul 18, 2010. Check the license (California A134495, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Young Kang
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- A134495 CA
Q9839 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 31862 Coast Hwy Ste 201, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
- Phone
- (310) 954-7169
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2010
- Record last updated
- Apr 11, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161205001118); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Young Kang in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A134495Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.7 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: $145.07
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. 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.
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
- Acute Care Surgery Texoma PLLCWichita Falls, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Young Kang among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Christopher Young 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 2010, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Michael Coccia, MDLaguna Beach, CA 926511396966495
- Blake Ashley, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531235150079
- Amy Bremner, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531649461120
- Kenneth Deck, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531871516765
- Nora Evans, M.D.Laguna Hills, CA 926531770509291
- Anna Houterman, MDLaguna Hills, CA 926531164637435
- Elvira Klause, M.DLaguna Hills, CA 926531518904580
Common questions
What is Christopher Young Kang, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher Young Kang, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962715094, issued on Jul 18, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Young Kang, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 31862 Coast Hwy Ste 201, Laguna Beach, CA, 92651. Phone: (310) 954-7169. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Young Kang, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A134495, 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.
What is Christopher Young Kang, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 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.